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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
I'm here to give this a 5 star review from my 9-year old who read it last year.
Now that I'm in a book club, we've both been doing a lot more reading and just recently, he told me that when it's my turn to pick the next title, he thinks I should pick Pax, but said, "It's really sad though, but REALLY good."
Now that I'm in a book club, we've both been doing a lot more reading and just recently, he told me that when it's my turn to pick the next title, he thinks I should pick Pax, but said, "It's really sad though, but REALLY good."
My biggest pet peeve in children's books is when the author blatantly tries to impress their personal opinions onto me as the reader. Obviously, this author is anti-war to the point that it almost comes across as anti-army and even anti-human. I mean good grief. Maybe it's because my husband is in the army and has served overseas three times, but it really annoyed me at how much the book seemed to shame the army and soldiers individually. Yes, war is awful, but it's also a part of the world and those who stand up and fight for our country should not be made to feel as though what they do is completely unforgivable.
Other than that the story was odd. The characters weren't terribly likable, and the ending was not good.
When I pick up a middle-grade read (which is one of my favorite genres) I do so because I want to escape into a different world and be entertained. Also as a mother, it really irks me that I can't trust a book to be that for my children as well.
Other than that the story was odd. The characters weren't terribly likable, and the ending was not good.
When I pick up a middle-grade read (which is one of my favorite genres) I do so because I want to escape into a different world and be entertained. Also as a mother, it really irks me that I can't trust a book to be that for my children as well.
I'm not crying you're crying!!! This was such a touching story and the ending got me in the feels real good... I love that we got to read from Pax's point of view and not just Peter. It made the book that much more good. It was fast paced and whimsical, yet devastating reading from an animals perspective. I also liked how the animals called it "war sickness" because that's what it should be called. Is a sickness.
I enjoyed this book, but it didn't fit together all that well. The parts from the point of view of Pax, and the beginning and ends of Peter's journey, seemed like one book, but the large middle section of the book involving Peter's forced stay at a farm seemed like an entirely different and separate tale. While it also could have been an interesting book of its own, plugged in here it ended up being a frustrating distraction from what seemed like the real story.
2.5 estrellas
Reseña en http://www.navegandoentrelibros.cl/2017/07/pax-una-historia-de-paz-y-amistad-sara.html
Me costó demasiado leer este libro, por una parte el comienzo fue lento y un poco aburrido aunque eso cambió un poco a medida que la historia avanzaba. Sin embargo, el final me ha dejado con una sensación extraña, me gustó, pero esperaba algo diferente aunque no sabría muy bien decir qué.
Reseña en http://www.navegandoentrelibros.cl/2017/07/pax-una-historia-de-paz-y-amistad-sara.html
Me costó demasiado leer este libro, por una parte el comienzo fue lento y un poco aburrido aunque eso cambió un poco a medida que la historia avanzaba. Sin embargo, el final me ha dejado con una sensación extraña, me gustó, pero esperaba algo diferente aunque no sabría muy bien decir qué.
Peter and his pet fox, Pax are separated when Peter's father makes him set Pax free in the woods before Peter goes to live with his grandfather. Peter takes off on a journey on his own to find Pax. Peter has several encounters along the way.
Who recommended this to me?! I can't decide if I'm happy I read it or not. I mean it's good. I love the diction. And it's very sweet. And simple but deep.
Brilliant and beautiful. I cried multiple times, in the very best ways possible.
This book is superbly written and takes the reader deep into the story of a young boy who runs away from home in search of his lost pet fox during a time of war. Readers will be riveted with be the intense emotional descriptions of love and loss throughout this book. However, I feel this book is more suited to adults than children. I have yet found a child who has read it although I know countless adults who have. I have asked one my most avid tween readers to read this story and let me know what she thinks of it. Like most children I think, she has strongly hesitated to start it in fear she will be left sad. I myself had difficulty with it for that reason.
This is a sweet and also tough story about a boy, a fox, a war, and a journey.