by Johann David Wyss
I had a hankering to take a break from all the GRRM fantasy and read the Swiss Family Robinson. And, for once, I remembered to update my reading list. While marking the star rating - very high, it's one of my fave casual quick reads from childhood - I happened to see the top half of the first review...
Pretty much all the criticisms of this book that I have seen in other people's reviews are true. It doesn't have a plot. The people are pretty much perfect, they never have any doubts or fears or anger or unpleasantness. Pretty much every single animal they meet they kill, and several times near ...
This is indeed a Robinsonade in every possible aspect. The characters in this book even speaks of Robinson Crusoe, and use the novel as a 'guide book' in their own quest. I thought that was kinda funny; I always love that kind of intertextuality. However the book itself was a struggle.. It was too d...
Movie was better, and it wasn't even a very good movie.
Family: It Does a Body Good.Family: The Other White Meat?Family: It's What's for Dinner!
More appropriate title suggestion: SHOOT TO KILL! A less catchy but even more precise title would be We Killed a Lot of Animals: The Story of a Family Stranded on an Island, Who Were Never in Serious Danger and Who - I Believe It Has Been Mentioned, Yet Bears Repeating - Killed a Lot of Animals. The...
Alright, I started this book over a month ago and I just can't find the motivation to finish it. It's not that it is a bad book, per say, just not that interesting. The story kind of lag and it is a bit dull; hardly any adventurous/exciting things happen.The family seems to kill/hurt/capture a lot o...
A good plot, but the writing style made it difficult for it to capture (and keep) my attention. I usually don't have any problems listening to books instead of reading this, but here I often found my attention wandering and had to rewind. The father of the family did get on my nerves at times as he ...
Enjoyed the book, but not sure how I felt about it.
My father read this aloud to us when I was younger than 9. I suspect that has a lot to do with my love for the book.
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