Reviews

Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

galaxymutts's review against another edition

5.0

i read this exactly when i needed it.

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

5.0

Ja, ich weiß, das ist ein Bilderbuch - also HÖRBUCH?? Aber das gab's bei Bookbeat und auf mein (gedrucktes) Buch muss ich noch bis mindestens Montag warten. Also habe ich auf Empfehlung von Zwischen-tausend-Zeilen-Ruth das Hörbuch gehrört und es soooo schön! Vogelzwitschern und ein sehr bedächtiger, sehr britischer Erzähler - hach! Und ich mag den Maulwurf, für den Kuchen so ziemlich immer die beste Lösung ist... I like how you are thinking, Moley-Guy! ;-) "It is a tea stain. And where there is tea, there is cake"... - hach!

katya_m's review against another edition

O formato de Mackesy funciona muito bem nos posts de Instagram que ele vai fazendo (e que eu seguia antes de me dedicar a encerrar as minhas contas de redes sociais - exceção feita aqui ao GR), mas, num todo coeso como o deve ser um livro, tenho pena, mas não funciona. Não me interpretam mal: apesar de a arte ser bela, com um toque delicado e uma aura de ternura que funciona muitíssimo bem, para lhe chamar um livro não chega alinhavar umas vinhetas soltas com chavões inspiradores se depois não se consegue contar uma história. A ideia do autor está lá, mas está tudo muito disperso, a necessitar de maturação e de um bom editor que lhe diga que a mensagem não passa. O que está a acontecer é que, dada a vacuidade da obra, o leitor espelha o resultado de outras leituras semelhantes nesta (alguém disse Principezinho?), mas isso, por si só, não basta.
É pena que assim seja já que há aqui muito material com que tralhalhar, mas, fora a publicação individual das imagens, o livro não sobrevive só assim... ou, se calhar, até sobrevive já que esta é outra daquelas vezes em que estou quase completamente sozinha quando me sinto defraudada por uma obra grandemente adorada.

zach_edenwild's review against another edition

5.0

Love ❤

luthermanuel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

_han_na_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

laraagiaa's review against another edition

5.0

“asking for help isn‘t giving up,“ said the horse. “it‘s refusing to give up“

this book literally came at the perfect time & i am so happy to own it!!

arianna_w's review against another edition

inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jonesy_1977's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

A stunningly, beautiful book! The illustrations are gorgeous and the words, simple but thought provoking at the same time. Like the author says, this book is for all ages and I think we can all find meaning within its pages. A book that can be read again and again and cherished forever. 

I would recommend the hardcopy over the digital version. Thanks to whoever left a copy in our holiday let. I had seen it televised but hadn't gotten around to reading the book itself. I'm so glad I did as it's a relativel quick read, even when lingering over the images, with so much content in terms of words and illustrations.

mcosmic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0