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jovvijo's review against another edition
3.0
Good: We learn that living in the moment is wonderful! Of course it is, it's now, so I agree totally!
Bad: Geez that tree! Ups and downs and then... DEATH! Someone was a grumpy guts when they wrote this, hmm?
Overall though I do like that it's different from the norm, that yes, life isn't always what you want and yes, you have to make your own happiness from what you have. You ram that down our throats good Mr Andersen! :P
So I recommend this book to folk who are strong enough to know life isn't always peaches & pie, or who are so angry at the world that this book MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE!!!
For everyone else, there's Disney.
Bad: Geez that tree! Ups and downs and then... DEATH! Someone was a grumpy guts when they wrote this, hmm?
Overall though I do like that it's different from the norm, that yes, life isn't always what you want and yes, you have to make your own happiness from what you have. You ram that down our throats good Mr Andersen! :P
So I recommend this book to folk who are strong enough to know life isn't always peaches & pie, or who are so angry at the world that this book MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE!!!
For everyone else, there's Disney.
trish204's review against another edition
5.0
I like to read lots of Christmas-y things during the Advent so I perused the internet to find „new“ things and discovered this special edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale.
The tale itself, which I had known already but still enjoyed greatly this time around, centers around the titular tree who is so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things (like ending up as the mast of a great ship), that he cannot appreciate living in the moment and when he finally is used for „something great“, it is short-lived (yes, the tale ends sadly).
What makes this edition so special are Sanna Annukka’s illustrations:
While the art style is very … modern … I found I enjoyed a fresh look and, strangely, it still fit nicely with the tale itself and invoked the right kind of atmosphere.
Apparently, the illustrator has worked on at least three classic Christmas-y fairy tales in this very unique style - you’ll see another one reviewed today, here in fact, and the third one that I know of I'll read next December. ;)
A sad but very important/poignant tale that deserved a make-over.
The tale itself, which I had known already but still enjoyed greatly this time around, centers around the titular tree who is so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things (like ending up as the mast of a great ship), that he cannot appreciate living in the moment and when he finally is used for „something great“, it is short-lived (yes, the tale ends sadly).
What makes this edition so special are Sanna Annukka’s illustrations:
While the art style is very … modern … I found I enjoyed a fresh look and, strangely, it still fit nicely with the tale itself and invoked the right kind of atmosphere.
Apparently, the illustrator has worked on at least three classic Christmas-y fairy tales in this very unique style - you’ll see another one reviewed today, here in fact, and the third one that I know of I'll read next December. ;)
A sad but very important/poignant tale that deserved a make-over.
starnosedmole's review against another edition
3.0
Carre's artwork is beautiful and engaging, but the text did not particularly resonate with me.
maisieshort's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
amberinbookland's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
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