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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I enjoyed this one as much as the first one and now I have to read the 3rd one to see how it all ends. Thank you Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for drawing this out to 3 books. I just want to know if Marty gets to keep the dog and what happens to Judd Travers.
adventurous
dark
tense
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:
No
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I missed the Shiloh books when I was the target audience for them. I skipped them on purpose because I'd read Where the Red Fern Grows and Old Yeller and The Yearling and discovered the formula: Boy + Animal = Death of Animal. I wasnt interested in crying over any more animals dying and nobody told me that the dog lives in the Shiloh books! Thank you Phyllis Reynolds Naylor!
Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
TW//
Shiloh Season is slightly better than the first book in the series because it adds in some lessons that kids can take away from the story. There’s discussions of informal vs. formal language, how someone aging can be both sad and funny, and how the line between right and wrong isn’t always clear. Those are good messages for people to learn, especially kids, but I still don’t think I’d encourage any kid to read this story. There is a lot of animal abuse and some disturbing content in this series that only extremely mature kids can handle.
Despite the fact that this book was slightly better than the previous one, I still hated almost everything about it. I didn’t like any of the characters besides Shiloh. All of the characters either had dull personalities or they did some terrible things.
The plot as a whole didn’t hold my attention either. Most of the story was boring and the constant side tangents in every chapter got on my nerves. It didn’t help, too, that most of the content in this story made me depressed. There’s only so much animal abuse and animal death that I can handle reading in one story.
I will not be continuing with this series. There’s no point in me reading more of the Shiloh books since there isn’t much about them that I actually enjoy. I honestly only read this sequel because I’ve had it on my shelf since I was a kid. Also, based off of the ending to this book, it seems like this series is going to give a redemption arc to an animal abuser. I hope I’m reading the foreshadowing wrong, but regardless, I’m not going to stick with this series to find out if the animal abuser actually gets redeemed.
Spoiler
animal abuse, mentions of child abuse, drunk driving, car crash, some gory descriptions, animal death, alcoholism, small moments of sexismShiloh Season is slightly better than the first book in the series because it adds in some lessons that kids can take away from the story. There’s discussions of informal vs. formal language, how someone aging can be both sad and funny, and how the line between right and wrong isn’t always clear. Those are good messages for people to learn, especially kids, but I still don’t think I’d encourage any kid to read this story. There is a lot of animal abuse and some disturbing content in this series that only extremely mature kids can handle.
Despite the fact that this book was slightly better than the previous one, I still hated almost everything about it. I didn’t like any of the characters besides Shiloh. All of the characters either had dull personalities or they did some terrible things.
The plot as a whole didn’t hold my attention either. Most of the story was boring and the constant side tangents in every chapter got on my nerves. It didn’t help, too, that most of the content in this story made me depressed. There’s only so much animal abuse and animal death that I can handle reading in one story.
I will not be continuing with this series. There’s no point in me reading more of the Shiloh books since there isn’t much about them that I actually enjoy. I honestly only read this sequel because I’ve had it on my shelf since I was a kid. Also, based off of the ending to this book, it seems like this series is going to give a redemption arc to an animal abuser. I hope I’m reading the foreshadowing wrong, but regardless, I’m not going to stick with this series to find out if the animal abuser actually gets redeemed.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Now Shiloh is Marty's. But Judd Travers has started drinking again and Judd and a gun are a badminton. I also enjoyed this 2nd book to the original.
I enjoyed this one as much as the first one and now I have to read the 3rd one to see how it all ends. Thank you Phyllis Reynolds Naylor for drawing this out to 3 books. I just want to know if Marty gets to keep the dog and what happens to Judd Travers.
What I remember of this book is that it was a good sequel to the original Shiloh novel.