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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
A lovely adaptation of a lovely story! I enjoyed this version quite as much as I enjoyed the original, which is very high praise indeed!
What are the odds I would pick up this sweet tale that begins with a quarantine while I’m in the middle of a quarantine myself? In any case, it was a delightful, quick read, and to my surprise an adaptation of a children’s classic that I’ll have to check out at some point.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book as a kid, reading it multiple times. This graphic novel is shorter, but really retains the spirit of the book. As a librarian, I haven't had a lot of success with getting kids to take the book home, so I'm really glad there is now a graphic novel.
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Real Rating: 3.75* of five
I confess I remember the novel this comic book...sorry, graphic adaptation...is based on very poorly. It was something I read from the Leona Doss Elementary School library in 1970 or so. It was sold to me as a time-travel story, so I was down...then I read it and it was all soppy and sweet. Yuck.
So now that I'm fifty years older, what did I think of the read? It's fine. I'm less averse to soppiness and sentiment. I'm not all that enamoured of Edith's illustrations, to be frank. They're pleasant, that's really the best thing I can find to say about them.
That's pretty typical. I'm not blown away.
So reading a comic book (standard disclaimer) still isn't the go-to amusement for me. It's fine, I'm not sorry I reacquainted myself with the story and honestly it's probably all to the good that I didn't re-attempt the original. The days ahead number ever fewer and spending them pursuing middling memories of moderately unhappy times? No thanks. Y'all go on ahead into this wooded area of fancy-schmancy comics, I'll be back here on the croquet lawn of tree books or up yonder at the entertainment center of ebooks.
I confess I remember the novel this comic book...sorry, graphic adaptation...is based on very poorly. It was something I read from the Leona Doss Elementary School library in 1970 or so. It was sold to me as a time-travel story, so I was down...then I read it and it was all soppy and sweet. Yuck.
So now that I'm fifty years older, what did I think of the read? It's fine. I'm less averse to soppiness and sentiment. I'm not all that enamoured of Edith's illustrations, to be frank. They're pleasant, that's really the best thing I can find to say about them.
That's pretty typical. I'm not blown away.
So reading a comic book (standard disclaimer) still isn't the go-to amusement for me. It's fine, I'm not sorry I reacquainted myself with the story and honestly it's probably all to the good that I didn't re-attempt the original. The days ahead number ever fewer and spending them pursuing middling memories of moderately unhappy times? No thanks. Y'all go on ahead into this wooded area of fancy-schmancy comics, I'll be back here on the croquet lawn of tree books or up yonder at the entertainment center of ebooks.
j'ai tellement adoré cet histoire que j'ai conseillé à mon fils de le lire! très touchant et tendre portrait de l'enfance.
Sweet and stern, as if Mary Poppins packed her magic away and refused to pick up your dirty socks.