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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
A very fun children's book. If I hadn't gone into this with super high expectations, I think I would have enjoyed it a lot. Unfortunately, I had recently read E.L. Konigsburg's other Newbery winner, The View From Saturday. That book is utterly fabulous. Naturally, I was expecting this one to live up to that, and it didn't quite do it. I think the difference was the characters. In TVFS, the characters had wonderful, distinct personalities, desires, and stories. I missed that in this book. Claudia and Jamie weren't bad characters, but they weren't exactly memorable.
The adventures were great, and I enjoyed the references to famous artists and seeing the children react to the different artifacts and displays. There were also a lot of humorous moments that made it interesting. I would really recommend this to any child looking for a book, but not before The View From Saturday. That one's just too good.
The adventures were great, and I enjoyed the references to famous artists and seeing the children react to the different artifacts and displays. There were also a lot of humorous moments that made it interesting. I would really recommend this to any child looking for a book, but not before The View From Saturday. That one's just too good.