delaneysc's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-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
3.0
vivagen's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
screamking's review
4.0
I liked it a lot more than I thought I did. I thought it would be slow moving but it moved steadily along in a way that was rather appropriate. The ending was great and leads an awesome intro into book three.
dandelion323's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
evee88's review
3.0
It was a good book in general, I give it 3.5 stars. Since the borrowers were basically my childhood I decided to give this a go. I found out that this is really more of a read aloud book, at least for me. There were some boring parts where I just had to put the book down and start again another day. I did this quite a lot which resulted in not finishing this book a month after I started it. The ending was great though. I really liked the ending, it closed everything up and just made me understand everything so much better. To sum it up I really recommend reading this book aloud to get a better read out of it.
desirosie's review
3.0
So, JP gave up in this the other night (“not enough illustrations”) but we were close to the end so I decided to finish it for finishing’s sake. It was fine, but I think much of the appeal of the first book was in the world-building of the Borrowers, but living IN the world for an extended period of time isn’t actually as much fun.
numinousspirit's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
shannonreid's review against another edition
3.0
The first Borrowers book is one of my all-time favorites. I reread this second book in the series and it didn't quite hold the same magic for me.
msjoanna's review
3.0
I started reading this aloud with my four-year-old after we enjoyed the first installment. Unfortunately, this book takes too long to pick up to enough action to keep his interest. For the first half of the book, the whole story is background about living outside, getting set up in an old boot, worrying about wildlife, etc. I'll tell him the parts about discovering other Borrowers and eventually moving back indoors. Maybe we'll try the third installment. Still, I enjoyed reading more about these sweet little people and I love the concept of them "borrowing" miscellaneous stuff and repurposing it. The illustrations are also quite nice.