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Dziki robot by Peter Brown

44 reviews

noura's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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ymziegler's review against another edition

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hopeful relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Read this because my student recommended this to me! This was such a sweet read. :) I found Roz relatable as an autistic person reading about her sort of learning how to mask, but in a different way. I loved the bonds she formed and the community she built. I loved this sweet book so much. 💞🤖🍃🪿
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chezler24's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

So cozy and endearing. I picked this audiobook because it was relatively short and I wanted to take a crack at the book before watching the movie; however, I was not expecting to be so attached to a robot and her gosling son. Peter Brown gave such life to this island and its cast of animal characters (special shoutout to the thespian opossum). I can't wait to read the other books in the series. Highly recommend it if you need good found family vibes. This book felt like a nice, warm blanket on a cold, dreary day - and I am not just saying that because of the impending winter storm that's hitting Houston in roughly 24 hours.

“If you stand in a forest long enough, eventually something will fall on you. And Roz had been standing in the forest long enough.” - I'm including this quote just because I chuckled when I heard it. 
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regnistegra's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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eebeck's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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madgblack's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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the_readingraven's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

"We're a strange family. But I kind of like it that way."

Middle-grade novels have a way of punching you right in the feels! 😭 I want to see the movie based on this book, but in true fashion I needed to read this before viewing it. Oh my goodness, I was not expecting to feel so much throughout this book. 

If anyone has read The Monk and Robot series by Becky Chambers, you will get the same vibes! The Wild Robot is about community, found family, openness, survival, and motherhood. I can't wait to read the next one and I just heard they are making a second movie based on the second book! Yes! 
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macthebrazen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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bookb1itch's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sad that it took me so long to get my hands on this beauty.  Now that I have read it, i can enjoy the film guilt-free. to quote one of my students: "you have to read it...the film is beautiful, but the book is beautiful-er".  Thanks Bernie!  The book certainly IS beautiful, but also somehow more confronting than I expected - talking about the turn of seasons and death of animals (including at each other's "hands").  HIGHLY recommended!
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rosa_lina96's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

What a charming little book to read after seeing the movie! It has its downfalls--there's far more characters to keep track of than in the movie version (to the point where differentiating them got a bit difficult at points), Fink has much less of a major role and is a bit more of an unapologetic jerk, and the whirlwind pace makes it a bit difficult to actually connect to the narrative--but it was still a quick and heartwarming read. 
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