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Charlotte's Web

E.B. White

4.08 AVERAGE

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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

I remember reading this book many times as a child and always loved it. I decided to read it again as an adult for my Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge.
I cannot wait to introduce this story to my daughter when she gets older!
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This story was so touching! I loved all the characters and I felt the joy of reading like a child again. What I liked the most about this book were the unique characters. The animals weren't the most popular ones amongst humans, but some we might fear or deem 'ugly', which made the story more interesting. Wilbur the pig was a great protagonist which faced challenges in life with great bravery. His friend Charlotte helped him a lot too, being a strategist and good writer. Their friendship was even more beautiful than the friendship between Wilbur and Fern. Fern was a character I thought to be very important for the story, which she was, but just really for the start, after that she is like an afterthought (which isn't bad, as we could thanks to that love Charlotte).

I did not expect this book to be so focused on friendship, as the cover made me think (yes, I never read the blurb, went in completely blind) that it's more of an adventure story, but I loved it nevertheless. It's somewhat a bit adventurous near the end, but I think the story is trying to make the readers feel emotional regarding the relationship between Wilbur and Charlotte. For me it worked. Sometimes short stories make me feel more emotions than long stories.

The story followed a simple structure of introducing characters and storyline, middle part where one finds out what the issue is + trying to solve it and the ending where everything is solved and a happy ending. It's simple, but it works (for children). The first part is mainly about the relationship between Fern and Wilbur, but the middle part lets Fern be more of a side character and give the spotlight to Charlotte who is essential for the story and its ending. I enjoyed her character a lot as well as the relationship she had with Wilbur.

Also, I don't know if it's just me, but parallels are making me feel something I can't describe. Like when a character says something that only they would say and then someone else starts saying it and one immediately thinks of that other character as it's like their thing.

“Salutations!” said the voice.
Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried.
“Salutations!” repeated the voice.
“What are they, and where are you?” screamed Wilbur. “Please, please, tell me where you are. And what are salutations?”
“Salutations are greetings,” said the voice. “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning.

He was standing there, thinking of her, when he heard a small voice.
“Salutations!” it said. “I’m up here.”
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

full of nostalgia and will forever be one of my favourite books. was the first 'big book' I read by myself after having it read to me many times before and was incredibly proud of myself. this book will always remind me of reading with my grandmother and quickly set me up for a lifetime of loving books.

The movie was better. Scratch that.

What a terrible thing to say on Goodreads.

When I did read this all those years ago, I did enjoy parts of it. But I was a bit biased because I had already seen the animated movie (not that Dakota Fanning crap).

In retrospect, I am not sure what I was suppose to learn from this book. I know that E.B. White is often thought to be an intellectual (he has excellent quotes) but when reading this book, I didn't get an actual message or anything. Perhaps, change is good?

I will say, though, that in both the movie and the book, I was very upset with the ending. And I wasn't too pleased with Fern.

Điểm mình thích:

- Câu chuyện cảm động: Charlotte và Wilbur là một câu chuyện đầy cảm xúc về tình bạn, lòng trung thành và sự hy sinh. Câu chuyện của Wilbur, chú lợn còi cọc được Charlotte, cô nhện thông minh và tốt bụng, sẽ khiến bạn thực sự rung động trái tim.
- Nhân vật đáng yêu: Các nhân vật trong Charlotte và Wilbur đều rất đáng yêu và dễ nhớ. Wilbur, Charlotte, Templeton, Fern và những con vật và con người khác đều có những tính cách riêng biệt và góp phần tạo nên câu chuyện hấp dẫn.
- Bối cảnh trang trại sống động: khung cảnh trang trại được miêu tả một cách sinh động, khiến bạn cảm thấy như đang ở đó cùng với các nhân vật vậy.
- Bài học ý nghĩa: Charlotte và Wilbur dạy cho chúng ta nhiều bài học ý nghĩa về cuộc sống, chẳng hạn như tầm quan trọng của tình bạn, lòng tốt…

Điểm chưa thích:

- Kết thúc buồn: Kết thúc của Charlotte và Wilbur có thể khiến một số người đọc cảm thấy buồn, đặc biệt là trẻ em.
- Nhịp độ chậm: Nhịp độ của câu chuyện hơi chậm xíu đối với mình

Nhìn chung, Charlotte và Wilbur là một tác phẩm kinh điển đáng đọc. Tuy có kết thúc buồn và nhịp độ chậm nhưng với câu chuyện cảm động, nhân vật đáng yêu và bối cảnh trang trại sống động làm mình khó mà quên được câu chuyện này.

”Wilbur không bao giờ quên Charlotte. Mặc dù cậu yêu thương con cái và cháu chắt của cô ấy, không con nhện mới nào có thể thay thế vị trí của cô ấy trong lòng cậu. Cô ấy thuộc một đẳng cấp riêng. Không thường xuyên có ai đó xuất hiện vừa là một người bạn thực sự vừa là một nhà văn giỏi. Charlotte là cả hai.“
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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