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joehobson 's review for:
Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I distinctly remember reading this book when I was a kid and crying at the end, and being fully surprised at that reaction even though I really enjoyed the book. That memory, and not really remembering many details about the plot itself, is what led to me reading it with my kid who is now around the same age. But... it wasn't great. There were no tears this time. There were some eye rolls about all the talk of God, but definitely not tears.
It's not all bad, and the experience of looking back on a book you loved a lifetime ago, and sharing that with your own kid, was definitely worthwhile. But in some ways it's like watching an old home movie of yourself and recognizing how awkward and eager and young and dumb you were. It was a different time, and I was a different person.
It's not all bad, and the experience of looking back on a book you loved a lifetime ago, and sharing that with your own kid, was definitely worthwhile. But in some ways it's like watching an old home movie of yourself and recognizing how awkward and eager and young and dumb you were. It was a different time, and I was a different person.