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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I love the story, and Heidi is such a charming and adorable character. On top of that I'd say this is also well-written! So, this is definitely a 5 star book.
I don't know what it is about this book, but I just...didn't like it that much?
And I really like classics. And I really like children's books. And I REALLY like children's classics.
I also really, REALLY liked the other three books (A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables) in this collection.
But I...did not care for this.
It was just very boring, I didn't think the writing was that pretty, and I didn't care for the characters that much.
Being a 22 year old writing a semi-negative review of a children's book from 150 years ago feels absurd.
Bottom line: Not for me!
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i love plotless 19th century children's classics as much as the next girl...
but i still could have used a bit more plot in this one.
review to come / 2.5 stars
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honestly how could i NOT read a book with a cover this pretty
And I really like classics. And I really like children's books. And I REALLY like children's classics.
I also really, REALLY liked the other three books (A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables) in this collection.
But I...did not care for this.
It was just very boring, I didn't think the writing was that pretty, and I didn't care for the characters that much.
Being a 22 year old writing a semi-negative review of a children's book from 150 years ago feels absurd.
Bottom line: Not for me!
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i love plotless 19th century children's classics as much as the next girl...
but i still could have used a bit more plot in this one.
review to come / 2.5 stars
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honestly how could i NOT read a book with a cover this pretty
3.75 stars, only because I found it be very slow paced and repetitive. But ahhh would I give anything to live in the mountains: all the crisp air, goat milk and toasted cheese! This really transported me to the Alps. It's the perfect read for a dreadful flu season.
I thought this book was really light hearted and cute. I loved it when Clara was finally able to walk and I loved the relationship between Sebastian and Heidi and the doctor and Heidi!!
Ahoy there mateys! While recently sailing on the Norwegian Sea with me maman, we had a very nice dinner wherein we discussed favourite books from both of our childhoods. It was a delightful foray into me memories of all the books that me mom read to me when I was young and the lovely purchases she let me make at the local bookstore after every birthday or good report card. One of her beloved books from childhood was Heidi. She read it to me when I was little and I adored it too. In fact it was part of the inspiration for her wanting to visit Switzerland which was another trip we took together back when I was in college.
Later on the flight to head home, I was surprised to find out that 1) not only did the plane’s entertainment include audiobooks but 2) Heidi was one of the offerings. Sadly the photos concerning the audiobooks offered on the plane were eaten by the phone. But I was excited to revisit an old favourite especially after that conversation of nostalgia.
That audiobook only ran about 25 minutes at normal speed. I was startled by what I did remember and was confused by what I believed was left out of the version I listened to. So in no real order, here are some of me thoughts:
- I still love the idea that Heidi helps enrich her Grandfather’s life and make him less of a curmudgeon;
- I love the idea of Heidi scampering through Alpine meadows with the goats;
- I adore Clara and Heidi’s friendship;
- I was still sad at how much Heidi hated living in Frankfurt;
- Peter destroying Clara’s chair was evil;
- I very much enjoyed the audiobook narrator;
- I couldn’t remember how much was missing but it seemed like a ton; and
- All religion had been removed from this version.
The original books were in German and written in 1881 and Goodreads lists over 1,100 editions and yet I could not find a photo of the cover of the version I had as a child. I remember that it was a glossy hardcover with a blue spine that was disintegrating. There were wonderful illustrations that I loved to look at. I have no idea how long it was but assume the story was truncated due to the drawings. I also remember loving a black and white film version of the story too.
