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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
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.
funny
The nostalgia does it for me. A little icky, though, with the deception to trick Mrs Silver into liking and then marrying him. Might promote a healthy skepticism in the girls though 😂
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
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At the end of the day, it is a children’s book and nothing in it is to be taken too seriously, but should we really be promoting to kids that lying and manipulating your crush is the way to go? If I found out someone took and gave away my pet, I would be livid. Also, why did they get engaged after not even being a couple??? Such a strange book.
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:
Yes
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
Oh, dit is eigenlijk een gemeen verhaal. Maar welk verhaal van Roald Dahl is niet een klein beetje gemeen? ;)
Gelukkig komt het nog goed met Rudi, de originele schildpad. Hij krijgt een nieuw gezin, waar er een jong meisje is die hem voor de rest van zijn leven zal verzorgen, en zij zal hem dus groter en ouder zien worden.
Dit kortverhaal bevat natuurlijk weer prachtige illustraties van Quentin Blake, en een fantastische vertaling van Huberte Vriesendorp.
Veel leesgenot!
Spoiler
Meneer Hoppe had eigenlijk zijn stoute schoenen moeten aantrekken op een andere manier: haar gewoon op de man af vragen als hij met haar wilde trouwen. Ze had misschien al 'ja' gezegd in het begin, in de plaats van die trucjes met de schildpadden te doen.Gelukkig komt het nog goed met Rudi, de originele schildpad. Hij krijgt een nieuw gezin, waar er een jong meisje is die hem voor de rest van zijn leven zal verzorgen, en zij zal hem dus groter en ouder zien worden.
Dit kortverhaal bevat natuurlijk weer prachtige illustraties van Quentin Blake, en een fantastische vertaling van Huberte Vriesendorp.
Veel leesgenot!
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated