likecymbeline 's review for:

The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge

2.0

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I've got a very tiny cousin who I treat like a niece, and giving her the right books as she grows older is an important goal for me. Because I'd seen the movie of this, I thought I should give this book a spin and was prepared to really like it. I think I expected it to be [b:The Last Unicorn|29127|The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)|Peter S. Beagle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358147318s/29127.jpg|902304], but that book far surpasses this one. This one feels more dated sometimes, and oh my god there is just so much children and God and lambs. At times I was just like, "what am I reading?" Ugh, it ends with

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Robin and Maria and their ten children in a church pew. What? Gross. That is not a message I want kids absorbing.

Maria is a good character overall and I liked her just fine, but I had a hard time picturing a kid getting really into this book. There's a lot of description, and although the plot moves along fairly well it isn't always riveting. And giving the hill back to God. That whole scene. Just. It's absurd. I can't stand it.