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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Another favorite of my middle school years. I recommend it to young adults with wild imaginations.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I adored this book. Listened to it on audio-book as I was looking for a quick listen and this was perfect. Oh, and the audio-book was narrated by Christopher Eccleston, whom I love ever since I watched Doctor Who.
This book is everything that my childhood self would've loved in a book. It has a secret world of tiny people that no one knows about, the creativity with which the author has made their world come to life was so much fun to read. And my inner child was fascinated.
I think this book had a good enough plot that I, even as an adult, was thoroughly engaged and invested and near the end, clinging to the edge of my seat to see what would happen.
One last thing I'd like to add is that I really appreciated how the Borrowers did not feel like caricatures of humans or cardboard cut-outs. They felt complete with their fear and aspirations and flaws. Those flaws especially, made them truly human and real. And I think that is one reason why this book would appeal to an older audience as well.
This book is everything that my childhood self would've loved in a book. It has a secret world of tiny people that no one knows about, the creativity with which the author has made their world come to life was so much fun to read. And my inner child was fascinated.
I think this book had a good enough plot that I, even as an adult, was thoroughly engaged and invested and near the end, clinging to the edge of my seat to see what would happen.
One last thing I'd like to add is that I really appreciated how the Borrowers did not feel like caricatures of humans or cardboard cut-outs. They felt complete with their fear and aspirations and flaws. Those flaws especially, made them truly human and real. And I think that is one reason why this book would appeal to an older audience as well.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Grief, Alcohol
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
Love love this book, so enchanting. We just did a review of it and the film adaptation on our podcast here.
medium-paced
I don't like the narrative structure that frames this book at all, but I wish the rest of this book was real. Slicing up hazelnuts for dinner = adorable!