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Mio, My Son
With help from a genie, young Karl Anders Nilsson travels by day and night, beyond the stars, to reach a Farawayland. There, his father the King, w ho has been searching for him for nine long years, tells him his true name is Mio, and lavishes upon him the loving attention he never received from his foster parents back in Stockholm. mio learns of a prophesy that has been f...more
Hardcover, 178 pages
Published
June 1st 2003
by Purple House Press
(first published 1954)
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Oct 05, 2011
MizzSandie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to MizzSandie by:
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This is one of the first books I ever read on my own. And I have read it many times since. It's very dark and sad, but there's a glimmer of hope shining as a bright star on the night sky. It's beautiful and it touches and tears at my heart everytime I read it.
I guess it's classified as a childrens book, but really it's an 'for every age' book. Adults as well as children will be moved by this story. I know for myself, this is one of the books I will never outgrow and which will never lose it's ab...more
I guess it's classified as a childrens book, but really it's an 'for every age' book. Adults as well as children will be moved by this story. I know for myself, this is one of the books I will never outgrow and which will never lose it's ab...more
Sometimes my book reviews require some story telling as set up. This is one of these posts. Scroll down if you don't want to wallow in my nostalgia.
When I was a child I wanted to be Pipi Longstocking's next door neighbor. I figured I wasn't cool enough or strong enough to live on my own, eat nails and carry a horse with my bare hands but I sure wanted a friend who could! I read everyone of Astrid Lindgren's Pipi books and watched all the poorly dubbed movies more times than I can count.
But someh...more
When I was a child I wanted to be Pipi Longstocking's next door neighbor. I figured I wasn't cool enough or strong enough to live on my own, eat nails and carry a horse with my bare hands but I sure wanted a friend who could! I read everyone of Astrid Lindgren's Pipi books and watched all the poorly dubbed movies more times than I can count.
But someh...more
This is story-wise pretty straightforward and simple fairy tale,fantasy but the writing was of higher level. Since this is the the first time i have read Astrid Lindgren i didnt know what to expect. It was written in a epic poetry like prose that made the story much more interesting,fantastical and imaginative. Her storytelling techniques was clear to see what she was trying to do.
In hindsight its better i read this as an adult where i could see clearly what the writing, the prose style was doin...more
In hindsight its better i read this as an adult where i could see clearly what the writing, the prose style was doin...more
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Maybe I'm biased because I loved the movie when I was a kid. Maybe the translation that I read is really bad. Or maybe I'm just way too old for a book written for such young kids. Whatever the reason, I really didn't understand what was so great about this book, and I'm disappointed. Ever since I was a kid, I've been looking for this book, and never could order it or anything. I remembered it a little while ago, and was able to order it on Amazon.
It felt so flat to me. I felt no connection to Mi...more
It felt so flat to me. I felt no connection to Mi...more
Nov 15, 2012
Julia Hjertenstein
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Föräldrar/Parents
Shelves:
children-s-lit,
swedish
Först och främst kan jag inte komma över alla Sagan om Ringen-referenserna. Samtidigt undrar jag vart J K Rowling fick idén om osynlighetsmanteln, eller att ge fienden ett namn som inte får nämnas högt. Boken var absolut inte dålig men den är bättre som barnbok. En fantasybok (för barn dessutom) är inte till för att vara realistisk förståss, men en del scener blir liksom hängande i luften och oklara, vilket var något som jag reagerade på.
