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annaretamaria's review against another edition
Ala-asteella koulun kirjastossa oli tämä kirja. Luettiin kaverin kanssa kilpaa. Pistetekniikalla tehdyt kuvitukset ovat jääneet mieleen. Kirjan kansi oli erilainen kun tässä.
staelier's review against another edition
3.0
za dzieciaka namiętnie oglądałam film z 2005 i gdzieś z tyłu głowy mam jakieś flashbacki + duży sentyment, bo to jedyny film z psem w roli głównej, który znałam i kochałam. tbh gdyby nie to, że na audiotece był audiobook, a ja potrzebowałam czegoś, co mnie oderwie od sesji 1) nigdy bym nie sięgnęła po tę książkę 2) nigdy jej nie skończyła, bo jednak trochę stypa, ALE audiobook był na tyle dobry, że z przyjemnością mi się go słuchało. czy wierzę w tę historię? nie, ale nie muszę. wystarczy mi ilość ciepła, którą od niej dostałam.
alilgabs's review against another edition
5.0
A spectacular book!
SPOILER ALERT:
A beatiful book about a dog who tries to find her way home. She starts with her family as a fine dog. She has never left this family. She waits for her little master after he has completed the school day. One day she is sold to a mean duke who doesn't spend a lot of time with her. She escapes to her family, but is always brought back. One day she is taken hundreds of miles away from her family. She finds her way back home, to the suprise of many people. On her way she is helped and helps people, much like her family.
kathyhope_'s review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
carly_springer's review against another edition
5.0
This is the book (coupled with the old TV show) that made the collie my all-time favorite dog. Even now when I know that having a sheep dog in a house in the suburbs doesn't work out very well, I still can't help but stop and stare in fascination whenever I see a collie or a sheltie (the miniature equivalent) on the street or on TV.
spuuki's review against another edition
5.0
Süda läks soojaks, nii hea ja ilus ja armas see raamat täpselt oligi!
crankylibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Diminished by mediocre tv shows and kiddie movies, the Lassie story is largely identified with mid 20th century "folks and family" culture, stressing small town, feel-good, middle of the road American values. Yet the original story is not American at all, but was written by an immigrant Brit to celebrate the fierce hardscrabble values of his native Yorkshire. Lassie may be the greatest animal adventure ever written, but it is also a wrenching tale of class and poverty.
Lassie is the pride of her working class village, not just because of her beauty but because "the whole village knew that not even the Duke of Rudling had been able to buy Lassie from Sam Carraclough...For 3 years the Duke had been trying to buy Lassie, and Sam had merely stood his ground...The village knew all about that. And that's why Lassie meant so much to them. She represented some sort of pride that money had not been able to take away from them".
Yet when the local coal mine shuts down and Sam is thrown out of work, "there comes a time in a man's life when fate had beaten him so that he must bow his head and decide he must eat his pride so that his family may eat bread". Despite the heartbreak to his young son Joe, Sam sells Lassie to the Duke. But will the Duke, with all his money and power be able to keep Lassie and Joe apart? Don't bet on it.
Lassie is remembered for the heart-stopping action of the faithful collie's return journey, yet much of its power is in quiet scenes of love between people and their animals. Halfway on her journey, an injured Lassie is rescued by a lonely elderly couple; they try to adopt her but sense she is "on her way" home to Joe. If you can read without crying the scene where they bravely bid Lassie farewell, you are made of sterner stuff than I.
A moving and powerful love story, that never glosses over the soul killing effects of poverty. A great book to read aloud with your children.
Lassie is the pride of her working class village, not just because of her beauty but because "the whole village knew that not even the Duke of Rudling had been able to buy Lassie from Sam Carraclough...For 3 years the Duke had been trying to buy Lassie, and Sam had merely stood his ground...The village knew all about that. And that's why Lassie meant so much to them. She represented some sort of pride that money had not been able to take away from them".
Yet when the local coal mine shuts down and Sam is thrown out of work, "there comes a time in a man's life when fate had beaten him so that he must bow his head and decide he must eat his pride so that his family may eat bread". Despite the heartbreak to his young son Joe, Sam sells Lassie to the Duke. But will the Duke, with all his money and power be able to keep Lassie and Joe apart? Don't bet on it.
Lassie is remembered for the heart-stopping action of the faithful collie's return journey, yet much of its power is in quiet scenes of love between people and their animals. Halfway on her journey, an injured Lassie is rescued by a lonely elderly couple; they try to adopt her but sense she is "on her way" home to Joe. If you can read without crying the scene where they bravely bid Lassie farewell, you are made of sterner stuff than I.
A moving and powerful love story, that never glosses over the soul killing effects of poverty. A great book to read aloud with your children.
mbcoffee's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.75
I love Lassie; her determination, her loyalty, her spirit, etc. I even found her journey to get back home after she was sold and carted off hundreds of miles to be very impressive. I read this book to help my nephew pass his comprehension test in reading and I enjoyed doing it with him and discussing the book. However, for me this isn’t a book I would want to reread and wouldn’t have read if not to help with the assignment. The scenes I enjoyed the most were the ones with Lassie and his boy, Joe, or the ones with only Lassie. All the others contained dialogue between the humans that was extremely hard to follow with the accents and dialects of the time. Overall, I appreciated the book for what it was, but it’s not something I would personally recommend.
irinam's review against another edition
5.0
Ma olen üsna kindel, et kunagi lapsepõlves sai see raamat kindlasti juba loetud. Ja kui ka ei lugenud, siis pole midagi. Lugesin nüüd ja nautisin täiega. Ja nutsin ka täiega, ikka korralikult! Hea raamat, kuigi nüüd peab loomaraamatutest veidi puhkama - need on tavaliselt ikka väga kurvad ja ajavad mind lõpus kohe kindlasti nutma.