Reviews

Roverandom by Wayne G. Hammond, J.R.R. Tolkien, Christina Scull

keifer_lud's review against another edition

5.0

Wow oh wow. ROVERANDOM by J.R.R. Tolkien is about as close to a perfect middle-grade read as you can get. This book read really quickly, and was witty, and action-packed, and involved magic, and frankly, was just plain fun. Apparently Tolkien wrote this book for his son, who was 9-years old at the time. I don't have all that much to critique - it's a book that doesn't take itself too seriously, yet is not flippant with the content either. I'm in love with this book and so happy that I found it. 5 stars!

rodrigolima's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

isabellarobinson7's review against another edition

3.5

Rating: 3.5 stars

Tolkien would have been such a cool dad. His son lost his favourite soft toy on a stone beach, and so Tolkien wrote this story to cheer him up. Plus, it has dragons.

naostar's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ikon_biotin_jungle_lumen's review against another edition

5.0

What begins as a very simple story, Tolkien molds and weaves into a beautiful folktale. He shows himself once again to be the master of storytelling. Closure and satisfactory endings are hallmarks of his short stories—I wish that more authors would exercise in this manner.

skipa's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

lanica's review against another edition

5.0

I've read this book a few times before, but this is the first time reading it to my sons who just turned five a month ago. It's our first attempt at a bedtime story without pictures. They lie back and listen to the words with their eyes closed. So far...so good and we're on page 8 of 106. I hope they love it as much as I do.

LATER:
It amazes me how much they understand. I read it word for word - not knowing myself what is meant by some of the English phrasing, and yet the boys talk about Roverandom later and seem to understand the story perfectly. "Remember the spiders on the moon, mommy?" One says, "The white ones bring good dreams, the black ones are scary." The other thinks they are all scary and bring bad dreams...and a literary discussion ensues between my five year olds. Awesome!

One more reason I LOVE THIS BOOK!

jmh312's review against another edition

4.0

Una linda historia para niños (y no tan niños) llena de la magia de Tolkien.

penguin_horowitz's review against another edition

3.0

This book is most aptly summed up by its title. It is about a dog named Rover. And the book is random...so very random. The humor is obscure, somewhat outdated, and rather confusing for its children audience, but the book is an intriguing adventure, and a quite rewarding one if you manage to force yourself to read through it in its entirety.

kjn1995's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5