Mio, min Mio är en bok som tar upp många viktiga ämnen: d...more
Mio, min Mio är en bok som tar upp många viktiga ämnen: d...more
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หนังสือแนวผจญภัยของคุณยายลินด์เกรนเล่มนี้ อ่านแล้วเฉยๆแฮะ ดูมันไม่ค่อยมีเนื้อเรื่องมากเท่าไหร่...หรือ...ก็เพราะแก่เกินแล้ว(เหมือนเดิม) เลยอ่านอะไรก็ไม่ตื่นตาตื่นใจแล้ว
แต่ถ้าเทียบกับแนวผจญภัยอีกเล่ม (จำชื่อไม่ได้) เราว่าเล่มนั้นมันยังมีเนื้อหามากกว่าเลย
หนังสือสวย..แต่ก็แพงคอดๆเช่นกัน...ฝรั่งนี่มันทำไมชอบออกแต่หนังสือปกแข็งนะ T_T
แต่ถ้าเทียบกับแนวผจญภัยอีกเล่ม (จำชื่อไม่ได้) เราว่าเล่มนั้นมันยังมีเนื้อหามากกว่าเลย
หนังสือสวย..แต่ก็แพงคอดๆเช่นกัน...ฝรั่งนี่มันทำไมชอบออกแต่หนังสือปกแข็งนะ T_T
Bukan jenis buku Lindgren yang cerah, tapi juga tidak sekelam Kakak-Beradik Hati Singa yang sepertinya kok bisa mengajak pembaca remaja yang agak rapuh buat bunuh diri, hiiiii.....
Dari awal, settingnya normal, Swedia abad ke-20. Di sana ada Bosse, anak angkat nan sengsara (tapi kesengsaraannya hanya diceritakan beberapa paragraf sih, jadi tidak terlalu dramatis). Lalu Bosse bertemu jin dalam botol, sang jin ternyata adalah utusan ayah kandungnya untuk memulangkan Bosse ke Negeri Nun Jauh untuk...more
Dari awal, settingnya normal, Swedia abad ke-20. Di sana ada Bosse, anak angkat nan sengsara (tapi kesengsaraannya hanya diceritakan beberapa paragraf sih, jadi tidak terlalu dramatis). Lalu Bosse bertemu jin dalam botol, sang jin ternyata adalah utusan ayah kandungnya untuk memulangkan Bosse ke Negeri Nun Jauh untuk...more
Karl Anders Nilson, known as Andy, is a lonely boy. An orphan, he lives in Stockholm with his foster parents, Aunt Hulda who wanted a boy and Uncle Olaf who thinks Andy makes too much noise. His only friend is Ben, but they sometimes fight. The only person who is kind to him is Mrs Lundy from the sweet shop. But then one day Aunt Hulda, after telling Andy yet again that the day he came to their house was an unlucky one, is given a card to post by Mrs Lundy and an apple that turns to gold. The ca...more
A Swedish children's-classic and a must read for every in Scandinavia. The story tells about a young boy, who lives with his aunt and uncle and misses his father. He comes to a fantastic dream kingdom, where he himself is the prince, and his father is the king. Allthough everything seems well, a powerfull dark lord is to be defended.
The story is really cute, a bit cliché and certainly for younger children, but can also be read by adults. It has a lot of nice and heartwarming ideas and deals wit...more
The story is really cute, a bit cliché and certainly for younger children, but can also be read by adults. It has a lot of nice and heartwarming ideas and deals wit...more
I read this book aloud to my almost 5 year old son a chapter at a time and we both enjoyed it. My son got nervous at some parts - he gets worried when reading about bad guys and Sir Kato in the book is very very bad - but he did want to keep on reading and says he "really liked it". There were dark parts, and discussion of death and evil, but nothing worse than is in a typical folktale or the Wizard of Oz. I really liked how Mio and his friend Pompoo were portrayed as scared and nervous, but als...more
This was a book that left a great impression on me when I read it as a child. I thought it was very engaging and could not put it down. I have not read it in a very long time and cannot remember the details of the book, however it did leave so big an impression that I still remember the general story and even where I was the first time I read it.
This book is also excellent for reading aloud and share the impression with other family members. Just like The Brothers Lionheart by the same author t...more
This book is also excellent for reading aloud and share the impression with other family members. Just like The Brothers Lionheart by the same author t...more
This is probably one of the most boring book I've ever read!
I think it would be nice to read for your small children as a bedtime story but not for anything else. I had to read the whole book since it was a school thing and I died of boredom several times while reading it. Then everytimne I died Mio came and resurrected me ,and I died again, and he resurrected me, and i died and so on...
