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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I mean. It's a classic. Pro tip: the audio book is free with Spotify premium (there are a few narrations to choose from, actually!).
Before yesterday, I would have told you I read "The Wind in the Willows" in 2nd grade. I now think I just read the one story where Mr. Toad steals the horse from the barge woman, used a line from that story as a computer password for many years, and never read the rest of the book!
I found the stories pleasant, and I liked the contrasts between the different characters. Wish we could have seen more of that otter, though. Without the nostalgia of having read them as a kid, I basically just thought they were good and cosy tales. I have also learned, over the last year, that I don't really find "charming" British things to actually be very charming. When I read about a lower class youth tugging their forelock, it puts me in mind to depose a monarch.
I found the stories pleasant, and I liked the contrasts between the different characters. Wish we could have seen more of that otter, though. Without the nostalgia of having read them as a kid, I basically just thought they were good and cosy tales. I have also learned, over the last year, that I don't really find "charming" British things to actually be very charming. When I read about a lower class youth tugging their forelock, it puts me in mind to depose a monarch.
Uma narrativa em que animais falam e estão sujeitos à mesmas leis dos humanos. Muito divertido e muito bom. Fiquei com pena do Frog, poderia ter mantido mais de sua alegria original, mas depois de tanta confusão em que se meteu, o final faz todo o sentido.
I think I rounded up to a four. For the most part, had a good time with this! Delightfully British snark, cute lil animals, and surprisingly my favorite chapter was the Christmas one, because it was so warm and cozy.
I refused to do anything but read this aloud every time I opened it, so it took a little longer to read. I loved it! So strange and hilarious and beautifully written.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel like the author was heavily inspired by “the Three Musketeers”…
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have fond memories of riding the Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland, yet never once read the source material of which inspired it. I was worried it would be difficult to read with it being written in 1908, but I was pleasantly surprised. I found the prose flowing and whimsical. It was delightfully fun. I enjoyed the use of anthropomorphic characters to explore human emotions (such as fear, nostalgia, awe, and wanderlust), while also commenting on class and society during the time which the story was written. Though classified as a "children's novel" it is very much a book that adults can enjoy as well.