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singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition
4.0
This short children book is story of Moana who belongs in the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, before the civilization starts .Moana, a born navigator has been fascinated about ocean from birth and her grandmother encouraged her to , sets sail in search of a fabled island. As the island they are living on is deteorating and there is soon going to be shortage of food. During her incredible journey, she teams up with her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui, to traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage as they are search of weapon that demi god possess in order to vage the fight against Lava monster. They encounter enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds, and ancient folklore, and in the end Moana find the island and fulfilled the prophecy her grandmother told her about.
birdkeeperklink's review against another edition
2.0
It could just be because this was a novelization for kids, but the story seemed to lack depth. There were a few cool things about it, and I'm sure it's going to be a very pretty movie, based on the descriptions and the pictures, but it's pretty shallow. Particularly the...*ahem* "strong" female character. She...helps a man with his problems. Basically. I don't know, it just didn't ring any bells with me. I'm sure lots of people will like the movie, but there's no way it's reaching Frozen levels, is all I'm saying.
absentminded_reader's review against another edition
3.0
I like the story of Moana, but I wasn’t a fan of this novelization. The story stayed mostly true to the movie, but it was perfunctory and lacked heart. There were lush descriptions for setting details but sparse descriptions for character motivations. Considering that this was a junior novelization, the vocabulary was often advanced. I found it odd to have an illustrated children’s book typeset in large, 14 point letters, using words like “maneuvered” and “bioluminescent”. My daughter had a very hard time reading this book to me. I believe she enjoyed it more than I did, which is why I give it an extra star. After all, I’m not the novels target demographic.
kcwreads's review against another edition
4.0
listened on audio. follows the movie fairly closely. 5 year old willing to finish it and she sometimes bails on audiobooks.
earkens's review against another edition
5.0
I know this is a children’s book. However, it was a really good easy read. I love tropical beach stories which is one reason why I loved this book!! I also love Disney!! So this was an awesome book!!!
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