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impalingheaven's review
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Almost as good as the first book, more adventures following deer in the forest. This story has more characters than the first, so their interactions drive more of the plot. Easy read, some of the deer drama was the only downside.
sjgrodsky's review against another edition
2.0
Just not engaging. Read a few chapters, did not finish.
nicole_schmid's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I preferred the first book, I think, though this also was cute in places, heart-wrenching in others.
The family structures have unfortunately aged like milk and poor Faline! But the children warmed my heart, especially their kind treatment of the stuttering buck.
The family structures have unfortunately aged like milk and poor Faline! But the children warmed my heart, especially their kind treatment of the stuttering buck.
elvenavari's review against another edition
3.0
This sequel lacks the charm of the first book. I liked that the deer/forest was more aware of Him/He but they still kept their wild & timid nature. Faline was…odd? I didn’t understand her fear of the Kings, especially when Bambi told her there was nothing to fear. I really enjoyed the scenes with adult Bambi.
emoke13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
aotora's review against another edition
4.0
I finally got around to reading the sequel and I have very mixed feelings about this book.
On the one hand- it's an all right book about nature and growing up but it seems milder and watered down compared to the first one.
I really didn't like Faline in this. She comes off as weirdly rude and toxic character.
I also liked that in the first book humans were present but they were always lurking in the background- they were just always presented as a danger- He with a thunder stick that can kill you if you are not careful. In this book they seem much more human and less scary because we learn more about them - we don't know their names but we still know that one is a forest keeper that takes home injured animals and nurses them back to help and that he feeds them during the winter. We also had poachers and a young spoiled brat that loved hunting and didn't really respect adults or nature and he paid by being attacked by Bambi when he wanted to shoot up his family.
At least that part was somewhat satisfying.
This book seems toned down quite a bit. Whilst you had a lot of buck fighting and gore in general in Bambi, this one doesn't really have that many dark parts. Some characters get shot but it's not even remotely as dark as Gobo's death from the first one or a few scenes of intense fighting or killing from the first one.
I did like Bambi in this though. He was still a distant father like all the other fathers - but he was still there when his children or his herd needed him - I especially love the scenes when he comes to Gurri when she is taken by the forest keeper after she gets injured by a fox and the scene where he saves Boso- he is probably the best character in this entire series.
Overall, it's an allright book and an allright sequel but not even remotely as good as Bambi was because it lacks certain charm that that book has.
On the one hand- it's an all right book about nature and growing up but it seems milder and watered down compared to the first one.
I really didn't like Faline in this. She comes off as weirdly rude and toxic character.
I also liked that in the first book humans were present but they were always lurking in the background- they were just always presented as a danger- He with a thunder stick that can kill you if you are not careful. In this book they seem much more human and less scary because we learn more about them - we don't know their names but we still know that one is a forest keeper that takes home injured animals and nurses them back to help and that he feeds them during the winter. We also had poachers and a young spoiled brat that loved hunting and didn't really respect adults or nature and he paid by being attacked by Bambi when he wanted to shoot up his family.
At least that part was somewhat satisfying.
This book seems toned down quite a bit. Whilst you had a lot of buck fighting and gore in general in Bambi, this one doesn't really have that many dark parts. Some characters get shot but it's not even remotely as dark as Gobo's death from the first one or a few scenes of intense fighting or killing from the first one.
I did like Bambi in this though. He was still a distant father like all the other fathers - but he was still there when his children or his herd needed him - I especially love the scenes when he comes to Gurri when she is taken by the forest keeper after she gets injured by a fox and the scene where he saves Boso- he is probably the best character in this entire series.
Overall, it's an allright book and an allright sequel but not even remotely as good as Bambi was because it lacks certain charm that that book has.
lisa_the_bookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
Bambi was my childhood favorie book! I adored it. I loved the movie. I loved the characters. I breathed the setting. I lived the writing. I copied the illustrations.
So I screamed when I found this in the library, sitting there for me to find it. Because I'd read a bit of it once even before I read Bambi. It was in thirft store and I skimmed it and always remembered that Bambi's Children exists, and I've waited forever to be able to read it again.
It made my day. Really reminiscent and similar to the first book. I know some people would complain but I cannot. Since we're dealing with animals,,, the characters and plot are completely different from what I usually read, and could be quite boring for some poeple, but I don't care :'') the setting is the most gorgeously fleshed out thing one could ask for. and the writing is really really good with lots of foresty vocabulary.
idk if I'd recommend it to just anyone, because I don't want you /not/ liking it. But if Disney's Bambi ever hit home for you, read Felix Salten's first book,,, and if you liked that, then read this one.
5 STARS OBVIOUSLY.
So I screamed when I found this in the library, sitting there for me to find it. Because I'd read a bit of it once even before I read Bambi. It was in thirft store and I skimmed it and always remembered that Bambi's Children exists, and I've waited forever to be able to read it again.
It made my day. Really reminiscent and similar to the first book. I know some people would complain but I cannot. Since we're dealing with animals,,, the characters and plot are completely different from what I usually read, and could be quite boring for some poeple, but I don't care :'') the setting is the most gorgeously fleshed out thing one could ask for. and the writing is really really good with lots of foresty vocabulary.
idk if I'd recommend it to just anyone, because I don't want you /not/ liking it. But if Disney's Bambi ever hit home for you, read Felix Salten's first book,,, and if you liked that, then read this one.
5 STARS OBVIOUSLY.
elenaysuslibros's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Fue muy lindo volver a la historia de Bambi, y verlo esta vez crecido, maduro y sabio. Eso si no lo vemos tanto, porque el libro se trata más de sus hijos: Gurri y Geno. Estos dos me cayeron bien y me gustaron sus problemas durante el libro, sobre todo el conflicto que se armó entre los hermanos y sus primos.
No sé qué puedo decir más allá de que me encantó el libro y por alguna razón me sentí muy nostálgica viendo a Faline y Bambi siendo adultos y padres.
Lo que no me gustó tanto de este libro a diferencia del primero es que se le dio mucha importancia a los cazadores esta vez, se les dio incluso diálogo y una pequeña trama. Lo que me gustó del primer libro sobre la relación con lo humano es que este no era protagónico, ni tampoco hablaba mucho, pero en este segundo aparecieron más humanos y hablaban entre sí.
Fue un libro menos tenso que el primero, pero el final si me dio pena.
No sé qué puedo decir más allá de que me encantó el libro y por alguna razón me sentí muy nostálgica viendo a Faline y Bambi siendo adultos y padres.
Lo que no me gustó tanto de este libro a diferencia del primero es que se le dio mucha importancia a los cazadores esta vez, se les dio incluso diálogo y una pequeña trama. Lo que me gustó del primer libro sobre la relación con lo humano es que este no era protagónico, ni tampoco hablaba mucho, pero en este segundo aparecieron más humanos y hablaban entre sí.
Fue un libro menos tenso que el primero, pero el final si me dio pena.
knitter22's review against another edition
4.0
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