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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
A touching story of a lonely young boy's relationship with with an orphaned fawn and its effects on his poverty-stricken family.
Amazing book, so beautiful when describing this life of the family.
I've read this book a number of times but my favorite is when my son and I read it out loud together. It was great fun doing the backwoods, "hillbilly" accent and using old-timey terms like varmints and vittles and rations. When we got to the very end of the book I could no longer read and my son had to take over because I was so choked up and emotional. This is a great book for anyone who has had a beloved pet or who has a beloved child. Life can break your heart you better believe it. But it's beautiful nonetheless.
This book I considered to be the worst book that I have ever read in my life. That was at the beginning. Now that I'm in the middle, it has sped up a bit, and I at least now find it tolerable instead of dreading it. I still don't like picking it up to read, but I have to for school. Only a little bit 'til I'm done.
*****************************FINISHED IT!
Couldn't stand it.
I really don't feel like going into it.
I don't feel that it ever really had a plot.
*****************************FINISHED IT!
Couldn't stand it.
I really don't feel like going into it.
I don't feel that it ever really had a plot.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A classic coming-of-age story, following a year in the life of a 12-year-old boy on a farm deep in the back woods of Florida. In the course of that year, Jody faces the realities of life and grows from a carefree boy to a man. The lessons are tough but compassionately presented, and couched in lavish, loving descriptions of the woods and swamps. Jody's wonder at the world shines throughout. The dialect and slang might be a little obscure for some, though.
For a book written in the 1930s, it is surprisingly not awful. I would never call it progressive, but neither is it regressive, and it doesn't have any casual slurs you'll have to cringe past or explain to your child.
Parts of the book were quite slow, and this edition had some serious editing errors that could interfere with comprehension, so I shaved off a half star.
Overall, this is a good book for a younger reader who's ready to contend with a few of life's harsher edges, and explore death and grief in the safety of a story.
For a book written in the 1930s, it is surprisingly not awful. I would never call it progressive, but neither is it regressive, and it doesn't have any casual slurs you'll have to cringe past or explain to your child.
Parts of the book were quite slow, and this edition had some serious editing errors that could interfere with comprehension, so I shaved off a half star.
Overall, this is a good book for a younger reader who's ready to contend with a few of life's harsher edges, and explore death and grief in the safety of a story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Ableism, Sexism
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
3.5 stars, I guess.
This book was really good, but so long. It was about being hungry. About a family. It was about an alien world, Florida swamps in the late 1800s I guess. One of the most popular books in America in 1939, I think is what Wikipedia said.
I spoilered myself on the ending but it still gutted me. I had an inkling of part of the ending throughout reading the book, but the way it actually had to happen was just so hard.
It was worth reading even though it was a challenging read. Made me thankful I'm not hungry and struggling so hard just to eat.
This book was really good, but so long. It was about being hungry. About a family. It was about an alien world, Florida swamps in the late 1800s I guess. One of the most popular books in America in 1939, I think is what Wikipedia said.
I spoilered myself on the ending but it still gutted me. I had an inkling of part of the ending throughout reading the book, but the way it actually had to happen was just so hard.
It was worth reading even though it was a challenging read. Made me thankful I'm not hungry and struggling so hard just to eat.