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panda_incognito 's review for:
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
This is incredibly boring and bland, and even though I understand that there's a nostalgia factor there for a lot of people, I don't understand why this became so popular to start with. I'm not making any commentary on the movie, which I haven't seen, but I am not impressed with the book. (Also, the movie was heavily advertised at my local Kroger when I was a child, so thinking about The Polar Express transports me to the chip and salsa area. But that is neither here nor there.)
The story is one-dimensional and rushed, and even though the illustrations are pretty, a number of pages just show landscapes without propelling the story. The protagonist doesn't do anything notable either, and is just randomly selected by Santa because... well, he's the protagonist! I also found the ending unsatisfying. This seems like one of those books designed for adults who want to reminisce about childhood, rather than being truly aimed at kids.
The story is one-dimensional and rushed, and even though the illustrations are pretty, a number of pages just show landscapes without propelling the story. The protagonist doesn't do anything notable either, and is just randomly selected by Santa because... well, he's the protagonist! I also found the ending unsatisfying. This seems like one of those books designed for adults who want to reminisce about childhood, rather than being truly aimed at kids.