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The Parent Trap

Erich Kästner

4.07 AVERAGE

judy22's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

carlou's review against another edition

5.0

I read an English translation. So cute, much more realistic, and yet a fantasy.

The book was the basis for the Parent Trap movies. You know Hollywood, I am fond of the movies, but I love this book!

breenok's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

lotta21's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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: N/A

booksrockcal's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful 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: No

My husband and I are going to Germany and I’ve been looking at lists of German books. I saw this story on which the Parent Trap movie was based on the list and picked it up. The book is the story of Lisa and Lottie, who discover at camp that they are twins and then switch places when camp ends, one going to Munich and the other to Vienna, so they can meet the other parent and so they can attempt to bring their parents back together. And it works ! It’s a very sweet middle grade novel.

retharogo25's review against another edition

4.0

This is the book upon which The Parent Trap is based. My mother gave it to me, having read Das doppelte Lottchen when she was a little girl, and I loved it as a child, too. I recently bought a replacement copy (it is out of print) on Amazon. I love it- the images of Lisa's pancakes and going to the opera stick in my head.

The story is more sober (it dates from 1949)than the films but it is still a delightful children's book. Kastner's Emil and The Detectives is also lovely.

bobkat's review against another edition

4.0

Lisa and Lottie ruled! I swear my version was called that, not Lottie and Lisa. Maybe I am high. The one problem is that the scheme reunites the separated parents, which always troubles me when I think of wishful children of divorced parents reading it.