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A review by tamarayork
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson
2.0
Read aloud to my 8 and almost 10 year olds. It sounds like a fun journey story with yetis. It took a few unexpected turns and was VERY preachy about hunting. I am not pro-hunting by any means but the sheer volume of detail with describing heads, skins, and violence towards animals was troubling for my sensitive kid and unnecessary. Moral messages in stories should be subtle, in my opinion. The ones in this book slapped you in the face.
My other beef with this story is that it was unexpectedly religious in nature. We are a secular family and don’t typically read books with a religious bent. You wouldn’t expect a book about yetis to be religious, but these are very devout yetis. They sing hymns every night and quote biblical teaching. Just a heads up. If you are Christian, that probably won’t bother you. But if you aren’t, just know it’s there.
My other beef with this story is that it was unexpectedly religious in nature. We are a secular family and don’t typically read books with a religious bent. You wouldn’t expect a book about yetis to be religious, but these are very devout yetis. They sing hymns every night and quote biblical teaching. Just a heads up. If you are Christian, that probably won’t bother you. But if you aren’t, just know it’s there.