Nothing really happens in the book except Mio riding around with his extremely annoying friend Jum-Jum!
Don't r...more
I think it would be nice to read for your small children as a bedtime story but not for anything else. I had to read the whole book since it was a school thing and I died of boredom several times while reading it. Then everytimne I died Mio came and resurrected me ,and I died again, and he resurrected me, and i died and so on...
Nothing really happens in the book except Mio riding around with his extremely annoying friend Jum-Jum!
Don't r...more
Luin tämän kylläkin alkukielellä, siis ruotsiksi (Mio, min Mio!), enkä englanniksi. Toisaalta pidin kovasti kielen pehmeydestä ja kuvailun herkkyydestä - se oli kaunista. Myös Mion ja tämän kuningasisän suhde oli hyvin herttainen. Toisaalta teoksen mustavalkoisuus oli valtavan ärsyttävää -kaamea "riddar Kato" oli niin paha, että kun nimen mainitsi, niin linnut pökertyivät, kukat kuolivat, puut pudottivat lehtensä ja valkoiset hevoset itkivät verta. Ainoa hyvyys, tai hyve, joka hänelle voidaan la...more
Astrid Lindgren is a beloved children's author to european readers, and several of her stories have been made into television series or movies. I've also loved her picture books for children, so I had high hopes for Mio, My Son. Instead, I found it too simple, quaint, and idyllic for my taste. Yes, the writing is pretty and poetic, but excessively so. You just want to retch at the paradisal scenes and depictions of childhood purity.
Like The Red Bird the premise is an orphan – taken in but mistre...more
Like The Red Bird the premise is an orphan – taken in but mistre...more
I first read this book when I was a kid (yes, in German, although of course the original is Swedish - the English version is Mio, My Son), and it's an excellent read. The fact that it had a horse on the cover certainly helped.
I read it again in my late teens and still thought so. I'll have to find it again some day soon at the library.
Astrid Lindgren was such an excellent author. I don't understand why she's not read much more here in the US. She's still very popular elsewhere.
I read it again in my late teens and still thought so. I'll have to find it again some day soon at the library.
Astrid Lindgren was such an excellent author. I don't understand why she's not read much more here in the US. She's still very popular elsewhere.
Oct 20, 2011
Riadiani Marcelita
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
unfinished-business,
owned
One of those Astrid Lingdren books I never got to finish.. I remember reading the first chapters of the book, but I didn't go on. I read it when I was a child, and I think one of the factors that made me put the book down was the uninteresting cover. I forget how the story goes, but I think it's about a boy who lived with his mean Aunt and Uncle, and one day he went missing, and went to this world where his father ruled as king. Then he became a prince, if I weren't mistaken..
Astrid Lndgren rules. En bok jag läst på svenska. Storyn är rysande bra fantasy om föräldralöse killen som kommer till lande i fjärran och upptäcker att han är prins Mio son till den gode konungen. Ill en början är allt idylliskt men barnen i landet hotas av den fruktansvärde riddar Cato. En saga, eller allegori, eller ruskigt bra fantasy skriven på en vacker svenska som är en njutning att läsa högt. En absolut klassiker som alla barn och vuxna borde få möta.
Read this one couple of months after I started learning Swedish. It was a slow reading, particularly because I was still struggling with the language, but I was proud that I could read and understand something as simple as child literature in Swedish.
The story itself is very sad, but the love and innocence that radiates from the characters makes this book a very enjoyable read, regardless if your a child or an adult. A beautiful story, recommended.
The story itself is very sad, but the love and innocence that radiates from the characters makes this book a very enjoyable read, regardless if your a child or an adult. A beautiful story, recommended.
One of my all-time favourite books. I liked the Pippi Longstocking stories, but this is by far my best loved Astrid Lindgren novel.
If you like books for young adults and fairytales and/or fantasy, I can recommend this highly. I think the world she builds in this is beautiful and I still remember parts of this book vividly, although it has been a very long time since I read it.
