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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
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 is not the best Roald Dahl book that I've read and (this is very rare for me to say) I prefer the TV adaption to this because it told a different perspective on the characters and it was narrated by James Corden.
The issues with this book are mainly due to the two characters featured in it: Mrs Silver and Mr Hoppy and that the story didn't really grab me and I felt the story wasn't a strong story like The Twits is. This is a short review because I don't have anything else to say about the book itself due to not liking the story too much.
The issues with this book are mainly due to the two characters featured in it: Mrs Silver and Mr Hoppy and that the story didn't really grab me and I felt the story wasn't a strong story like The Twits is. This is a short review because I don't have anything else to say about the book itself due to not liking the story too much.
Ibland är man påhittig och man säger ju att kärlek har inga gränser. I detta fall så har det verkligen inte det!
This book taught me that true love = deception and animal theft
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
A very cute story, if you don't linger on certain elements.
These elements being:
a) Pet care. Mrs. Silver never notices how her most prized pet is being switched with another turtle every week. In the end, Mr. Hoppy just brings all tortoises back to the pet stores - their jobs done - INCLUDING the original Alfie. Not done, Mr. Hoppy.
b) In the book, Mrs. Silver is being deceived by Mr. Hoppy - this deception in the end leading to their marrying each other - and NEVER finds out the truth. I wouldn't want such a lie at the foundations of my marriage, Mr. Hoppy, but who knows, maybe I'll be just as desperate when I'm your age.
I have to admit that I saw the movie adaptation before reading the book. In it, the aforementioned "issues" I had, have been resolved. Here Mrs. Silver DOES find out the truth (and she forgives Mr. Hoppy) and Alfie is not just simply brought to the pet store with all other tortoises... (In addition, James Cordon provides a lovely extra layer by being a wonderful, funny narrator. They added a lot of extras in the film, but in fact, all additions were valuable and nice.)
(By the way: the following review is definitely worth reading as well: http://theconversation.com/esio-trot-is-one-of-the-best-screen-adaptations-of-dahl-ive-seen-35774)
P.S. Quentin Blake's illustrations deserve 5 stars! Cute, appealing and very fitting.
These elements being:
a) Pet care. Mrs. Silver never notices how her most prized pet is being switched with another turtle every week. In the end, Mr. Hoppy just brings all tortoises back to the pet stores - their jobs done - INCLUDING the original Alfie. Not done, Mr. Hoppy.
b) In the book, Mrs. Silver is being deceived by Mr. Hoppy - this deception in the end leading to their marrying each other - and NEVER finds out the truth. I wouldn't want such a lie at the foundations of my marriage, Mr. Hoppy, but who knows, maybe I'll be just as desperate when I'm your age.
I have to admit that I saw the movie adaptation before reading the book. In it, the aforementioned "issues" I had, have been resolved. Here Mrs. Silver DOES find out the truth (and she forgives Mr. Hoppy) and Alfie is not just simply brought to the pet store with all other tortoises... (In addition, James Cordon provides a lovely extra layer by being a wonderful, funny narrator. They added a lot of extras in the film, but in fact, all additions were valuable and nice.)
(By the way: the following review is definitely worth reading as well: http://theconversation.com/esio-trot-is-one-of-the-best-screen-adaptations-of-dahl-ive-seen-35774)
P.S. Quentin Blake's illustrations deserve 5 stars! Cute, appealing and very fitting.
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:
Yes
I love Roald Dahl, and I feel like that's how I start all my reviews of his books out. I'm such a big fan of his work and have been for years that I've probably become biased by now. If you put a bad book in front of me written by him, I know I could find some good in it. But Esio Trot is definitely not a bad book, it's such a quick and enjoyable read, that you cannot fault it.
It's eighty pages and it's about an old man trying his hardest to impress the woman of his dreams, even if that is animal cruelty which is something I highly cannot stand. But the endangerment wasn't heavy, sure there were one hundred and forty plus tortoises in one room, and yeah Mr Hoppy was risking their lives by lifting them up and down over the balconies, but Dahl writes in such a child friendly way that you don't worry about it, and it all seems very child friendly.
It's eighty pages and it's about an old man trying his hardest to impress the woman of his dreams, even if that is animal cruelty which is something I highly cannot stand. But the endangerment wasn't heavy, sure there were one hundred and forty plus tortoises in one room, and yeah Mr Hoppy was risking their lives by lifting them up and down over the balconies, but Dahl writes in such a child friendly way that you don't worry about it, and it all seems very child friendly.
