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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
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
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
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
This book was always one of my least favourite Roald Dahl stories, I think the plot is quite boring and doesn’t keep the reader captivated enough even though it is only a 55 page book.
Loveable characters:
No
Middle-aged love; nothing can get any cuter.
Esio Trot is actually the word tortoise spelled backwards. This book supplied me with the knowledge that there was a time when a tortoise can easily be found in any pet shop and bought at a cheap price.
The story is set at that time. Mr. Hoppy, a retired mechanic lives in a flat and below him lives a middle-aged woman; Mrs Silver, a widow. Secretly, Mr. Hoppy has a huge crush on Mrs. Silver, who gives all her love to a tortoise, resulting in Mr. Hoppy feeling jealous towards Alfie (the tortoise).
Everyday, when Mr Hoppy looked over his balcony and saw Mrs Silver whispering endearments to Alfie and stroking his shell, he felt absurdly jealous.
Mrs Silver wishes for Alfie to grow bigger and for Mr Hoppy, this is a huge chance for him to impress Mrs Silver.
"As he looked down at Mrs Silver's smiling face gazing up to his own, he thought for the thousandth time how pretty she was, how sweet and gentle and full of kindness, and his heart ached with love."
My, my, Mr Dahl. I never knew you were such a romantic.
Esio Trot is actually the word tortoise spelled backwards. This book supplied me with the knowledge that there was a time when a tortoise can easily be found in any pet shop and bought at a cheap price.
The story is set at that time. Mr. Hoppy, a retired mechanic lives in a flat and below him lives a middle-aged woman; Mrs Silver, a widow. Secretly, Mr. Hoppy has a huge crush on Mrs. Silver, who gives all her love to a tortoise, resulting in Mr. Hoppy feeling jealous towards Alfie (the tortoise).
Everyday, when Mr Hoppy looked over his balcony and saw Mrs Silver whispering endearments to Alfie and stroking his shell, he felt absurdly jealous.
Mrs Silver wishes for Alfie to grow bigger and for Mr Hoppy, this is a huge chance for him to impress Mrs Silver.
"As he looked down at Mrs Silver's smiling face gazing up to his own, he thought for the thousandth time how pretty she was, how sweet and gentle and full of kindness, and his heart ached with love."
My, my, Mr Dahl. I never knew you were such a romantic.
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:
No
funny
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
very very creative. The Mr Hoppy is so bad, so clever I mean.