Reviews

High in the Clouds by Geoff Dunbar, Philip Ardagh, Paul McCartney

mjd3jaggy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. It might not have been as good as I remember, but I’m also 22 now. I still liked it a lot tho, and I’m glad I read it again. 

ktbroski's review against another edition

4.5

I read with my nephew and he fell asleep about 20 pages in, but I still finished the book! I remember reading it as a kid and it makes me happy to be sharing it with my nephew 

sumru's review against another edition

2.0

I only read this because if the author. I liked the idea of the story, but I could't really get into it

lukija's review against another edition

3.0

Lupsakka eläinsatu käsittelee metsien tuhoa, kaupunkielämän vaaroja, orjuutta/pakkotyötä ja eläinten oikeuksia vapaaseen elämään ja hyvinvointiin. Happy End.

tiamatq's review against another edition

2.0

Ooo, I feel badly for reviewing this book this way, but... I really wasn't that impressed with High in the Clouds. I thought it was full of oversimplifications, that the characters weren't well developed, and things happened in the book because it was convenient for them to happen. From the start, I was put off - for example, Wirral's mother is killed when the bulldozers destroy the Woodland. However, amidst the mayhem and carnage, Wirral is able to get his father's old raft, put his mother on it, and then decorate it with piles of flowers? And even as this is going on, the forest is still being destroyed, with branches falling around him and others begging him to leave? Not only is the story muddled, but the artwork doesn't represent this at all.

I felt that the personalities of the characters were very much stereotyped. While the narrative has some fun asides, they often seemed to leave children out of the loop. It seems that no one settled on a particular writing style for the entire story. I really wish that more detail and revision had been put into this story - lots of the characters are very interesting, but we learn so little about them. For example, what are some of the 101 reasons that Alfredo the flea hates Gretsch? Why does Froggo have a wooden leg? And why on earth would the animals leave their children with Gretsch as a babysitter?

I really did want to enjoy this book, but I felt that it was incomplete.

mathstalio's review against another edition

3.0

The writing was...not good. Jumpy alternating with run on. The plot was cute though and the illustrations were fun. And it's about squirrels.