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Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

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mariekevanmil's review against another edition

3.0

It's hard to read a book that was written in the 19th century and give a review in the 21st. Although I really enjoyed reading Pinnocchio there were parts that made me cringe. Different elements of the story didn't really age that well. It becomes quite dark sometimes, not only as to what happens to Pinnocchio in the book, but also in terms of for instance animal cruelty. Taking the age and day it was written in in account, I can appreciate the tale for what it is. It's a story about a cheerful but disobedient marionette who just wants to be a boy and has to behave in order to do so. The theme throughout the story is crystal clear. Collodi emphasises to children that they should behave well, go to school, study hard and be rewarded if they do so. Misbehave and bad experiences will come your way. A generally enjoyable read and lovely to get a full grasp of what the original story was really like.

calicomoa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

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

4.5

buecherwurmy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

memita's review against another edition

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5.0

Pinóquio fez parte dos favoritos do meu imaginário infantil, só destronado pelo Rei Leão e pela Branca de Neve. Lembro-me de conhecer o Pinóquio como um traquina, mas também de achar a história muito triste e muito feliz simultaneamente, e nunca tinha lido livro nenhum sobre ele. E já há muito tempo que queria ler o original para conhecer a verdadeira história do Pinóquio, do Gepetto e do Grilo. Não me lembrava de muita coisa e foi sensacional vestir a minha capa de criança e desfrutar dos meus personagens preferidos. Collodi acertou nas ferramentas chaves para escrever um livro infantil que ficasse na nossa memória até aos dias de hoje. A história desenrola-se a correr, no sentido em que está sempre a acontecer uma coisa nova que nos prende aos personagens. Apesar das maldades e das desobediências do Pinóquio, ele tem um bom coração e, ao longo das suas experiências e dos bons conselhos que os adultos lhe dão, vai aprendendo a se portar bem. O que é óptimo para educar as crianças, elas podem aprender em conjunto com o Pinóquio. Há também passagens bastantes divertidas e coisas mirabolantes a acontecer. O livro foi escrito no século XIX, mas, a meu ver, está muito actual porque pega nos "dilemas" que é estar a crescer e não poder fazer tudo o que apetece. Provavelmente, as crianças que nasceram com um tablet na mão não irão achar piada a um boneco de madeira que fala, mas a criança que eu fui teria adorado ler um livro sobre ele. Espero que os meus filhos gostem tanto desta história como eu.

extraterrestrialcrisis's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

That was like a fever dream.

beltonpham's review against another edition

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4.0

like Peter Pan and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland I really like children's books that have a bit of magical realism (is that what you'd call it?) in them. unlike the other two books tho this one focuses more on morals and actually has a moral to the story that's much easier to pinpoint LMAO. I thought this was a super cute book. but my god Pinocchio is so annoying at some points. what a brat. but watching his character development was super cool. as I was reading this book I couldn't stop thinking about how much it relates to my senior thesis (which talks about the importance of education basically). out of the children's classics I've read (Peter pan, Alice's adventures in wonderland, and this one) I would say Pinocchio is my least favorite but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. I just didn't like this one as much bc Pinocchio was like kinda annoying LMAO. I really liked how fast paced the book was tho and it was super easy to just fly through the story. this would be a great book to read to children to teach them to be good kids. bc if you're a bad kid you get turned into a donkey!!!!!! this story is sort of borderline absurd simply bc of all of the weird things that happen in it but I think that's what makes the book so good and perfect for children (bc children are so gullible and believe anything smh). anyways LMFAO I thought this was a super good children's book. if you want your child to be learned and start reading classics early then I would have them read this book. good plot, good moral, good everything. Pinocchio was just annoying as freak.