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The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

yahne's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing fast-paced

4.0

lorimichelekelley's review against another edition

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5.0

Audio version: For whatever reason, I'm revisiting books I read as a kid and books I read to my kids when they were little. I love Kenneth Grahame's way of never talking down to a child in his books. For those who love a good animal character, this one about the dragon, the kid, and St. George is a classic!

carrlll's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

rhiannoncs's review against another edition

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4.0

This was really sweet and funny; it felt familiar, I may have read it when I was little, but I don't remember for sure.

ktgoodman's review

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

_nem_'s review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

its_jess24's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

bookclubbitches's review against another edition

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3.0

Should have left this one in my childhood memories. Definitely not as good as I remembered lol 

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

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4.0

Silly. And written with overly flowering language. And the dragon just doesn't look nearly as much like a dragon as it ought. But a quite different take on the Knight and the Dragon. The later sections of the book read a little bit more simply and with somewhat faster pacing, drawing you into the tale. A clever story but could have been done just a bit better with both the writing and the art. 3.5 of 5.

tigermuffin's review against another edition

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4.0

I do love finding good books and this was a good find, by the same author who wrote The Wind in the Willows, which when I tried to read it as a kid found it to be a real snoozer, but I'm going to go back and read it again and expect to appreciate it this time around.

Don't write off, or be fooled into *not* reading, books that appear to be children's stories.