Reviews - The Wind in the Willows

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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

3.83 AVERAGE

eltheo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

1vrkitty's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hoatzin's review against another edition

Middle school english, 2006

girgir81's review against another edition

2.0

I was really excited to read this but, sadly, I didn’t enjoy this book at all. While I appreciated the gentle tone and the pastoral setting, the storyline felt thin and fell flat for me, and I struggled to stay engaged. The episodic structure made it feel a bit aimless and monotonic, and I couldn’t quite connect with the characters or their adventures.

That said, it was a fairly quick read, and I’m glad to have finally crossed it off my list – it has been on there for a while now. It’s not something I see myself returning to, but I understand why it holds nostalgic value for many readers.

frasersimons's review against another edition

Probably not fair to judge a book when the central conceit of anthropomorphized creatures is something that you dislike. Pretty much read it because I was given it and may as well get another classic under my belt. Oddly, Mouse Guard and Red Wall I liked okay, probably because usually there are a multitude of personalities and characteristics within one species, whereas the notion of the “nature” of a particular animal being homogenized is just lazy and annoying to me. But also: I am not a child, so what does it matter?