lyricallit's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I read this when I was in elementary school and loved it and others in the series. This summer, I read it aloud for my own kiddos. I was happy to discover that my nostalgia was not tainted because it largely held up! For a read-aloud, though, it is not ideal: it is a bit slow-paced and the humor is dry and probably went over the heads of my kids. Probably best for a 3rd grader+ to get the humor, but still fun and my oldest seems interested in others in the Bunnicula series! 💜
As an adult, I find the implied infidelity storyline with Max/Georgette somewhat surprising for a child's novel,.but in the early 90s I thought nothing of it!
As an adult, I find the implied infidelity storyline with Max/Georgette somewhat surprising for a child's novel,.but in the early 90s I thought nothing of it!
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's not quite the great classic Bunnicula is, but it was an entertaining read. Kind of odd to see all the murder mystery tropes play out amongst cats and dogs at a middle grade level... Parts of it felt a little inappropriate for the age group to me because of the tropes they played off of, but that ma have just been because of coming in with my adult assumptions and impressions.Â
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Animal death
Minor: Infidelity
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