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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Who doesn't love a bit of tortoise-napping? How did no one find out about Mr Hoppy
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
So yeah, hate Mr. Hoppy. Out here animal abusing, liking the idea of a woman half his age being his “slave”, manipulating others while stealing and selling others’ pets. Yeah that’s a big NO for me.
Horrible message. Painful. Good thing it only took about 10-15 minutes to read max.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
N/A
A terrible, terrible book that teaches how it is ok to lie, it promotes decieving, manipulation and animal slavery.
3 1/2 stars
This is a love story with a Dahl spin on it. So you know that it’s funny but messed up when you think about it. “Nothing good will come from dishonesty,” until it does apparently.
This story also reuses a trick from The Twits, even reuses the same simile describing it.
This is a love story with a Dahl spin on it. So you know that it’s funny but messed up when you think about it. “Nothing good will come from dishonesty,” until it does apparently.
This story also reuses a trick from The Twits, even reuses the same simile describing it.
We started with this book as our first read aloud of the year with my 3rd/4th classroom. The kids really enjoyed it, and so did I. It's a love story, but an unconventional. Mr. Hoppy does something unusual to get his neighbor to fall in love with him. The kids thought it was very funny!
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.
