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The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

lupinegarden's review against another edition

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3.0

Dated gender stereotypes, but overall fun adventures along a railway

beela's review against another edition

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

4.5

mt0698's review against another edition

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

4.0

kyrisof66's review against another edition

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5.0

This is basically my favourite classic classic children's book.

fruitkate's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

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4.0

Ich hab gedacht, ich mache mal weiter mit den englischen Kinderbuchklassikern, und habe dieses Buch als englisches Hörbuch bei Audible gehört (gab's kostenlos im Abo). Geschrieben ist es zu Anfang des 20ten Jahrhunderts, und das merkt man durchaus. Trotzdem ist es eine nette Geschichte aus einer Zeit, als eine Eisenbahnlinie noch der "heiße Scheiß" war, zu dem die Kinder täglich pilgern. Ist nur ein kurzes Büchlein, das in einer Stunde vorgelesen ist - aber mir hat es sehr gut gefallen, zumal es von der Vorleserin so schön "very british" vorgetragen wird. Ich denke, ich mache eine Serie aus den englischen Kinderbuchklassikern.

somewhat_kat's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

trin's review against another edition

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

3.25

happylilkt's review against another edition

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4.0

This is very old fashioned but so delightful! I would have loved this as a child.

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.75

This was an extremely enjoyable nostalgia read. Nesbit uses an unusual narrative voice which occasionally breaks the fourth wall and I found that interesting to read as an adult. I don't know how old I was when I last read it but I vividly remembered the characters and all of their little adventures. I definitely want to re-watch the film now as well.