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ninnicannotspell's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.75
awoodalla's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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
4.75
rosekk's review against another edition
1.0
This has the kids book issue of being vaguely patronising due to overexplaining things, and didn't have an especially exciting plot.
bookish_otter's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
alisegrant's review against another edition
4.0
One of our schoolbooks. My children enjoyed this one very much. The story is interesting, especially all the descriptions of how the children manage their growing farm. There are some exciting bits involving a pitfall that my children found especially amusing.
lsparrow's review against another edition
2.0
I can't remember how this book got on to my to read list - a classic in the vein of little women , my side of the mountain, or little house on the prairie. As a child I would have devoured this booked and loved it, the independence of 4 children escaping death and managing to learn how to eek out an existence off the land. As an adult I wondered if the writer had ever done any of these tasks or merely watched others. For inexperienced and young children they managed a very successful farm with no crop or other failures. I was interested in the history that was presented (although obviously written by a royalist)- I had forgotten that piece of British history and felt I need to read up more on it. Overall an easy read.
apochemu's review against another edition
4.0
Sometimes a bit hard to follow, but mostly had an interesting plot.
sokhiengtim's review against another edition
4.0
Love how the main character keeps going even in the bad time.