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april_infinite's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
pinkcat32's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I didn't know how to rate this book, so I just gave it 2.5 stars lol.
This book is for kids but I feel like even adults can learn from it. The commentaries about life and stuff were obvious enough for me to understand what they were but subtle enough to not annoy me. The book was about two sisters going on different adventures in this fantasy and non-realistic world. It was slow-paced and it was hard to get through it but I liked it. I liked that nothing made sense (it was kinda like Alice in Wonderland in that aspect). I'm just going to finish this here because I don't have anything else to say.
Atmosphere while reading:
- Winter in Zürich and Romania 2022
This book is for kids but I feel like even adults can learn from it. The commentaries about life and stuff were obvious enough for me to understand what they were but subtle enough to not annoy me. The book was about two sisters going on different adventures in this fantasy and non-realistic world. It was slow-paced and it was hard to get through it but I liked it. I liked that nothing made sense (it was kinda like Alice in Wonderland in that aspect). I'm just going to finish this here because I don't have anything else to say.
Atmosphere while reading:
- Winter in Zürich and Romania 2022
andre_3a's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
triscuit807's review against another edition
5.0
4.5-5 stars. On the surface this book is exactly the wonderful escapist fluff you would want to read during wartime, and yet, at times it is quite deep. Dinah and Dorinda are sisters, one light and one dark, separated by 2 years in age. Their family is well to do enough that they have a governess, Miss Serendip (who explains everything whenever she speaks). Their mother is something of a fainting flower type, their father wants to be a stern figure, but lacks the viciousness his own father has. This is an adventure story populated by odd villagers (e.g. the Judge Rumple and the lawyers/barristers Hobson and Jobson to name a few), a bunch of nasty village children, a zoo occupied by a bunch of marvelous animal characters, Mrs. Grimsby who is never identified as a witch, and a singing vicar. It's story filled with absurdity and is delightfully charming. The illustrations are...peculiar but charming. I read this for my 2020 Reading Challenge (Swords/Stars "classic SF/F) and the 2020 Hugo nominations (Retro Best Novel).
fankle's review
5.0
"The Wind on the Moon is a wartime book - it was published in 1944 - and it dwells on those elements of life in short supply or under threat in Britain, such as food, and liberty, and fun. It is not a prisoner of the time, though, and one of its delights is the cavalier way in which Linklater swings between pure fantasy and the everyday made fantastic."
James Meek in the Guardian
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James Meek in the Guardian
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