A review by roseleaf24
Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

3.0

Certainly not my favorite classic. It is unevenly episodic, with several points of cliff-hanger common to a story that was originally serialized, but the spread of each episode was inconsistent, and the overall plot and character development stopped, started, changed direction, redid itself. 3 stars because I can see enjoying this bit by bit and looking forward to the next installment. But it's close to 2 stars: the didacticism is heavy-handed, and the consequences are all fantastical. The consequences make for the great part of the story, but they do not give value to the didactic nature, as they are not consequences a child would actually face. As an adult, I can see the metaphorical connections, but I don't think they come through for children.