thenymphsvoice's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Let’s call this… lost in translation or alternatively, ‘a serious of unrelated and unfortunate events with no real consequences’.
Just a bunch of weird stuff happened for no apparent reasons, definitely none that were explained. But boy howdy does Pinocchio learn to be a ‘good boy’… it just takes killing other characters, manipulation, cheating, stealing, abandoning, temper tantrums, being turning into something else, being drowned twice, and eaten.
So… yea.
Just a bunch of weird stuff happened for no apparent reasons, definitely none that were explained. But boy howdy does Pinocchio learn to be a ‘good boy’… it just takes killing other characters, manipulation, cheating, stealing, abandoning, temper tantrums, being turning into something else, being drowned twice, and eaten.
So… yea.
gatoss's review against another edition
3.0
3⭐ me gustó aunque por ratos me aburría, claramente no es un género q me interese pero fue entretenido y tenía sus bromitas chistosas
whispersofareader's review
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
philippmk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Child death
carolinerandolph's review against another edition
2.0
I really had to push myself to get through this book. I can see how this may be an interesting read for young children, but it was overwhelmingly boring to me.
kmgard's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
hillarya's review against another edition
1.0
Very strange. I never really liked the Disney version either, so I didn't have much hope for it. It was even worse than I ever would have expected. My son on the other hand loved it. He read it with his 1st grade class and wanted to read it with me. Hopefully the next chapter book is one I can enjoy as much as he does.
regitzexenia's review against another edition
3.0
I used to complain about the Disneyfication of one of my favourite fairy tales, The Little Mermaid. Being Danish, I have grown up with all of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales and ever since I can remember, the animation adaptation of said fairytale always irked me ever so slightly, because of the changes.
Well, I'm not going to say another word on that account.
Because the Disneyfication of Pinocchio is far, far more wholesome.
I barely recognised the story at first. I won't go into details, regardless of whether or not you'd like to read Collodi's book, I don't think that would be helpfull in any way.
I'm mostly surprised that the story is so dark, something I didn't expect at all. But I still liked it, even though it wasn't the story I expected it to be. There's so many points to lash onto that I barely know where to begin.
Cricket floored me. I was baffled, if you've read the book, you know what I mean.
The Blue Fairy on the other hand, I was glad to see so much of and have her play such an important role in Pinocchio's life.
I didn't really like Pinocchio though. But I suppose that's to be expected, as he says himself: he's just a puppet, he doesn't have feelings or a heart.
I'm giving this 3 stars, because while I anticipated a story like the one in the Disney movie, I was actually quite happy do discover that the book was much more complicated, darker and sometimes just grim in a way.
Because that's my favourite kind of fairytales, the grim ones.
Well, I'm not going to say another word on that account.
Because the Disneyfication of Pinocchio is far, far more wholesome.
I barely recognised the story at first. I won't go into details, regardless of whether or not you'd like to read Collodi's book, I don't think that would be helpfull in any way.
I'm mostly surprised that the story is so dark, something I didn't expect at all. But I still liked it, even though it wasn't the story I expected it to be. There's so many points to lash onto that I barely know where to begin.
Cricket floored me. I was baffled, if you've read the book, you know what I mean.
The Blue Fairy on the other hand, I was glad to see so much of and have her play such an important role in Pinocchio's life.
I didn't really like Pinocchio though. But I suppose that's to be expected, as he says himself: he's just a puppet, he doesn't have feelings or a heart.
I'm giving this 3 stars, because while I anticipated a story like the one in the Disney movie, I was actually quite happy do discover that the book was much more complicated, darker and sometimes just grim in a way.
Because that's my favourite kind of fairytales, the grim ones.