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kimball_hansen's review against another edition
1.0
This was a terrible, weird book. A pitiful attempt to get kids to behave. Cats are biting off their own paws to feed to someone so he doesn't go hungry.
Also, the boy Pinocchio is a punk and a brat.
So how come Pinocchio can go hungry but yet can't feel pain when he is able to burn his feet off and not even wake up from that?
Also, the boy Pinocchio is a punk and a brat.
So how come Pinocchio can go hungry but yet can't feel pain when he is able to burn his feet off and not even wake up from that?
meadows2020's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I did not like the chapter titles. What is the point of telling you how the chapter is going to end.
maiabradley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
most annoying character of all time
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
apochemu's review against another edition
3.0
We started this book with my husband reading it aloud, but he hated it so we switched to listening to it in the car on Librivox read by Mark F. Smith. He did a fantastic job. It made the story much better having his voices and acting. The story itself is overly preachy and really random with not a lot of stuff connecting in a natural way.
bleujay's review against another edition
This book read like "listen to authority or horrible things will happen". Plot jumped around just to get to remind Pinocchio to be a good boy.
thewallflower00's review against another edition
2.0
This is book is awesome. In the first 13 pages, Gepetto gets into a fist fight, Pinocchio gets Gepetto sent to prison, then he kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer. This is great!
As you can tell this book is far removed from the Disney version. Everybody's a jerk. Must be an Italian thing. I'm not sure who this book was audienced to -- little boys maybe? -- but the language still holds up. The culture does not. It's super easy to read, but the plot is not terribly coherent, and there's no unifying force. It seems like 65% of the book is just Pinocchio being bad, then, when he realizes he's about to get burnt or hanged or shot, he suddenly cries, "oh no, I'll never be bad again", and he is saved. Then he goes and does it again. Reminds me of the American prison system. Must be required reading for lawyers.
The storytelling is terribly unpolished and jagged. There's no unifying story, just Pinocchio running around getting into trouble. After about halfway, it starts getting obnoxious, because he has no real goal. He has nothing he wants.
I'm really on the fence about the value of this book in terms of today. Would I recommend it for anyone? Would they get anything out of it? Maybe, since the chapters are short and the characters dynamic, they'd get more out of it than I did.
As you can tell this book is far removed from the Disney version. Everybody's a jerk. Must be an Italian thing. I'm not sure who this book was audienced to -- little boys maybe? -- but the language still holds up. The culture does not. It's super easy to read, but the plot is not terribly coherent, and there's no unifying force. It seems like 65% of the book is just Pinocchio being bad, then, when he realizes he's about to get burnt or hanged or shot, he suddenly cries, "oh no, I'll never be bad again", and he is saved. Then he goes and does it again. Reminds me of the American prison system. Must be required reading for lawyers.
The storytelling is terribly unpolished and jagged. There's no unifying story, just Pinocchio running around getting into trouble. After about halfway, it starts getting obnoxious, because he has no real goal. He has nothing he wants.
I'm really on the fence about the value of this book in terms of today. Would I recommend it for anyone? Would they get anything out of it? Maybe, since the chapters are short and the characters dynamic, they'd get more out of it than I did.
alexia445's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-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
3.0
bookworm147's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
griesskopf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
raquelssilva's review against another edition
4.0
Não é fácil ter bom coração e sobreviver à falsidade do mundo. Desde o seu primeiro momento de “vida”, Pinóquio é abordado por todo o tipo de falsos amigos, ou amigos ignorantes quanto às aventuras em que se inserem, e levado a cometer erros atrás de erros - alguns por causa dos outros, outros apenas por si próprio. E, como todos sabemos, cada erro traz consigo consequências.
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http://leiturasmarginais.blogspot.pt/2016/01/as-aventuras-de-pinoquio-carlo-collodi.html
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http://leiturasmarginais.blogspot.pt/2016/01/as-aventuras-de-pinoquio-carlo-collodi.html