1.78k reviews for:

Where the Red Fern Grows

Wilson Rawls

3.91 AVERAGE

tamsin_lucy09's review

3.5

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

madmad92's review

5.0

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I cried (I knew I would), the kids cried too (even hours later)! Such a heartwarming story about a boy and his dogs and the everything they will go through for each other. I haven't cried that hard in so long! Wilson Rawls really knows how to get a hold of your emotions and take them for a ride. I will need about 5 years of recovery time for my heart and then I'll go back to re-read it again!

coribungle's review

5.0

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Even though the concept of hunting is foreign and difficult for me, I loved this book. The relationship between Billy and his redbone coonhounds is deep and rich. A beautiful tale of love, loyalty, family and faith in a simpler yet more meaningful bygone time.

meghanlach's review

4.0

emotional relaxing medium-paced

mogar_pogar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

la_laker's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

storiesandstitchn's review

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

vivivivivivi's review

5.0

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I had actually read this book before for a book report when I was in grade school. I didn't own a copy of it (I only borrowed it from the school library) and I remembered how I was touched by this book when I saw it on sale at National Bookstore, so I bought it.

What I liked:
(a) Old Dan and Little Ann (I love these dogs! And I hope that someday I will chance upon owning a dog like Little Ann)
(b) The plot
(c) The ending (it made me cry when Old Dan died and when Little Ann lost her will to live)

What I disliked:
There was nothing to dislike.

gabriellecarolina's review

5.0

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The first book I ever re-read. I still remember crying over this book while in class. There was a little puddle of tears on the wood grain of my desk when I was done.

acschaffer's review

5.0

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My fourth grade teacher, Jean Stacker, read Where the Red Fern Grows to my class in about 1982. After all these years, I only remembered three things about the book. 1. It was about two dogs, 2. I LOVED it, and 3. this was the first book to make me cry. Luckily, most of my classmates had the same reaction and we all avoided eye contact.

I have re-read a few of my favorite childhood books, and have almost always been disappointed with my adult take. Not so with this one. I LOVED it all over again. It’s appropriate for all ages in a special way that doesn’t make it feel like you’ve stepped outside your genre. It has a plethora of depth and meaning humbly presented without you even knowing it’s there. Unquestionably 5 brilliant stars.