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October 1952
by Harpercollins Childrens Books
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The United States
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0061070106
(isbn13: 9780061070105)
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An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bl...more
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Read in October, 2007
I grew up without reading this book. For some, that seems to be unimaginable. I can maybe understand why. My wife and I are reading it now, or I should say, I am reading it aloud before bed, and it's really wonderful. I could totally see why it would be a kind of life-formative book. I was reading a passage last night and laughing at it (there is so much in here that is really funny), and it made me wonder about the level of the humor. That is, would the kid me have thought this was funny o...more
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people who failed English, but love books
Within 3 minutes of reviewing its Top 100 Novels Written in English List, I knew The Modern Library was irrelevant. That's because it failed to include CHARLOTTE'S WEB. I mean, I realize that children's literature is considered a joke by most intellectuals, but get serious. Anybody who reads this story and fails to recognize its greatness doesn't really like books, in my opinion.
Not only does CHARLOTTE'S WEB feature one of the most ingenious plots in all of literature, its prose is b...more
Not only does CHARLOTTE'S WEB feature one of the most ingenious plots in all of literature, its prose is b...more
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I read this book three times and my opinion of the book has changed each time. The importance of this? Just think how complex and well written a book is if you can take different meanings from a novel at different stages of your life.
Here is a mini recap of what I thought each time I read it...
4th Grade: Poor piggy! I'm glad he found a nice spider friend. I'm so sad that Charlotte died at the end! But I still hate spiders.
8th Grade: I guess it is a really go...more
Here is a mini recap of what I thought each time I read it...
4th Grade: Poor piggy! I'm glad he found a nice spider friend. I'm so sad that Charlotte died at the end! But I still hate spiders.
8th Grade: I guess it is a really go...more
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Read in October, 2008
In my desperation for a good night's sleep, I jettisoned my Nguigi wa Thiong'o novel (as Em says "is there any great African literature that's not about war or hunger or political corruption?") and, as after Mom's going, delved into some children's books. This was all I remembered it being when I read it at 8 and more.
I can't say more than Eudora Welty did:
"What the book is about is friendship on earth, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and d...more
I can't say more than Eudora Welty did:
"What the book is about is friendship on earth, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and d...more
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Read in May, 2007
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Pupils like me
I think that this book is really an interestingt book and i would recommend students like me to read this book.The main characters in this book includes Wilbur and Charlotte.
Charlotte’s Web” is a tale of unconditional, selfless love. A love not unlike that of our Savior. The story’s beauty lies in its simplicity. I was moved deeply by this faithful presentation of E. B. White’s timeless classic children’s story.
Charlotte (the soothing voice of Julia Roberts), a ...more
Charlotte’s Web” is a tale of unconditional, selfless love. A love not unlike that of our Savior. The story’s beauty lies in its simplicity. I was moved deeply by this faithful presentation of E. B. White’s timeless classic children’s story.
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Read in June, 2007
A beautiful book. I think one of my favorite things about it (and probably one of my favorite things when I was a kid reading it) is that it doesn't talk down to the reader while providing a whole lot of interesting information. Let's face it, you learn a lot about spiders! I could never convince myself that any of them were as cool as Charlotte, but it was nice to know why they did what they did. The feelings were also very recognizable, even if life on a farm was not, starting with Fern's lov...more
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Read in August, 2008
I recently listened to an interview on NPR with E.B. White. I wanted to re-read this book after hearing the interview and came across a used copy at a great little bookstore named the Paradox Book Store in Wheeling West Wirginia while on a weekend camping trip!
Sadly, I barely remembered anything from my initial reading of this book as a child.
I loved this quick read! Several times I caught myself laughing out loud, and the ending touched my heart.
The aut...more
Sadly, I barely remembered anything from my initial reading of this book as a child.
I loved this quick read! Several times I caught myself laughing out loud, and the ending touched my heart.
