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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Did a quick reread of this book via a spectacular radio drama I found (which then made me want to rewatch the fantastic movie adaptation) and was just as spellbound by it as I was when I was a child.
5/5 stars
5/5 stars
medium-paced
hopeful
medium-paced
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A childhood favorite, and a childhood classic. Every time I read it, my belief in magic (whether the fantastical kind or the magic in people) and in dreams gets refreshed once more. I love it. Everyone should read this at least once in their lives.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
No
Sara's life takes a tragic turn when her father dies and leaves her with no family, fortune or home. Relying on her overactive imagination, Sara spends her days 'supposing ' - mainly that she is a princess and so must continue to behave so irregardless of her increasingly unroyal situation.
Yeah so this is all very sad. I remember feeling genuine sadness and distress for Sara when watching the film as a child. This time round, not so much.
There's quite a differences between the two but I feel the main one is the absence of the insufferable nature of Sara. She is irritatingly perfect, with no depth or relatable flaws. Even the tragedy of her father's death annoyed me. She barely cried, complained or expressed any emotion regarding this terror in her life.
I mean I get she is very likeable and intelligent but I'm kind of on Lavinia's side a lot of the way through - even Minchin's at times.
As well as annoyingly perfect, Sara is snobby. Inwardly maybe, but nevertheless, any one below her in any element of character ( which is everyone because you can't beat perfection) is regarded with pity. Becky is pissed on continuously for being of lower class. I mean, how unfair is it that Sara gets an entire Homes Under The Hammer room make over and Becky - who has been a servant and treated badly for years longer - gets Sara's cast offs. It's ridiculous.
Even at the end. Sara doesn't invite Becky to live with her, like in the film, but to serve her as her handmaid. Like that's all she's good for. And poor Becky is over the moon.
I could go on but I won't. I still like the film and this copy has beautiful illustrations. That's what one of the stars is for.
Yeah so this is all very sad. I remember feeling genuine sadness and distress for Sara when watching the film as a child. This time round, not so much.
There's quite a differences between the two but I feel the main one is the absence of the insufferable nature of Sara. She is irritatingly perfect, with no depth or relatable flaws. Even the tragedy of her father's death annoyed me. She barely cried, complained or expressed any emotion regarding this terror in her life.
I mean I get she is very likeable and intelligent but I'm kind of on Lavinia's side a lot of the way through - even Minchin's at times.
As well as annoyingly perfect, Sara is snobby. Inwardly maybe, but nevertheless, any one below her in any element of character ( which is everyone because you can't beat perfection) is regarded with pity. Becky is pissed on continuously for being of lower class. I mean, how unfair is it that Sara gets an entire Homes Under The Hammer room make over and Becky - who has been a servant and treated badly for years longer - gets Sara's cast offs. It's ridiculous.
Even at the end. Sara doesn't invite Becky to live with her, like in the film, but to serve her as her handmaid. Like that's all she's good for. And poor Becky is over the moon.
I could go on but I won't. I still like the film and this copy has beautiful illustrations. That's what one of the stars is for.