So after listening to the super short version of Heidi, I thought I would check out the unabridged version and see what I missed. I know it was a lot because the unabriged audiobook clocks in at 2 hours and 34 minutes according to Amazon. That is quite a difference! So I headed over to Project Gutenberg and checked out a 1916 translation. And it was both better and slightly sillier than I imagined. Some thoughts:
- I continue to adore Heidi and her good-natured cheer;
- I loved Grandfather’s transformation in the longer version as it seemed more natural;
- I think the staff in Frankfurt were silly in how they thought about the ghost and their actions overall;
- Fräulein Rottenmeier was a hateful jerk;
- I can’t believe that Peter gets rewarded at the end because he is a little jerk too;
- The version I read as a child had more parts of the story in it than the audiobook did;
- I didn’t mind the Christian themes in the original;
- The feel-good story of Clara walking was sweet;
- They left both Grandmothers out of the audiobook but the story is better with them in it; and
- I still love the goats!
Basically reading the unabridged version made me happy and I am glad to have revisited it. After reading this book, it put me very much in mind of other childhood favourites I read where the themes involve sick children getting well again. Others I can think of include the lame little prince, pollyanna, and the secret garden. Arrrr!
Check out me other reviews at https://thecaptainsquartersblog.wordpress.com/
Later on the flight to head home, I was surprised to find out that 1) not only did the plane’s entertainment include audiobooks but 2) Heidi was one of the offerings. Sadly the photos concerning the audiobooks offered on the plane were eaten by the phone. But I was excited to revisit an old favourite especially after that conversation of nostalgia.
That audiobook only ran about 25 minutes at normal speed. I was startled by what I did remember and was confused by what I believed was left out of the version I listened to. So in no real order, here are some of me thoughts:
- I still love the idea that Heidi helps enrich her Grandfather’s life and make him less of a curmudgeon;
- I love the idea of Heidi scampering through Alpine meadows with the goats;
- I adore Clara and Heidi’s friendship;
- I was still sad at how much Heidi hated living in Frankfurt;
- Peter destroying Clara’s chair was evil;
- I very much enjoyed the audiobook narrator;
- I couldn’t remember how much was missing but it seemed like a ton; and
- All religion had been removed from this version.
The original books were in German and written in 1881 and Goodreads lists over 1,100 editions and yet I could not find a photo of the cover of the version I had as a child. I remember that it was a glossy hardcover with a blue spine that was disintegrating. There were wonderful illustrations that I loved to look at. I have no idea how long it was but assume the story was truncated due to the drawings. I also remember loving a black and white film version of the story too.
So after listening to the super short version of Heidi, I thought I would check out the unabridged version and see what I missed. I know it was a lot because the unabriged audiobook clocks in at 2 hours and 34 minutes according to Amazon. That is quite a difference! So I headed over to Project Gutenberg and checked out a 1916 translation. And it was both better and slightly sillier than I imagined. Some thoughts:
- I continue to adore Heidi and her good-natured cheer;
- I loved Grandfather’s transformation in the longer version as it seemed more natural;
- I think the staff in Frankfurt were silly in how they thought about the ghost and their actions overall;
- Fräulein Rottenmeier was a hateful jerk;
- I can’t believe that Peter gets rewarded at the end because he is a little jerk too;
- The version I read as a child had more parts of the story in it than the audiobook did;
- I didn’t mind the Christian themes in the original;
- The feel-good story of Clara walking was sweet;
- They left both Grandmothers out of the audiobook but the story is better with them in it; and
- I still love the goats!
Basically reading the unabridged version made me happy and I am glad to have revisited it. After reading this book, it put me very much in mind of other childhood favourites I read where the themes involve sick children getting well again. Others I can think of include the lame little prince, pollyanna, and the secret garden. Arrrr!
Check out me other reviews at https://thecaptainsquartersblog.wordpress.com/
Read this to my daughter. Nothing like an old classic. Did not keep us enthralled though because it seemed like there were different sections to the story: Heidi new to the Alm Uncle, Heidi lives with Klara, Heidi returns to Alm Uncle and Klara visits. So, it was a nice pleasant read, but I'm glad we're done. :)
Todos conocemos la historia de Heidi, la niña que vivía en los Alpes Suizos con su gruñón abuelo...
