134 reviews for:

The Red Tree

Shaun Tan

4.5 AVERAGE

leyendoentremontanias's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

lillypilly_64's review

5.0

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Ever since I was a little kid, I've adored reading The Red Tree. I can only guess that it may be because I look similar to the young girl within the book; however, I also resonated with the book's story immensely. I know my mum dislikes the story (she thinks the ending is lazy and pointless), but I'll always love it, no matter what. I still have the same book since I was 4-5, maybe one day I'll get it autographed.

goodguyeli's review

4.0

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I find Shaun Tan's children's literature very mature for its target audience and difficult to process (because of super busy artwork and heavy themes), especially the first time through. So I had to read this one twice. And it was quite good.

tomasawyer's review against another edition

4.0

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Jeune rousse mélancolique, perdue dans ce monde absurde, submergée par les malheurs du quotidiens, les occasions ratées et soudain l'espoir qui renait. C'était court mais touchant, poétique, et joliment illustré.

mveatch6's review

2.0

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Wonderful pictures, technically good message, uber sappy presentation that I cannot get behind. Maybe I was just in a cynical mood when I read it?

adrianhurchin's review against another edition

5.0

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sometimes the day begins with nothing to look forward to

and things go from bad to worse

We do love a bit of [a:Shaun Tan|38954|Shaun Tan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1241221057p2/38954.jpg] and when we come across one of his books in a charity shop it is a special day.

This children's book tackles mental health, resilience, and coming out the other side. All with stunning illustrations which perfectly capture the tone of the minimalist text.

This was a real joy to read and will join [b:Tales from Outer Suburbia|6353446|Tales from Outer Suburbia|Shaun Tan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1500220943l/6353446._SX50_.jpg|3029984], [b:The Singing Bones|31670261|The Singing Bones|Shaun Tan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1472030851l/31670261._SX50_.jpg|45947099], and the others in our growing collections. 5 stars.

sweetpotathao's review

4.0

hopeful sad medium-paced

poetofvelaris's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

mo_za11's review

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

luisadahnke's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes