704 reviews for:

Esio Trot

Roald Dahl

3.51 AVERAGE

brickslayer's review against another edition

4.0

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Mr Hoppy is a skilled and ambitious fabricator. I don’t understand why he didn’t put those skills to used build Alfie a sweet tortoise house rather than building a marriage on a lie. While the author doesn’t say as much, I don’t think things end well for Mr and Mrs Hoppy.

servane_m's review against another edition

5.0

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Delightful and cynical at the same time. Pure Dahl!

enitsujn's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hopeless_salad's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

deadlibros's review against another edition

1.5

lighthearted 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

red_riley's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted 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: No

auberginehayz's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I absolutely loved Roald Dahl as a kid, and have been reading them to my niece. He has a quirky and sometimes outdated way of describing people but a lot of his observations on humanity still ring true. I found the thought of the sneaky tortoise trade out way more concerning that the author or my niece did! The epilogue of Alfie did bring it back up to acceptable morally somehow!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty

na_na's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted fast-paced

weetzie's review against another edition

5.0

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So many tortoises <3333

reader_for_the_dead's review against another edition

4.0

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Swaroop's comment reminded me how nostalgic this book is. When I was in Grade 2, which was eons ago, my library teacher would read Esio Trot to us in a dramatic, West-End tier performance voice and we would squeal with excitement. It's actually a sweet story, since you seldom read about an older couple finding love. Especially when a turtle is the plot device

In short: bumping this up to 4 stars because of nostalgia. Why? Because I can.