Reviews - The Wind in the Willows

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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

3.83 AVERAGE

staghunters's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So funny that I never once was spoiled on the fact that while Mole and Rat are having fun boat ride adventures that come with some self-discovery, Toad is out here committing obsessive grand theft auto and breaking out of prison and learns NOTHING.

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m12_34's review against another edition

2.5

relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

good nature writing, a bit slow at times, wasnt fully engaged in the narrative at times.

mveatch6's review against another edition

5.0

The first word that comes to mind when I think about this book is delightful. Then funny. Then comforting. Then my thoughts devolve into incoherent babble about which scenes I loved the most, and how much it bugged me every time Toad messed with his hair (since when do toads have hair???), and how much I love the Christmas song the mice sing, and how much I felt for Rat when he's captured by wanderlust. Basically, I love this book. Toad is the worst, Mole is my favorite, and Rat and Badger are pretty great, too.

kellymacbrown's review against another edition

Want to read it physically

echolake's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

garnet_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was the last book on our 6th grade reading list. We both liked it. It was a little slow but that could have been due to the pace set by the coursework not so much the book itself. It was cute and cozy with some good lessons in it. Some of the language is definitely outdated and it is showing it’s age but overall was an enjoyable story. Not my favorite book that we read this year but was pretty good.