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molseyanna 's review for:
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks
I read this book as a kid and found it fun and exciting. I loved the idea of a kid bringing to life miniature people, befriending them, and figuring out how to provide them with food, water, and size-appropriate tools. The story never goes more than a few pages without some kind of obstacle or dilemma for Omri, the main character, to navigate. There's plenty of tension, but things are never too scary.
As an adult, I find the plot disturbing/fascinating, when you consider the miniature people are REAL PEOPLE, who Omri is basically treating like pets. By the end of the book, he (spoiler alert...) puts the folks back in the cupboard (to return to their old lives, probably) but behold, there are 4 more books in the series, and Little Bear & pals are summoned again and again.
Definitely a book that's bound to make the more mature reader ponder the moral and ethical ramifications of such a situation.
In other words: "fun" for all ages, and just a little bit warped.
As an adult, I find the plot disturbing/fascinating, when you consider the miniature people are REAL PEOPLE, who Omri is basically treating like pets. By the end of the book, he (spoiler alert...) puts the folks back in the cupboard (to return to their old lives, probably) but behold, there are 4 more books in the series, and Little Bear & pals are summoned again and again.
Definitely a book that's bound to make the more mature reader ponder the moral and ethical ramifications of such a situation.
In other words: "fun" for all ages, and just a little bit warped.