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northernatlas's review against another edition
4.0
Inspired by the film, 'Goodbye, Christopher Robin', my last research paper for my first semester of postgrad classes has been an analysis of the ways in which real children are utilized for the promotion of cultural products. Christopher Milne was perhaps the poster child for such an analysis, and thankfully had been a writer in his later years. He wrote lyrically, stories of his own memories and childhood, from his own perspective. Though not as vehement as some interviews and journalists have made it sound, and not nearly as nostalgic as we may expect, C. R. Milne was able to guide readers delicately through those publicized memories, poems, and moments that are familiar to many Winnie-the-Pooh fans. Recommended reading for anyone who enjoys memoirs, English history, and those who won't find themselves completely disillusioned by the younger Milne's disenchantment with the stories that made him so famous.
cannoloni's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. Fairly unevenly written and in parts, confusing. Difficult to tell what kind of a person he really was from the varied and sometimes (seemingly) contradictory glimpses offered in this volume.
akshatk's review against another edition
4.0
A bittersweet memoir quite different from what 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' actually shows you.
mara_miriam's review
3.0
I appreciated this book so much: The author's description of the meaning of books, the guide of the Hundred-Acre Wood, the compassionate description of existential conflict between the author and his father. I find it very admirable that while the author was, for his day, a superstar, he did not pursue the limelight and went on to create a very humble and apparently happy life.
akshatk's review
4.0
A bittersweet memoir quite different from what 'Goodbye Christopher Robin' actually shows you.
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