705 reviews for:

Esio Trot

Roald Dahl

3.51 AVERAGE

lighthearted fast-paced
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A lovely sweet little story.

It's surprising how few stories there are (especially children's stories) with old people as the protagonist. Mr Hoppy is in love with Ms Silver, but he doesn't have the nerve to tell her. It's a very sweet idea.

He then has some fun and hijinks with her tortoise and trying to make him grow. In the end is a bit of physical humour and a sweet ending. I like how we see what happens to the tortoises at the end, and we get a little warning update about owning and buying tortoises.