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toreadistovoyage's review against another edition
2.0
This was seriously lacking. The plot is weak, the pacing is rushed, the characters are so one-dimensional. Geronimo Stilton is such a doormat. I just don’t get it. And I really don’t get how my son enjoyed this book.
bookswithpao's review against another edition
2.0
i told myself i wouldn’t waste my time reviewing this, but it needs to be said. i wanted to read a couple of childhood favorites because i was in the mood for them, and i found this book on my little brother’s bookshelf. i was genuinely excited, yet when i began to read this i was gravely mistaken. this book will seem fun on the outside but there are problematic undertones in which shouldn’t be taught to children.
1.) girl hate
Thea is Geronimo’s sister, and after an encounter with another female character she turns nasty. at first i thought it was fine because the character was slightly rude, but thea has no means of calling her “a witch” and “a ninny” repeatedly.
2.) “xenophobia” kinda
towards the end of the book after the cook has save the female character, she pronounces her love to him, and he returns her feelings. however, she leans in to give him a hug and it turns out she is a bat. the cook is shocked and says “this is never going to work...we are too different, you and i.” it’s quite disgusting how before he was infatuated with her and now he repulsed by the thought of her (he almost fainted). her feelings were hurt in the end. now you’ll be wondering..so what? well i’ll tell you what! let’s think about this with humans. if one race happens to look like a different race and then the partner finds out the person is not actually the race they thought they were and they leave them...what will happen? just think about it.
3.) infidelity
the female character is actually ENGAGED to another bat when she announces her love for the cook after “saving her life” (she fell down a couple of stairs). it shouldn’t be taught that going off with another person just because the person you are engaged to is boring is okay. that’s not okay!
these are only the topics that bothered me the most and there’s so many more that i could continuously talk about. i didn’t like this at all :(((( it’s sad cuz the beginning was actually kinda nice but :/
1.) girl hate
Thea is Geronimo’s sister, and after an encounter with another female character she turns nasty. at first i thought it was fine because the character was slightly rude, but thea has no means of calling her “a witch” and “a ninny” repeatedly.
2.) “xenophobia” kinda
towards the end of the book after the cook has save the female character, she pronounces her love to him, and he returns her feelings. however, she leans in to give him a hug and it turns out she is a bat. the cook is shocked and says “this is never going to work...we are too different, you and i.” it’s quite disgusting how before he was infatuated with her and now he repulsed by the thought of her (he almost fainted). her feelings were hurt in the end. now you’ll be wondering..so what? well i’ll tell you what! let’s think about this with humans. if one race happens to look like a different race and then the partner finds out the person is not actually the race they thought they were and they leave them...what will happen? just think about it.
3.) infidelity
the female character is actually ENGAGED to another bat when she announces her love for the cook after “saving her life” (she fell down a couple of stairs). it shouldn’t be taught that going off with another person just because the person you are engaged to is boring is okay. that’s not okay!
these are only the topics that bothered me the most and there’s so many more that i could continuously talk about. i didn’t like this at all :(((( it’s sad cuz the beginning was actually kinda nice but :/
marcoguerbois's review against another edition
4.0
Mio primo approccio a Geronimo Stilton, avvenuto fuori dall'età consigliata, l'ho trovato molto simpatico, colorato e stimolante.
Di certo sono ottimi libri per avvicinare i più piccoli alla lettura.
Di certo sono ottimi libri per avvicinare i più piccoli alla lettura.
cathylpowell's review against another edition
5.0
Geronimo Stilton books are great for kids. There is much use of colourful and different size fonts as well as great illustrations.
ericadeb's review
1.0
Not my thing. I feel like this book is gimmicky and was really going nowhere. It was so boring and they kept hinting at things. But seriously, it was almost offensive to my intelligence. But then maybe kids like it because they know better than the characters. I can totally see that but as an adult reading it, I just couldn't do it.
potatq's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t remember what the story was but I just remember this was one of my favorite Geronimo Stilton books.
married2agamer's review against another edition
4.0
Good book
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Good book
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Good book
bookishdoll's review against another edition
4.0
This one seemed so different from the others, like maybe it was written by someone else or something.