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kassy25's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Title: A beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
Author: Fred Rogers
Review: This was such an adorable read! I absolutely loved Watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood as a child! I think people everyone can learn so much from him! I really liked how the article that inspired the movie was included and such a joy to read! However, I do have a complaint I guess you could say it would have been so much more beneficial to the book overall is if Mr. Rogers included some of his own personal stories such as raising his own children and what that experience was like for him. After all this book is about the child development!
Quote: “Many people work very hard at the things they do for fun”
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Author: Fred Rogers
Review: This was such an adorable read! I absolutely loved Watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood as a child! I think people everyone can learn so much from him! I really liked how the article that inspired the movie was included and such a joy to read! However, I do have a complaint I guess you could say it would have been so much more beneficial to the book overall is if Mr. Rogers included some of his own personal stories such as raising his own children and what that experience was like for him. After all this book is about the child development!
Quote: “Many people work very hard at the things they do for fun”
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
caffeinatedfae's review
DNFing
I purchased the audiobook of this from Audible during one of their sales. I couldn't wait to read this book. I didn't really grow up watching Mister Rogers, but I did grow up with a fond love of him. He was a calming presence in my life, and I love reading all the little stories that have been told about how great of a man Fred Rogers was. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the 20-minute mark.
One of the first scenes in this book is Mr. Rogers undressing and a description of him "slightly aswing at the fine bobbing nest of himself." Look, I understand that this is a grown man and that grown men get naked, however, I don't feel that this was necessary. The slight sexual undertones in this book that I hope were unintentional made me uncomfortable. I'm not sure if it was the narrator's tone or the writing, but it was not a book I could finish.
I purchased the audiobook of this from Audible during one of their sales. I couldn't wait to read this book. I didn't really grow up watching Mister Rogers, but I did grow up with a fond love of him. He was a calming presence in my life, and I love reading all the little stories that have been told about how great of a man Fred Rogers was. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the 20-minute mark.
One of the first scenes in this book is Mr. Rogers undressing and a description of him "slightly aswing at the fine bobbing nest of himself." Look, I understand that this is a grown man and that grown men get naked, however, I don't feel that this was necessary. The slight sexual undertones in this book that I hope were unintentional made me uncomfortable. I'm not sure if it was the narrator's tone or the writing, but it was not a book I could finish.
thategray's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
Not entirely what I expected. I didn't love it but it was wholesome.
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