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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
An adorable story about a doctor who talks to animals. I must have had an edited version of the book because there was no hint of racism as others suggested.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Doctorul John Dolittle nu poate trece pe lângă un animal rănit sau fără căpătâi. În căsuța lui mică locuiesc tot felul de creaturi, fapt ce-i face pe oameni să-i evite cabinetul, iar doctorul se reprofilează: învață limba animalelor și decide să devină medicul lor. Deși este un doctor foarte bun, în scurt timp John Dolittle ajunge fără nici un sfanț și colac peste pupăză, află că în Africa bântuie o boală mortală pentru maimuțe și acestea au nevoie de ajutorul lui. Dornic să le salveze, doctorul, împreună cu o parte dintre animalele sale pleacă în călătoria care îl va schimba.
Povestea doctorului Dolittle de Hugh Lofting este un volum plin de peripeții, situații amuzante, dar și momente tensionate. Personajele sunt variate și simpatice, e imposibil să nu te atașezi de papagalul Polinezia, cea mai deșteaptă creatură dintre toate, porcușorul Gub-Gub care e obsedat de mâncare, maimuțica Cii-Cii, ghidul lor în Africa, sau însuși doctorul, care dă dovadă de altruism și de o bunătate imensă.
Autorul plimbă cititorul printr-o lume în care binele face minuni, unde animalele dau dovadă de mai multă înțelepciune și perspicacitate decât unele dintre personajele pe care le întâmpină, iar aventurile prin care trece doctorul Dolittle sunt captivante.
Vă recomand cu mare drag acest volum dacă vă plac poveștile cu și despre animale și dacă apreciați narațiunea dinamică, plină de momente amuzante.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this to my Kindergarten class and they loved it! We really enjoyed the different animal characters, who all made us laugh.
WOW that was shockingly racist. Just picked this up randomly because I wanted to see how different it was from the movie. Do NOT recommend.
All I can remember about this book from my childhood is that I didn't like it. I could never remember why.
Having read all the reviews on this page I now know that the racism would have put me off completely. During my childhood I would make friends with anyone and I found racism utterly bewildering (I still do).
Thanks to the lovely people here, the mystery is now solved.
Having read all the reviews on this page I now know that the racism would have put me off completely. During my childhood I would make friends with anyone and I found racism utterly bewildering (I still do).
Thanks to the lovely people here, the mystery is now solved.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Five stars for clever, talking animals, some beautifully written prose, and pirates who abandon their dastardly pursuits for a life of peaceful life of farming.
Zero stars for the racism and white supremacy that runs throughout portions the book. If I were sharing this with kids, I’d have some serious conversations about how texts like this shaped a historical narrative of dehumanizing “the other,” and how that narrative continues to inform the systemic racism of the contemporary era.
Zero stars for the racism and white supremacy that runs throughout portions the book. If I were sharing this with kids, I’d have some serious conversations about how texts like this shaped a historical narrative of dehumanizing “the other,” and how that narrative continues to inform the systemic racism of the contemporary era.