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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Great children's book
My daughter and I really enjoyed this book. She had to read it for school. I would definitely recommend it!
My daughter and I really enjoyed this book. She had to read it for school. I would definitely recommend it!
This book is perfect for children and adults with a sense of whimsy. I read it over and over when I was a kid.
adventurous
lighthearted
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
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I adored this series as a kid - and the wonderfully-whimsical-and-emotional-at-once Studio Ghibli movie only renewed my ardor :)
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Rereading this now for the fiftieth time. The future has been very stressful lately, but when I pick up this book, I'm ten years old again.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
A childhood favorite, it was an excellent re-read. I had forgotten a lot of the plot, but not the charm.
This was quite a nice surprise actually, given my apparently immovable dislike for anything that smacks of Gulliver's Travels. I've never been able to get on with the idea of Lilliputian-sized people in a story - bloody GT has done for that - but I gritted my teeth and picked this up anyway. (I'm reading my way through the New York Public Library's list of 100 Great Children's Books and this was on it, so.) I was surprised how dark it is, what with Mrs. Driver trying to slaughter her way to mass murder, and the child eaten by the cat, but there were some amusing bits as well to balance it out. Homily's sudden about-face at being seen, her greed for new furniture overcoming fright, was the best example of that I think. Apparently there are more in the series, and I don't actually hate the thought of reading them, so sucks to you, Gulliver.