A review by lys_____
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I reread this book for a man who said it was his favourite book growing up.  I couldn't remember the book very well, but he said he remembered the playful banter between the animals.  When I read it I found there was anything but playful banter.  Wilbur got bullied constantly by the other farm animals, was cast aside by the humans, and used as a prop.  When he was crying about
the fact all the humans in his life plotted for his death
the other animals told him to shut up and stop being a crybaby.  This is the kind of book you have to be a child not to find disturbing.  The constant impending sense of death throughout the book would give even the youngest reader a morality complex.  It was however, fairly well written for the age group it targets, and with proper guidance can be a good book for teaching the importance of bei g friendly and accepting of peers that don't quiet fit in.
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