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3.06 AVERAGE
3.06 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Like Ronseal, this does exactly what it says on the tin (cover), telling all about the boarding school days of Tom Brown. It is of course quite ol' fashioned and very much about the empire and becoming a proper Victorian young gentleman and is very much aimed at young boys with lots of getting up to mischief and shenanigans had all round, not to mention lots of sports and one-up-man-ship and even more tea drunk (the latter of which I support wholeheartedly). I did oddly enjoy this to read, both for something a little different to my usual and for its rose-tinted view of life.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Read and thoroughly enjoyed McDonald Frazer's Flashman novels about a decade ago, a cheeky spinoff of this 19th Century novel - perhaps a book more known than read these days.
As I plan to start a re-read of the Flashman novels this year, it felt right to tackle this first.
I was expecting dated, and these expectations were not subverted.
Even as someone who read and enjoyed obsolete public school adventures as a state school kid in the late 70's and early 80's, I can't imagine reading this now for pleasure, only in experiencing the Ur-text of a major subgenre that was revived with massive success by JK Rowling.
As I plan to start a re-read of the Flashman novels this year, it felt right to tackle this first.
I was expecting dated, and these expectations were not subverted.
Even as someone who read and enjoyed obsolete public school adventures as a state school kid in the late 70's and early 80's, I can't imagine reading this now for pleasure, only in experiencing the Ur-text of a major subgenre that was revived with massive success by JK Rowling.
Reading for school. Had to skim a lot of stuff like long descriptions of scenery or sports, but not the worst. Interesting to see the school narrative and correlations to Harry Potter.
I must say this book was interesting, to say the least. It took me a while to get into the story of the young boy, Tom Brown, and his adventures at the public school, Rugby. Much of the subject matter confused and intrigued me, because all I really know of British culture, I know from Harry Potter. It was pretty cool to see the stark differences in adolescent, not only in the late 1800s, but the differences in culture. Overall, I am glad to have read the book and think it is much deserved to have such high acclaim in the young adult literature world.
emotional
reflective
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated