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saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Comforting old fashioned anthropomorphized animal tale, accented by beautiful illustrations. This comes from 1993, but it totally works today. It feel sophisticated and rich, and has a depth to it. How does a weasel fall head-over-heels in love with a fish?
Like a warm snuggly blanket, but not without its quirk.
Like a warm snuggly blanket, but not without its quirk.
libraryrobin's review against another edition
2.0
Just the kind of story I dislike. Didn't care for the characters, couldn't relate to them. Found the story dull. Sticking to Redwall.
e_l_bee's review against another edition
4.0
this was one of my favorite books as a kid, but i never really ~got~ it because the love stories in it are SO messy. they do not follow conventional patterns, but do result in some really beautiful cross-species acts of solidarity. also, the art is gorgeous. four stars because there’s no queer characters.
kathyrandallbryant's review against another edition
2.0
20% DNF.
Ugh.
Ok. Points for weasels dancing. (Opening scene.) but after the opening scene? It’s all downhill.
1: the only female position is to be married or in impossible love.
2: the social outcast is the only one who is smart, and he’s “so much smarter” than anyone else.
3: the fish/weasel “impossible love” is supposed to be daring? Whatever.
4: if you were trying to be daring, maybe don’t set it up in formal New England class structures with cotillions and tea dances.
This story is supposed to be fantasy and evocative, but it reinforces class/gender structure and is gross.
Not for my kids.
Ugh.
Ok. Points for weasels dancing. (Opening scene.) but after the opening scene? It’s all downhill.
1: the only female position is to be married or in impossible love.
2: the social outcast is the only one who is smart, and he’s “so much smarter” than anyone else.
3: the fish/weasel “impossible love” is supposed to be daring? Whatever.
4: if you were trying to be daring, maybe don’t set it up in formal New England class structures with cotillions and tea dances.
This story is supposed to be fantasy and evocative, but it reinforces class/gender structure and is gross.
Not for my kids.
enoughgaiety's review against another edition
4.0
I got into Tor Seidler in elementary school because of [b:A Rat's Tale|557537|A Rat's Tale|Tor Seidler|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175789958s/557537.jpg|2970994]--I had pet rats at the time, and once wrote him a letter about them that he very graciously and personally responded to. But it was this book that won my heart.
emily_britton's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
3.0
Strange story. Not great writing. But my kids enjoyed having it read aloud to them at bedtime over the course of this summer.
tobyisacorgi's review against another edition
3.0
A good story, just more bittersweet than I was expecting from a children's book. The premise of the story sounded funny so I wasn't expecting it to leave me kind of sad. I could see it being an interesting book to read with a kid and talk about some complicated life questions with. The story provided a lot of fodder for that without being over-the-top.
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