Reviews

The Great Stone Face by Gary D. Schmidt, Bill Farnsworth, Nathaniel Hawthorne

_sal_'s review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A

2.0

I’m not a huge fan of Hawthorne prose. At times it felt very clunky and quite frankly boring. Nevertheless his stories still hold merit and ambiguity to them that don’t make it hard to see why people are avid fans of his. The Great Stone although simple and quite repetitive was my favorite. 

papidoc's review against another edition

5.0

Another short story that was one of my favorites as a child. I think I first found it in a book of short stories that also included The Selfish Giant. I think I must have read it a couple of dozen times before I left home for good, and probably that many times again during my adulthood. It is a good reminder of qualities that are essential in any right-thinking person - humility, wisdom, service, and so forth.

sandy_21's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

gio_vanni's review against another edition

5.0

Very, very good.

mimyexplore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

youya_310023's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

sofabell's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

shiprim's review against another edition

4.0

Başarılı alegorik öyküler var içinde; tür olarak farklılıklar gösteriyor çoğu da. Özellikle 'Ateşe Verilen Dünya' isimli öykü hoş, devrim ve devinimlerin önceki yaşantıları mahvedebilme kapasitesine dikkat çekiyor.

"Yazık, ne büyük bir yanılgı! Belki zamanla en gözde çılgınlıklarımız sona erer, ama kıyamete kadar hepimiz çocuk kalırız!"

mixedvalence's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

papi's review against another edition

5.0

Another short story that was one of my favorites as a child. I think I first found it in a book of short stories that also included The Selfish Giant. I think I must have read it a couple of dozen times before I left home for good, and probably that many times again during my adulthood. It is a good reminder of qualities that are essential in any right-thinking person - humility, wisdom, service, and so forth.