Reviews

The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

funny_bunny_reads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

magdoll's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

emblepemble's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

portlandcat's review against another edition

3.0

Harder to love if you're not a dog person...

gnomescottage's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

marigrace's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

skylacine's review against another edition

3.0

The story itself is solid, the Dutch translation I read just made some...odd decisions, such as randomly changing character's names around.

clockworkp's review against another edition

3.0

Es raro, la historia en si me gusta pero las ideas muy al catolicismo aférrimo no las esperaba y no me sentaron bien. Me gusta el modo de narrar, como los perros siendo los amos de los humanos y lo bien que fluye el libro. Y es que lo clasificaría de thriller, hubo momentos que me tenían con el corazón en un puño, incluso las temáticas que trata son le novela de suspense: familia le secuestran los hijos y tiene que encontrarlos antes de que sea demasiado tarde, gata con dueña que le ahoga más de 40 bebés, pareja separada por sus familias ella embarazada y con dueño que no le da suficiente de comer también pierde a sus cachorros... Este libro yo no se lo recomendaría a niños.
Como decía antes, muy temática cristiana: todos los animales que tienen bebés deben estar casados, todas las féminas que salen en la historia son tontainas de buen corazón (obviamente sin contar Cruella y puede que Anita y la gatas) y mucho más débiles que los machos. Me dio mucha rabia. Por no hablar de toda la situación con los gitanos. La escena de la iglesia en nochebuena después de todo lo anterior no me llegó tanto al kokoro como podría haber hecho.
En resumen, la peli del 96 me encantó y es muy fiel en los aspectos importantes y quitando las partes anticuadas y es la que recomiendo ver. En esta ocasión la peli es mejor que el libro.

luweebayy's review against another edition

5.0

As a child this was one of my favourite films but didn’t even realise it was a book until my mid twenties! Well the book is just as charming as the film and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love how it’s like flipped to being the humans are the ones who don’t understand and are actually the pets. I thought was a cute take on the story!

louisa_meg's review against another edition

This was really a great book that was lots of fun to read. You would think this is a book for younger kids, and it kind-of is, but there are a couple words that might give younger kids some trouble. It is definitely interesting, especially because the Disney story is so different, but runs along the same lines. I would say this book is aimed at 8-10 year olds, but someone as old as 13 or 14 might enjoy it as well.