Reviews - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien

4.09 AVERAGE

wisteriarain's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A surprisingly thought provoking, philosophical, and exceptional read. I picked up this book because the movie had left an impression on me when I was younger. The book is, without a doubt, much better than the animated film.
The most fascinating part about this book is the main character, Mrs. Frisby. Despite being a mouse, she has to be the most well written depiction of a single mother I have ever come across in a book. Other books should follow the example of this one when writing a character who is a single mother!
This book is a classic, wonderful adventure, and certainly deserving of the Newbury Award. I highly recommend it.

rottenroll's review against another edition

4.0

I never knew the animated film was based on a book. It was just one of those childhood favorites and the book is a nice read. I keep going back to the movie and a lot of was changed for theatrical effect but the same heart of it is still there. All of the names already carried that feel from the movie and it's added with the book's characterization. Mrs. Frisby is a courageous mouse. The story is well written and feels like a home-y book.