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debr's review against another edition
4.0
What an absolute delight of a book. My mom gave this to Han a few years ago. So glad I read it.
khughesreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was a strange yet delightful little book. I tried to explain it to a friend by saying it’s like a children’s book but written for adults. The characters are so well written that it’s easy to forget most of them are animals.
bjreader's review against another edition
3.0
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blueshadow's review against another edition
2.0
An underwhelming 2.5 stars, rounded down because of the amount I skimmed over just to get to the end.
The book sat in an uncomfortable place for me... too much plot to be a book read purely for enjoyment of the writing and characters. Too many coincidences to take the plot seriously (human characters are either amazingly astute or astonishingly obtuse, depending on which is most convenient to the plot at the time.) Writing isn't quite good enough to pull the book through by its own merit, not bad enough to set the whole thing aside. Too much philosophizing for me to enjoy it. And an utterly predictable ending.
Overall, the book was fine, but not to my taste.
The book sat in an uncomfortable place for me... too much plot to be a book read purely for enjoyment of the writing and characters. Too many coincidences to take the plot seriously (human characters are either amazingly astute or astonishingly obtuse, depending on which is most convenient to the plot at the time.) Writing isn't quite good enough to pull the book through by its own merit, not bad enough to set the whole thing aside. Too much philosophizing for me to enjoy it. And an utterly predictable ending.
Overall, the book was fine, but not to my taste.
dllh's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Having read Smiley's Horse Heaven a few years ago, I wasn't sure what to expect in another horse book. This one offered some of the same appeal -- fairly fully realized characterizations of animals -- but was lighter (though not without sadness) and a quicker read. Horse Heaven is the better book, but I enjoyed this one quite a lot.
kimmeyer's review against another edition
5.0
This is too sweet and feel good and free of darkness and tragedy to be my kind of book, but I love these characters so much
jenleah's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5
Charming and lovely. It's reminiscent of a book you may have read as a child, with its animal characters and its warmth and humanity. Highly recommend this to anyone who needs a book that will make you smile.
Charming and lovely. It's reminiscent of a book you may have read as a child, with its animal characters and its warmth and humanity. Highly recommend this to anyone who needs a book that will make you smile.
samidhak's review against another edition
4.0
I will literally read anything that features animals living their best lives
anfishh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
christopherwilson13's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely and beautifully written quasi-fairy tale of some animal friends hanging out in Paris and helping a boy who needs a hand. Five-star vacation read.