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toruokada's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
theromantasynerd's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
3.75
๐๐ป โ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐.โ
๐๐ป I feel the best way to get out of a reading slump is re-reading some of your childhood favourites : the books that made you fall in love with reading in the very first place. Iโve tried that a few times and it has helped me rediscover my love for reading.
๐๐ป Ruskin Bond is such an incredible author and I absolutely adore his books! Rusty is a very popular and beloved character created by him, who is basically a young version of the author himself. Bond narrates a slightly fictionalised version of his childhood through Rustyโs adventures and theyโre so engaging and captivating to read.
๐๐ป I remember listening to Bondโs stories from my Junior School Librarian and what an outstanding narrator she was! She literally brought the stories to life through her style of narration, with voice modulations, her innumerable facial expressions and intonations. That was where I first met Rusty.
๐๐ป Rusty is a young boy who lives with his grandparents in Dehra Dun (a hill station in India). Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him.
Their house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfatherโs pet python, a hysterical monkey, to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. His early childhood stories are the ones I enjoy the most because it includes incidents with animals, of the strangest kind, not just your usual cats and dogs. Thereโs something about books that have animal descriptions that really enamour me, which is why I love Gerald Durrellโs stories too.
๐๐ป But Rustyโs character actually develops from early childhood to his early teens as the stories progress. So in a way, I literally grew up with Rusty, and he was one of the most relatable characters Iโve ever read.
๐๐ป I feel the best way to get out of a reading slump is re-reading some of your childhood favourites : the books that made you fall in love with reading in the very first place. Iโve tried that a few times and it has helped me rediscover my love for reading.
๐๐ป Ruskin Bond is such an incredible author and I absolutely adore his books! Rusty is a very popular and beloved character created by him, who is basically a young version of the author himself. Bond narrates a slightly fictionalised version of his childhood through Rustyโs adventures and theyโre so engaging and captivating to read.
๐๐ป I remember listening to Bondโs stories from my Junior School Librarian and what an outstanding narrator she was! She literally brought the stories to life through her style of narration, with voice modulations, her innumerable facial expressions and intonations. That was where I first met Rusty.
๐๐ป Rusty is a young boy who lives with his grandparents in Dehra Dun (a hill station in India). Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him.
Their house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfatherโs pet python, a hysterical monkey, to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. His early childhood stories are the ones I enjoy the most because it includes incidents with animals, of the strangest kind, not just your usual cats and dogs. Thereโs something about books that have animal descriptions that really enamour me, which is why I love Gerald Durrellโs stories too.
๐๐ป But Rustyโs character actually develops from early childhood to his early teens as the stories progress. So in a way, I literally grew up with Rusty, and he was one of the most relatable characters Iโve ever read.
sameeraparveen's review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
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