If you like books for young adults and fairytales and/or fantasy, I can recommend this highly. I think the world she builds in this is beautiful and I still remember parts of this book vividly, although it has been a very long time since I read it.
if you have not read this - read it.
it is such a beautiful, heartwarming, dramatic, and sad story about courage and hope, about the good standing up against evil.
the style is simple enough to be accessible for children, but poetic enough to be enjoyed by adults. and i even think that this is one of few books by astrid lindgren that can be appreciated more by adults than children.
it is such a beautiful, heartwarming, dramatic, and sad story about courage and hope, about the good standing up against evil.
the style is simple enough to be accessible for children, but poetic enough to be enjoyed by adults. and i even think that this is one of few books by astrid lindgren that can be appreciated more by adults than children.
Possibly my favorite Astrid Lindgren book. Follows the classic folktale format that I love so much, but gives the story the proper gravitas, and doesn't "talk down" to the reader (presumably a child). And of course, the overwhelming theme of love and friendship travels throughout. C'mon, guys--don't judge a book by its movie! Judge it on its own merit!! :-)
Hohoho.. gua cuman inget pernah baca buku ini tapii ngga terlalu inget jalan ceritanyaa..
Artinyaa.. artinyaa..
Ngga terlalu berkesan, wakakakak :p
Lalu kenapa tetap dikasih rating 3?
Karena gua khan baiiikkk, hihihihi :D
Ngga dink, karena biar ngga terlalu inget ceritanya, gua inget kalo ceritanya ngga terlalu jelek2 amat ^o^
Artinyaa.. artinyaa..
Ngga terlalu berkesan, wakakakak :p
Lalu kenapa tetap dikasih rating 3?
Karena gua khan baiiikkk, hihihihi :D
Ngga dink, karena biar ngga terlalu inget ceritanya, gua inget kalo ceritanya ngga terlalu jelek2 amat ^o^
I first read this book when I was young and I remember loving it. I recently found it again in my parents basement and wanted to read it again. I didn't really remember much of it. It was such a fun little book! So simple and yet, so imginative. I remember thinking the spoon was the coolest thing ever. I enjoyed it again!
Es gibt einige Astrid-Lindgren-Bücher, die mir nicht gefallen. Dieses gehört nicht dazu.
Ich habe das Buch erst für ein Seminar an der Uni gelesen, inzwischen ist das neun Jahre her, und mochte es sehr. Die Themen -- Freundschaft und Familienbande -- sind behutsam aufgegriffen und ohne erhobenen Zeigefinger erzählt.
Ich habe das Buch erst für ein Seminar an der Uni gelesen, inzwischen ist das neun Jahre her, und mochte es sehr. Die Themen -- Freundschaft und Familienbande -- sind behutsam aufgegriffen und ohne erhobenen Zeigefinger erzählt.
This book was read to us in kinder garden, it made a great impression on young me, ever since that time I was attracted to dark scary stories. The impression was later enhanced by the Soviet-Swedish-Norwegian movie (1987).
Denna läste jag flera gånger som barn och älskade den, liksom alla andra av Astrid Lindgrens böcker.
När mina barn var små läste vi denna tillsammans, det var en av våra många högläsnings böcker.
När mina barn var små läste vi denna tillsammans, det var en av våra många högläsnings böcker.
I love so many of Astrid Lingren's books and was really surprised that I didn't really like this one. I read it aloud to my 7 year old son who really liked it a lot (hence 3 stars).
This story contains some folk essence and Lindgren's imagination. Beautiful fantasy and I was about to cry when I found how the king, Mio's father loves his son. Ending was also good.
I read this book first as a primary school child in German. I was fascinated! Whenever I reread it I am captivated by this world of black and white including all shades of grey!
Valtavan hieno satu, joka toimii hyvin monella tasolla. Tämä pitäisi lukea joka ammu ennenkuin nousee ylös, niin olisi elämän palikat päivää varten kohdillaan :-D
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Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, née Ericsson, was a Swedish children's book author and screenwriter, whose many titles were translated into 85 languages and published in more than 100 countries. She has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. Today, she is most remembered for writing the Pippi Longstocking books, as well as Karlsson-on-the-Roof book series.
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