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Heidi

Johanna Spyri

3.87 AVERAGE

molang_madrigal's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

kellee2011's review against another edition

4.5

inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

emilypacak's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mgmat's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I was fully on board to give this five stars for being such a charming, gentle read. Everyone was so sweet to each other and the setting so atmospheric that I, like Heidi, was devastated when we left the mountain. But then we brought in God and Clara got a miracle cure for her vague illness and Peter broke her wheelchair without consequence and it became a little... too sweet. Still, it has that Studio Ghibli-esque serenity and wholesomeness to it that is truly unique.

chiaxa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abookishbalance's review against another edition

4.0

April 28, 2020
3.75/5 stars

Heidi is the story of a young orphan girl named Heidi who goes to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. She charms everyone she meets, but eventually moves to the city to get a proper education, missing the Alps the entire time she is gone.

Heidi, the girl, is a bit too perfect for my tastes, and I didn't think she had enough charm to warrant all the adoration she received throughout the novel. Still, I did enjoy the antics she got herself into, and I loved the backdrop of the Alps. The background was well described and fleshed out and this little story is worth reading just for that.Unfortunately the novel got a bit too heavy-handed with its religious messages for my personal tastes in the second half, it was just a bit jarring given it wasn't as present an element in the first half and had it been more balanced out it probably would have bothered me a bit less. While Heidi is a cute and charming story, I do think there are better children classics out there.

September 23, 2017
4/5 stars

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