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beaconatnight 's review for:
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
What I really loved the most about The Wind in the Willows is how it turns everyday events into exciting adventures. It's the adventures of very memorable characters - the timid-cum-independent Mole, the dashing Rat, the vain and troublesome Toad, and the wise Badger. Personally, I immediately found myself taking them into my heart. To be honest, I think I would have preferred if the lonely adventures of Toad would have been a bit shorter, allowing for another story of Mole or maybe a tale with Badger as its hero. Still, it's a wonderful children's book that I would gladly read again some day.
Throughout the episodic stories, slower moments alternate with more thrilling segments. It's heartwarming in its portrayal of friendship. At its core, it's about Rat introducing Mole to the world they are living in. They help out Otter to find his missing child, an adventure that leads to the glorious appearance of Pan, the Greek god of nature (or the Piper at the Gates of Dawn, as the chapter title beautifully calls him). In Toad's absence, they take care of his business before eventually taking back his mansion by storm, friendly turns he really wouldn't have deserved (or did he?).
There are more adult themes as well. For instance, it's witty in its portrayal of what is essentially human psychology. Like when Mole contemplates what he should have said and done in an earlier situation. More importantly, it discusses ideas of paternalism, when the other animals try to intervene in Toad's self-destructive behavior. There is also blissful poetry, in poems as well as in prose.
Rating: 4/5
Throughout the episodic stories, slower moments alternate with more thrilling segments. It's heartwarming in its portrayal of friendship. At its core, it's about Rat introducing Mole to the world they are living in. They help out Otter to find his missing child, an adventure that leads to the glorious appearance of Pan, the Greek god of nature (or the Piper at the Gates of Dawn, as the chapter title beautifully calls him). In Toad's absence, they take care of his business before eventually taking back his mansion by storm, friendly turns he really wouldn't have deserved (or did he?).
There are more adult themes as well. For instance, it's witty in its portrayal of what is essentially human psychology. Like when Mole contemplates what he should have said and done in an earlier situation. More importantly, it discusses ideas of paternalism, when the other animals try to intervene in Toad's self-destructive behavior. There is also blissful poetry, in poems as well as in prose.
Rating: 4/5