A review by skojar
The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin

2.0

I wanted to like this a whole lot more than I did. Perhaps if I had read a version with illustrations, rather than the free ebook version? As an adult, I read children's books firstly to know ahead of time what I'm offering (or not offering) my kids. But it is sometimes enjoyable because of the occasionally magical and charming and funny stories. This was none of the three to any notable degree, with one exception: the chapter titles were entertaining. If I were reading for myself alone, I should have stopped after the table of contents. Since I was reading for my kids, I'm glad I didn't because as wholesome as the intent might be, there were a handful of elements that I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with.

There were nice descriptions of scenery.