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The Wind in the Willows
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bookshelves: owned, classics, children-s, gorgeous-covers, project-clear-ur-sh-t, 3-and-a-half-stars, reviewed, recommend
Dec 24, 2021
bookshelves: owned, classics, children-s, gorgeous-covers, project-clear-ur-sh-t, 3-and-a-half-stars, reviewed, recommend
This book is no plot, just vibes.
If you're in the mood to just think about forest animals wearing tweed, and picnics in rowboats, and dinner parties attended by a bunch of rabbits and stuff à la the third act of Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox, and it's cool with you if that replaces story altogether, you're in luck.
In short, if you want to get the same effect as if you looked at this picture for about an hour:
You're in the right place.
Bottom line: I cannot imagine children reading this book, but I can imagine cottagecore twenty-somethings reading it!
clear ur sh*t book 64
no quest, just seeing how many more i can finish
If you're in the mood to just think about forest animals wearing tweed, and picnics in rowboats, and dinner parties attended by a bunch of rabbits and stuff à la the third act of Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox, and it's cool with you if that replaces story altogether, you're in luck.
In short, if you want to get the same effect as if you looked at this picture for about an hour:
You're in the right place.
Bottom line: I cannot imagine children reading this book, but I can imagine cottagecore twenty-somethings reading it!
clear ur sh*t book 64
no quest, just seeing how many more i can finish
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December 27, 2015
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December 30, 2021
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December 30, 2021
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Syakira wrote: "I live for your review sis!"thank you pal!
Maggie wrote: "i read it as a child and loved it."an intellectual
"No plot, just vibes" is the perfect summary! 😄
It does seem that way, but it’s also a parable for that era about landed gentry in the UK vs working class. In this day and age, it’s hard to imagine the power had over regular every day people.
It’s me! I’m the cottage-core 20 something girly who loves this book. 😂
"no plot, just vibes" yes
To say that this book is just vibes is I think to do it something of an injustice. To me, it has a lot to say about the importance of removing ourselves from our places of comfort - as Moley does when he unexpectedly leaves his burrow amidst his spring cleaning - to go on sudden, whimsical adventures while also making sure not to forget, when all the adventuring is said and done, to appreciate that magical feeling of returning home afterwards.
