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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
I have always wanted to read this book ever since seeing the movie The Secrets of Nimh as a child. I was finally able to buy myself a copy and I absaloutly adored it. It was even better then I could have imagined.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn't sure what I was expecting but this was wilder and better than I expected.
Similar to the scary movie of my childhood, but different, too - less scary, actually. The kind-hearted talking animals reminded me a little of Charlotte’s Web. This was a fun and interesting Newbery winner.
Nature and progress, and how both are impossible without the other
adventurous
What if the dominant species on this planet had turned out to be rodents instead of man? Would they have developed the same technologies that we do? Would they need the same tools, the same kinds of materials and structures?
Would it be possible for sentient rats to live alongside man, perhaps without man even knowing?
Mrs. Frisby, while looking for a way to save her son finds out about a much larger world than she ever imagined. The Rats of NIMH are a colony of intelligent rats that escaped from a testing lab at the National Institute for Mental Health.
This book is filled with mystery and suspense that, even as an adult I find riveting. This is one of my favorite books and so different from the animated movie that it barely deserves the same name.
The conflict is real, the animals are believable and the story is so full of mystery and wonder that it’s hard to not finish in a single sitting. Perhaps most importantly Mr. O’Brien is not afraid to end the story with some kind of personal, meaningful sacrifice on the part of some of the characters. Too often in movies and books the hero accomplishes their goal with little to no sacrifice of any kind on their part, making their eventual triumph meaningless. (See the movie How to Train Your Dragon for a really good example of how this should work and WALL-E for how it shouldn’t.)
Written simply but well, this book holds up as an exciting and thought-provoking book. If you haven’t read it you should, if you have, maybe you should read it again – you won’t regret it.
Would it be possible for sentient rats to live alongside man, perhaps without man even knowing?
Mrs. Frisby, while looking for a way to save her son finds out about a much larger world than she ever imagined. The Rats of NIMH are a colony of intelligent rats that escaped from a testing lab at the National Institute for Mental Health.
This book is filled with mystery and suspense that, even as an adult I find riveting. This is one of my favorite books and so different from the animated movie that it barely deserves the same name.
The conflict is real, the animals are believable and the story is so full of mystery and wonder that it’s hard to not finish in a single sitting. Perhaps most importantly Mr. O’Brien is not afraid to end the story with some kind of personal, meaningful sacrifice on the part of some of the characters. Too often in movies and books the hero accomplishes their goal with little to no sacrifice of any kind on their part, making their eventual triumph meaningless. (See the movie How to Train Your Dragon for a really good example of how this should work and WALL-E for how it shouldn’t.)
Written simply but well, this book holds up as an exciting and thought-provoking book. If you haven’t read it you should, if you have, maybe you should read it again – you won’t regret it.
This book is a timeless classic and I absolutely adored it but I feel like it had the potential to hit harder subjects very well, like colonialism, science ethics, eugenics, and even communism and functioning communes.
Also Mrs. Frisby is a hero and a good mom.
Also Mrs. Frisby is a hero and a good mom.
Just as good now as it was when I was ten - an excellent story.
Love both books the secret of Nimh and this one, i love the movies just as much