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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
A childhood favorite of mine. I think it may have seeped into my subconscious as a child and influenced my decision to major in art history and move to NYC. Re-reading this one was just as clever, funny and wonderful as it felt when I was younger!
I don't know how I missed this book when I was younger. It would have been one of my favorites. What an adventure these two kids had!
Another one I read over and over as a kid...loved the idea of running away to live in the museum.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not my first time reading this book but delighted to re-read it as an adult. I don't think I noticed or appreciated just how the book was structured as a letter from Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler to her lawyer. Wonderful, wonderful book!!
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I still love this book. It was just as magical as when I read it in the nineties. ❤️
Well, I read this to my daughters and I think we all enjoyed it, overall. But. . . it did seem at times like they were doing me a favor by "letting" me read this to them. It makes sense-- this book was close to 2o years old when I first read it. An additional 30-odd years of aging didn't help it much.
But I still love my memory of reading it when I was a kid. Truth be told, it doesn't seem like I was a careful reader at that age. I basically only remembered the practical items that made living in a museum possible. Lol I guess I appreciate the "heistiness" of it all more than anything else. But the whole over-arching narrative? The reason it's called what it's called? The artwork that (somewhat mysteriously) captures their attention? It was all lost on me. Though you could argue the search for the clues was something of a MacGuffin since the story was really about Claudia's personal growth.
Anway, I'm glad I reread it and shared it with my girls even if it was bumpy. There were lots of times where I had to stop and explain bits of old tech (cordful telephones! transistor radios!) which can be either a bug or a feature, depending on your mood. And the difference in the value of money tied nicely into the tens timetables I had been teaching them at the time. Yeah, that's right. Everything seems to cost about ten times as much now, if not more.
If want someone young in your life to read it, anticipate answering a few questions.
But I still love my memory of reading it when I was a kid. Truth be told, it doesn't seem like I was a careful reader at that age. I basically only remembered the practical items that made living in a museum possible. Lol I guess I appreciate the "heistiness" of it all more than anything else. But the whole over-arching narrative? The reason it's called what it's called? The artwork that (somewhat mysteriously) captures their attention? It was all lost on me. Though you could argue the search for the clues was something of a MacGuffin since the story was really about Claudia's personal growth.
Anway, I'm glad I reread it and shared it with my girls even if it was bumpy. There were lots of times where I had to stop and explain bits of old tech (cordful telephones! transistor radios!) which can be either a bug or a feature, depending on your mood. And the difference in the value of money tied nicely into the tens timetables I had been teaching them at the time. Yeah, that's right. Everything seems to cost about ten times as much now, if not more.
If want someone young in your life to read it, anticipate answering a few questions.