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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I love the fuzzy feelings David walliams gives me when i read his stories. Yes yes they are for kids but i don't see why adults can't enjoy them too. Pfft.
Brilliant:)
Brilliant:)
Goodreads recommended another of David Walliams books to me and not quite sure if i'd read it i left it. Two days ago i was at my local bookshop and came across this book. Being familiar with David Walliams comedy shows i wanted to give this a try.
I liked it. It had it's funny bits and i liked the story. However it was stated at the back that is was the new Roald Dahl and i would say that that is taking things a bit too far.
I liked it. It had it's funny bits and i liked the story. However it was stated at the back that is was the new Roald Dahl and i would say that that is taking things a bit too far.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tengo sentimientos encontrados para este libro
Por un lado me gusto que tratara con temas realistas como la pobreza en un libro para chicos pero no me gusto como se resolvieron al final
Si vas a incluir ese tipo de temas en un libro no podes terminarlo con un final de cuento de hadas
Igual siento que es un buen libro para que un chico sea más consiente de los problemas del mundo
Por un lado me gusto que tratara con temas realistas como la pobreza en un libro para chicos pero no me gusto como se resolvieron al final
Si vas a incluir ese tipo de temas en un libro no podes terminarlo con un final de cuento de hadas
Igual siento que es un buen libro para que un chico sea más consiente de los problemas del mundo
I knew I was going to love this book from the first line. the way the last line of the book ties it together in the most wholesome way is amazing.
NOTE: This book was read as part of my kids book club, Barnaby Book Club. The review includes how the kids - or "Barnabies" responded.
“Mr Stink stank. He also stunk.” Begins this wonderful tale of friendship and family, all told with whimsy, grace, delightful detail and tenderness.
Chloe is a lonely girl, isolated at home from her super busy high achieving sister Annabelle and her super bossy tyrannical mother Mrs Crumb and bullied at school by leader of the cool gang Rosamund. One day she talks to Mr Stink, a tramp who sits on a bench in the park with his dog Duchess. He really listens to her and helps her. Then she takes him home to live in her garden shed. The problem is that her mum likes to be posh. And she is running in the election with policies that include banning homeless people. So Mr Stink in the shed is a precarious secret.
Mr Stink has his own secrets and his own story to tell. Chloe's Dad has some secrets too, that could deflate Mrs Crumb's bouffant. And secrets are going to lead to havoc in the Crumb (pronounced “Croomb” ) family. But sometimes things need to fall apart to be put back together in a better way.
David Walliams conjures such a total world that the reader gets to know all the characters very well. There's Annabelle the over achieving sister, Mr Stink’s dog Duchess, Raj in the corner store and even the Prime Minister. Yes. The prime minister. And Christmas. This story also is a lovely Christmas story.
Mr Stink is a great story of accepting people, of not being judgemental, about being loved for who we are and for sticking up for our friends and that to be happy we need to have the strength and the support to honestly be ourselves. It is jam packed with details that are hilarious (it's worth a visit tot he website where you can visit Raj's corner store) and used throughout the plot very thoughtfully. The book explores many issues: politics, media, homelessness, unemployment, bullies - but always with tenderness and humour and never in a didactic way.
Barnaby book club loved reading Mr Stink - mostly. One or two found the language a bit over their heads (they are only 8 year olds and the book is probably pitched at 9 or 10 and up) and one boy just didn’t like it at all. He couldn’t relate to anyone in the story. Not even Duchess the dog. But one out of 12 aint bad.
Most of the Barnabies loved Mr Stink as a character. They felt sorry for his sad story but loved his irreverence and stinkiness - rabbit droppings for ear plugs, clearing out cafe's with his smell, his old fashioned money and manners, talking about doing number twos live on tele and his love of sausages. The Barnabies related to Chloe and her plight of being bullied at school and misunderstood at home and they also loved her knack for story telling with her wonderful vampire epics. Most of all the loved plucky response to the Prime Minister!
I think overall the Barnabies felt immersed in the detail of the world – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stationary from Raj’s shop, Mrs Crumb pronounced “Croomb” with her bouffant hair, the Dad with his secret and his interesting past, Mr Stink with his monogrammed handkerchief. Nothing is off hand or wasted in this David Walliams book. Every detail adds to the story and is a real part of the story. Everything has meaning. Kids see through gauche attempts at imagination but David Walliams certainly passes the test. Like Chloe Crumb, he has wonderful knack for story telling.
Everyone felt the warmth of the book. Highly recommended.
“Mr Stink stank. He also stunk.” Begins this wonderful tale of friendship and family, all told with whimsy, grace, delightful detail and tenderness.
Chloe is a lonely girl, isolated at home from her super busy high achieving sister Annabelle and her super bossy tyrannical mother Mrs Crumb and bullied at school by leader of the cool gang Rosamund. One day she talks to Mr Stink, a tramp who sits on a bench in the park with his dog Duchess. He really listens to her and helps her. Then she takes him home to live in her garden shed. The problem is that her mum likes to be posh. And she is running in the election with policies that include banning homeless people. So Mr Stink in the shed is a precarious secret.
Mr Stink has his own secrets and his own story to tell. Chloe's Dad has some secrets too, that could deflate Mrs Crumb's bouffant. And secrets are going to lead to havoc in the Crumb (pronounced “Croomb” ) family. But sometimes things need to fall apart to be put back together in a better way.
David Walliams conjures such a total world that the reader gets to know all the characters very well. There's Annabelle the over achieving sister, Mr Stink’s dog Duchess, Raj in the corner store and even the Prime Minister. Yes. The prime minister. And Christmas. This story also is a lovely Christmas story.
Mr Stink is a great story of accepting people, of not being judgemental, about being loved for who we are and for sticking up for our friends and that to be happy we need to have the strength and the support to honestly be ourselves. It is jam packed with details that are hilarious (it's worth a visit tot he website where you can visit Raj's corner store) and used throughout the plot very thoughtfully. The book explores many issues: politics, media, homelessness, unemployment, bullies - but always with tenderness and humour and never in a didactic way.
Barnaby book club loved reading Mr Stink - mostly. One or two found the language a bit over their heads (they are only 8 year olds and the book is probably pitched at 9 or 10 and up) and one boy just didn’t like it at all. He couldn’t relate to anyone in the story. Not even Duchess the dog. But one out of 12 aint bad.
Most of the Barnabies loved Mr Stink as a character. They felt sorry for his sad story but loved his irreverence and stinkiness - rabbit droppings for ear plugs, clearing out cafe's with his smell, his old fashioned money and manners, talking about doing number twos live on tele and his love of sausages. The Barnabies related to Chloe and her plight of being bullied at school and misunderstood at home and they also loved her knack for story telling with her wonderful vampire epics. Most of all the loved plucky response to the Prime Minister!
I think overall the Barnabies felt immersed in the detail of the world – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stationary from Raj’s shop, Mrs Crumb pronounced “Croomb” with her bouffant hair, the Dad with his secret and his interesting past, Mr Stink with his monogrammed handkerchief. Nothing is off hand or wasted in this David Walliams book. Every detail adds to the story and is a real part of the story. Everything has meaning. Kids see through gauche attempts at imagination but David Walliams certainly passes the test. Like Chloe Crumb, he has wonderful knack for story telling.
Everyone felt the warmth of the book. Highly recommended.