Pero leer el libro fue una experiencia muy tierna. Heidi es bastante inteligente para su corta edad, su capacidad de razonamiento y hasta las cosas que piensa, por lo que pienso que la autora le ha dado un aire un poco mayor para uña niña de solo cinco años.
Creí que me encontraría con un abuelo poco atento al principio de la novela, pero sin embargo me sorprendí cuando descubrí que era todo lo contrario, era amoroso, tierno y siempre hacía lo que creía que sería mejor para su nieta, le dejaba que se sintiera cómoda y expresarse cómo quisiera, siendo al revés de lo que su tía Dete habría hecho.
Pedro es el pastorcito del pueblito, se hace amigo de Heidi de inmediato y su amistad es muy tierna, aunque algunas veces tenía unos comportamientos un poco... extraños. Sus actitudes más de una vez me parecían algo para tener en cuenta, pero que sin embargo en la novela todo seguía de lo más normal.
Durante su estancia en Francfort, Heidi se hace amiga de Clara, una niña de doce años que está en silla de ruedas, por lo que la llegada de la niña del campo le produce felicidad al conocer a alguien nuevo y salir de su rutina.
Todos los personajes son lindos y ayudan a la trama, aunque realmente no es haya una en sí. Simplemente leemos el pasar del tiempo, los progresos y logros de Heidi, cómo siempre es tan inocente y pura y quiere ver bien a los demás sin importar qué.
El libro nos regala valores muy bonitos, nos enseña cómo la gente puede estar pasando por un mal momento y los demás simplemente dejarlo de lado por pensar que es alguien huraño, cuando en realidad está sumida en la tristeza y cómo lo más pequeño también puede ayudar a una persona a seguir adelante.
Siendo un clásico infantil, deja ver muy bien lo que quiera transmitir.
Pero leer el libro fue una experiencia muy tierna. Heidi es bastante inteligente para su corta edad, su capacidad de razonamiento y hasta las cosas que piensa, por lo que pienso que la autora le ha dado un aire un poco mayor para uña niña de solo cinco años.
Creí que me encontraría con un abuelo poco atento al principio de la novela, pero sin embargo me sorprendí cuando descubrí que era todo lo contrario, era amoroso, tierno y siempre hacía lo que creía que sería mejor para su nieta, le dejaba que se sintiera cómoda y expresarse cómo quisiera, siendo al revés de lo que su tía Dete habría hecho.
Pedro es el pastorcito del pueblito, se hace amigo de Heidi de inmediato y su amistad es muy tierna, aunque algunas veces tenía unos comportamientos un poco... extraños. Sus actitudes más de una vez me parecían algo para tener en cuenta, pero que sin embargo en la novela todo seguía de lo más normal.
Durante su estancia en Francfort, Heidi se hace amiga de Clara, una niña de doce años que está en silla de ruedas, por lo que la llegada de la niña del campo le produce felicidad al conocer a alguien nuevo y salir de su rutina.
Todos los personajes son lindos y ayudan a la trama, aunque realmente no es haya una en sí. Simplemente leemos el pasar del tiempo, los progresos y logros de Heidi, cómo siempre es tan inocente y pura y quiere ver bien a los demás sin importar qué.
El libro nos regala valores muy bonitos, nos enseña cómo la gente puede estar pasando por un mal momento y los demás simplemente dejarlo de lado por pensar que es alguien huraño, cuando en realidad está sumida en la tristeza y cómo lo más pequeño también puede ayudar a una persona a seguir adelante.
Siendo un clásico infantil, deja ver muy bien lo que quiera transmitir.
I probably would have enjoyed this book more when I was younger (I wasn’t much of a reader when I was younger unfortunately!) but I thought the story was so heartwarming! I love all the messages which can be taken away from the story and saw how Heidi grew and matured throughout the course of the book. It’s such a lovely feeling to escape to the Swiss mountains and the landscape was described in a unique and beautiful way - it’s definitely a book I feel that everyone should read at some point during their lives!