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ricksilva 's review for:
How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
First of all, for fans of the movie, the book has a very different vibe to it than the movie does, particularly with the character of Toothless.
That being said, the book is nicely loaded with snarky, irreverent fun, with the (more than) occasional bit of gross-out humor. There are a lot of jokes, and the pacing is fast and fun. The Vikings of Cowell's world are rude, crude, and live a life rowdy party of a life in spite of the harsh and miserable conditions of their home island.
The dragons, selfish and egotistical, are a perfect foil for the vikings, and the story lays the cynical humor on thick.
It delves into some questions about the nature of loyalty and about conflicting loyalties, and it has some interesting musings from the villain, but I found that it was better at humor than it was at packing an emotional punch.
That being said, the humor was definitely there, and it had my son (age 8) laughing out loud on several occasions.
That being said, the book is nicely loaded with snarky, irreverent fun, with the (more than) occasional bit of gross-out humor. There are a lot of jokes, and the pacing is fast and fun. The Vikings of Cowell's world are rude, crude, and live a life rowdy party of a life in spite of the harsh and miserable conditions of their home island.
The dragons, selfish and egotistical, are a perfect foil for the vikings, and the story lays the cynical humor on thick.
It delves into some questions about the nature of loyalty and about conflicting loyalties, and it has some interesting musings from the villain, but I found that it was better at humor than it was at packing an emotional punch.
That being said, the humor was definitely there, and it had my son (age 8) laughing out loud on several occasions.