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A review by cornmaven
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
3.0
Very 1950s style of writing, but it makes a good vocabulary builder and model of solid sentence structure. The pace is a little too calm for me, Fern is kind of a cardboard kind of character, and the whole "she acts so queer" never really goes anywhere. One can clearly see that given its original publication date, fewer kids will relate well to farm life, with its pragmatic acceptance of death and the cycle of nature. And if modern readers want to be well informed, they need to be told that pigs are not fed slop anymore.
Charlotte, of course, is a very strong character. I had always heard that she sacrificed herself for Wilbur, but that apparently is not the case. I also like Templeton. Wilbur did nothing for me, he was too pathetic and wimpy. His only saving grace was his ability to figure out Templeton's motivation.
Just not my kind of novel, but others may like it.
Charlotte, of course, is a very strong character. I had always heard that she sacrificed herself for Wilbur, but that apparently is not the case. I also like Templeton. Wilbur did nothing for me, he was too pathetic and wimpy. His only saving grace was his ability to figure out Templeton's motivation.
Just not my kind of novel, but others may like it.