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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Before yesterday, I would have told you I read "The Wind in the Willows" in 2nd grade. I now think I just read the one story where Mr. Toad steals the horse from the barge woman, used a line from that story as a computer password for many years, and never read the rest of the book!
I found the stories pleasant, and I liked the contrasts between the different characters. Wish we could have seen more of that otter, though. Without the nostalgia of having read them as a kid, I basically just thought they were good and cosy tales. I have also learned, over the last year, that I don't really find "charming" British things to actually be very charming. When I read about a lower class youth tugging their forelock, it puts me in mind to depose a monarch.
I found the stories pleasant, and I liked the contrasts between the different characters. Wish we could have seen more of that otter, though. Without the nostalgia of having read them as a kid, I basically just thought they were good and cosy tales. I have also learned, over the last year, that I don't really find "charming" British things to actually be very charming. When I read about a lower class youth tugging their forelock, it puts me in mind to depose a monarch.