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agoraphobic_knight_errant's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
flaygon's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
maggie92's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
mabusecast's review against another edition
4.0
I am not sure which translation the dreamscape audio-book that I listened to used but I feel it wasn't the best possible one and it somewhat impacted my enjoyment of this book, that being said its a pretty good piece of children's fantasy fiction based on said unknown translation I read but nowhere near in the same category of kids fantasy literature like the "OZ" books or "Alice in wonderland" , ETC!
It felt very episodic in a way that did not always gel together at times, can get a feel a bit too cutesy, and for sure is a story that feels like the kind of kids story that tells kids to eat their vegetables in not so subtle way! All that being said though I did enjoy reading it for the most part and it never really overstays it welcome and it was fun to read this for the first time after having watched Del Toro's film take on the material which I loved!
I feel like I should seek out a possible better English translation of this and give it a re-read in a couple of years!
It felt very episodic in a way that did not always gel together at times, can get a feel a bit too cutesy, and for sure is a story that feels like the kind of kids story that tells kids to eat their vegetables in not so subtle way! All that being said though I did enjoy reading it for the most part and it never really overstays it welcome and it was fun to read this for the first time after having watched Del Toro's film take on the material which I loved!
I feel like I should seek out a possible better English translation of this and give it a re-read in a couple of years!
twentystitches's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Sooo goofy had me lolling so much
kaitib's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. Pinocchio drives me nuts for most of the story. He's just not cute. It's an interesting book, but not great.
tension_toast's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Frankly it works great as a fable, not a novel; book; story, etc.