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thewinnielife's review against another edition
It's a DNF right now, stopped on the newspaper chapter. It's a library book and it's been overdue because I couldn't finish it and I don't know when I'll get around to it again. The story is delightful though!
mickjen's review against another edition
5.0
Can I give it more stars?!! Loved this book - why wasn't this recognized as a childhood classic when I was growing up, or when my kids were little? Read it with your kids, read it alone - it's so much fun!!
karla13's review against another edition
5.0
⭐️5⭐️
“Muchas veces he pensado que sería bueno que quienes escriben libros para niños fueran un poco más listos.”
“Muchas veces he pensado que sería bueno que quienes escriben libros para niños fueran un poco más listos.”
alisonraebaker's review against another edition
5.0
The best children's books mix sweet innocence with wickedly funny humor. Nesbit perfected this mix in the Bastable children. The children have lost their mother and their standard of living - but there is no pity or maudlin moments here. When it comes up that they miss their mother it's dealt with in one paragraph where Oswald says, essentially "We missed her and we tried not to think about it and felt better." Nesbit knew perfectly well how children handle such serious subjects - and the key is they handle them simply. The Bastables are an endlessly cheery group of kids that have adventures, pick on each other, act quite noble when it comes down to it and win the hearts of everyone they meet. If you've never met them, it's high-time you did.
lectora21's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
miametro's review against another edition
2.0
This book frustrated me. It was written part in first person and part in third by someone pretending to be another character. Very odd. The story was fine enough although I did find the children a little insufferable towards the end.
blchandler9000's review against another edition
3.0
Clever and very, very witty, though a bit more episodic than I would have liked. When some children realize that the family's fortunes have turned for the worse, they decide to help out and scheme various (harebrained) ways to earn, find, and trick their way into fortune. Nesbit does a good job of writing from a child's perspective, often capturing their style of reasoning and view of ethics and mores, while inserting plenty of moments that made me smile.
pixieauthoress's review against another edition
5.0
I tried reading this once as a child, maybe about the age of seven and eight, and put it down because I found it very bizarre. I can now see that it's the kind of book which is intended to be read to children by their parents as there are plenty of amusing comments which only adults would understand (e.g. finding the coins in the garden). It's an excellent book, written in the way of many books from that time - each chapter has its own plot, meaning that you can read one chapter every night before you go to bed, or during your lunchbreak. A truly sweet book which I adored mainly because of the unique narrative - I haven't read many children's books from this time period written in first person from the perspective of a child before, and I think that it's a technique which works very well. I'll be keeping this book to read to my kids (when I have kids). 10/10