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aotora's review against another edition
5.0
I rarely enjoy a sequel as much as I enjoy the first book - this one was just as good if not better than the first one.
It's more intense - for one, two characters we've grown to love in the first book die- one being Tommy the WWI doctor and the other being Boone's horse. I do wish that the author dove deeper into Omri dealing with grief though. He is distressed to learn that Tommy died and he is upset that his cat accidentally killed Boone's horse, but then it's just never mentioned again aside from them having a funeral for a horse, the scene being sombre and sad but then it goes back to action pretty fast.
Patric calls Indians dumb savages at one point - or at least something along those lines - I love that Omri corrects him and educates him but I also love that this book shows how much changing the history can actually do.
Yes Native Americans/Indians aren't dumb by any means in this book. But Omri and Patrick think that they can solve a war by giving them modern weapons making them stronger than opponent and easily winning - not accounting for the fact that they've been barely trained and that they don't understand how far the bullets go, so they essentially end up shooting each other instead of the enemy.
I also loved that little speech Little Bear gave at the end and the fact that he has a son now. And I loved their fight against the intruders. It was creative, it was interesting and it was so much fun to read about.
It's a great book and a great sequel with a lot of good lessons.
It's more intense - for one, two characters we've grown to love in the first book die- one being Tommy the WWI doctor and the other being Boone's horse. I do wish that the author dove deeper into Omri dealing with grief though. He is distressed to learn that Tommy died and he is upset that his cat accidentally killed Boone's horse, but then it's just never mentioned again aside from them having a funeral for a horse, the scene being sombre and sad but then it goes back to action pretty fast.
Patric calls Indians dumb savages at one point - or at least something along those lines - I love that Omri corrects him and educates him but I also love that this book shows how much changing the history can actually do.
Yes Native Americans/Indians aren't dumb by any means in this book. But Omri and Patrick think that they can solve a war by giving them modern weapons making them stronger than opponent and easily winning - not accounting for the fact that they've been barely trained and that they don't understand how far the bullets go, so they essentially end up shooting each other instead of the enemy.
I also loved that little speech Little Bear gave at the end and the fact that he has a son now. And I loved their fight against the intruders. It was creative, it was interesting and it was so much fun to read about.
It's a great book and a great sequel with a lot of good lessons.
dlssmit4's review
2.0
This fell short for me, I felt we didn't need a sequel. The first book was so good, I don't know about this book, it wasn't my favorite. I just couldn't get into it.
bookiesncreme's review against another edition
4.0
Surprised I liked this. Entertaining for sure.
I hate Patrick.
I hate Patrick.
locke_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
sean67's review
4.0
Second entry in the series adds more drama, more compassion, and arguable as the character has aged so has the maturity and strength of the book. The plot is strong and the characters believable in what is a decent read, I will look out for the next book in the series to read. Well worth reading.
jselliot's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.5
The first and the fourth are by and far the best books of this series that I've read, though I found out through StoryGraph that there even is a fifth book. Will have to check it out. As a series-wide review, though, the Indian in the Cupboard series firmly captures a sense of whimsy, adventure, and discovery while also holding a sense of wonder for the past and the people that came before the reader. It isn't necessarily perfectly historically accurate in the portrayal of those past characters, but it does endear the reader to them.
thesydda's review
4.0
I love this series. This one was a little slow to get off the ground, and ended a bit abruptly. But in between was nostalgic and full of the characters we love from the first book, with some new characters and new cupboard magic, to keep it from being simply a repetition of the first book.
jossarian4's review against another edition
4.0
Yet another series that aided me in discovering my love of reading.