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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
3.5 - Not bad, but man, sections of this can be so very British, so very precious (they've got a bunch of furniture and home goods, but they're miniature!), and so very tiresome. Can't take any more descriptions of blotting paper and safety pins as used for tiny-sized housewares!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
One of the best books I've ever read. It's been very important to me for many years. The story is simple but anything but boring.
Love children's books because of their imaginations and this one didn't disappoint. Only didn't like the moral so much but oh well I really enjoyed it.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A cozy tale, I liked it. The world-building for the borrowers is constantly amusing; I knew to anticipate all the fun little scaled-down equivalencies -- swimming in soups, using thread spools as stools, that sort of thing -- but the sociological world-building ended up being more interesting. I loved reading about the pride and entitlement of the Borrowers, and how they assumed that human "beans" were dying off, simply because they hadn't seen many in that house in particular. Loved the family-to-family differences based on where in the house they'd settled in. The ambiguity of the ending was an unexpected joy, in a funny way. I usually hate ambiguous endings but this one worked for me, even if the existence of the sequels spoil the ambiguity.
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No