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Read in August, 2007
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people who don't deserve to get punched in the face
There is a little "bring one take one" library at one of the schools I work at. I got all excited till I saw that all the books were crap. But, excitement came back when I saw the children's library, "take one home for your kids." I saw Charlotte's Web and read it on my breaks which prompted some stupid lady to inform me, "You know there are adult books here too!" I didn't punch her, but I wanted to.
So anyway...I was reading it and, although it was super...more
So anyway...I was reading it and, although it was super...more
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Read in June, 2008
Before you see the rating and become outraged, keep in mind that this is GoodReads - not Amazon. 2 stars means "It was OK". Also you need to know that I read this book for the first time at the age of 28 (I'd seen the cartoon, but that's it). I can see that it'd be a sweet and charming book for children who're only just starting to learn to read, but without the element of nostalgia... sorry, it doesn't cut it. Unlike books like Narnia, it doesn't have anything to endear it to adults.....more
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Read in March, 1983
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Read in January, 1978
I love this book, and consider it a paragon of American literature -- whimsical, completely original, and poignant, and written in a style that is literary and plain-spoken at the same time. My wife laughs at me because I can't read the final paragraph without tearing up (and it's often enough for somebody to merely mention the last paragraph of Charlotte's Web).
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Read in November, 2002
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katherine
what i learned about this book is that family is family and always have your back . Because this book made me realize that this girl loved this pig she took care of it like if it was her own daughter. so she always went to visit him in her uncles farm because her father didn't have no space.and thiers more detail but i'll wait up tell my friends read it.
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Read in January, 1991
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Ms. Eisenhauerrecommends it for: New readers, lovers of coming of age stories
I admit to some bias in rating this book. It was the first chapter book I read. More importantly, I read it after being assigned to the upper level readers group of my first grade class.
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Read in January, 1991
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2nd grade
I read this book every year. It's everything that I loved about being a child. The story is so simple & beautiful. I recommend that everyone reads this book at least once in their lives.
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"SOME PIG!"
The talent spider Charlotte lives in a web in the rafters of a barn. A depressed pig named Wilbur moves in, and Charlotte sadly tells the youngester the fate the will soon come upon him.
She weaves the message "Some Pig" into her web so she can convine the farm staff and surrounding citizens that Wilbur is no ordinary pig and should not be eaten!
This is a tale of friendship, comedy, and love. I really like the illustartor, Garth Williams, he did a ...more
The talent spider Charlotte lives in a web in the rafters of a barn. A depressed pig named Wilbur moves in, and Charlotte sadly tells the youngester the fate the will soon come upon him.
She weaves the message "Some Pig" into her web so she can convine the farm staff and surrounding citizens that Wilbur is no ordinary pig and should not be eaten!
This is a tale of friendship, comedy, and love. I really like the illustartor, Garth Williams, he did a ...more
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For this book review you should first review the book: liked it, didn't like it, specific reasons why or why not. (5-7 sentences) Next explain what your book would look like if it were made into a movie. Type of movie (horror, drama, comedy, action...)? Setting? Casting? What would be the same? What would you have to change? What type of audience would market to?
I really like this book, I know its kind of childish but I enjoy reading this type of books. This book has already ...more
I really like this book, I know its kind of childish but I enjoy reading this type of books. This book has already ...more
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Read in December, 2008
I just re-read this for an audition I had the other day. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, how rich the characters and relationships are, how much it could resonate with me as an adult. And yes, it made me cry on the T.
I mean, when Wilbur first meets Charlotte, they have this incredible conversation about how she must eat blood to live! It's so dark! I forgot it was so dark on so many levels...even how they all cope with fame is so sad, the trade-off there.
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I mean, when Wilbur first meets Charlotte, they have this incredible conversation about how she must eat blood to live! It's so dark! I forgot it was so dark on so many levels...even how they all cope with fame is so sad, the trade-off there.
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Just thinking about the story makes me cry. I love all the characters. I could not bring myself to see the movie. The book is too dear to me.
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Read in January, 1981
My first chapter book, I still have the one I bought at elementary school during the book fair. An all-time favorite.
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SUch a beautiful book. I wish I had read this as a child but still enjoyed it immensley as an adult.
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