Reviews - The House with Chicken Legs

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The House with Chicken Legs

Sophie Anderson

3.99 AVERAGE

thayanefabiano's review

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

suki_1's review

4.5

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

koalachick's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: Yes

This story was cute. I listened to the audiobook with my daughter and she enjoyed it as well. It was a quick read and I loved the spin on baba yaga. Seeing things from a child's perspective was a new twist.

jessica13zapata's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

ticklemouse's review

5.0

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

seawoodwrites's review

5.0

It's FABULOUS. I'm always sceptical of a book with this much pre-publication hype because I've been burned before, but in this case Sophie Anderson hits the mark with precision and flair. The world-building is spot on - it's very hard to create a world-which-is-not-quite-this-world so well; it's not jarring at all. The House could very well exist, just out of the corner of your eye.

Marinka just wants to be a normal kid, not a Chosen One of any kind, and it's that desire that drives the story, but the House decides where they live, and her Baba (grandmother) decides how they spend their days. And Marinka isn't supposed to leave the house. Her journey to friendships is a bumpy one as she figures out who she is and what she needs. With adorable animal sidekicks - and the House itself (who I guarantee you will want to tickle the tummy of!), this lovely retelling has shades of Northern Lights and The Graveyard Book. It's quite simply one of my favourite books this year.