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A review by karenluvstoread
The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest by Felix Salten
5.0
Bambi is a coming of age story, told in anthropomorphic-like style. We often think of the Disney movie version, but the book is far different. In the introduction, it tells us that Salten's focus in the book was simply to portray forest life as it was. So we see both the beauty and the brutal aspects of nature in this story.
With the anthropomorphic-like style, Salten manages to help readers grasp an understanding of what it might feel like to be the various animals; and he gives us all a look at the devastation and intense fear they experienced whenever “He” (which represents the hunter) came around. The various animals in their own ways exhibit characteristics such as friendship, courage, loyalty, determination, and kindness.
Bambi is poignant, powerful, and moving - even though it was hard at times to read. It has amazing descriptive writing which transports the reader to not only the surroundings of the forest, but also the lives of the animals themselves. This book will make you think not just about very controversial topics such as hunting, but also domestication of wild animals. I think this book has the ability to challenge readers in a positive way to think about how they view certain topics. In a world that has become increasingly detached from nature, it’s stories like this and Watership Down by Adams that can challenge people to think about how their actions can affect nature and wildlife.
*I listened to the Audrey audiobook for Bambi while following along in this print edition. You can see my review of the Audrey audiobook in my reviews.*
With the anthropomorphic-like style, Salten manages to help readers grasp an understanding of what it might feel like to be the various animals; and he gives us all a look at the devastation and intense fear they experienced whenever “He” (which represents the hunter) came around. The various animals in their own ways exhibit characteristics such as friendship, courage, loyalty, determination, and kindness.
Bambi is poignant, powerful, and moving - even though it was hard at times to read. It has amazing descriptive writing which transports the reader to not only the surroundings of the forest, but also the lives of the animals themselves. This book will make you think not just about very controversial topics such as hunting, but also domestication of wild animals. I think this book has the ability to challenge readers in a positive way to think about how they view certain topics. In a world that has become increasingly detached from nature, it’s stories like this and Watership Down by Adams that can challenge people to think about how their actions can affect nature and wildlife.
*I listened to the Audrey audiobook for Bambi while following along in this print edition. You can see my review of the Audrey audiobook in my reviews.*