Kneeknock Rise (Sunburst Book)
by Natalie Babbitt
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Read in March, 2008
I thought I was going to love this book. Halfway through, I was sure I was going to love it. It ended up leaving me with a lot of thoughts, but mixed feelings. The fact that this brief children's book left me thinking quite deeply is a sign of how good the book was, but still. I think I wanted something different out of it in the end.
One of the blurbs on the back of the book describes it as a "new folktale," and that's probably an apt description. The story tells the tale of a boy ...more
One of the blurbs on the back of the book describes it as a "new folktale," and that's probably an apt description. The story tells the tale of a boy ...more
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
Most people, but not the ones who can't stand a little boring-ness
This book is very good, but very simple (typical Natalie Babbit). It's about a boy who goes to visit his aunt and uncle and cousin near Kneeknock Rise (sound familiar?), a cliff famous for the sound of the monster in the mountains who the townsfolk can hear when it rains. Egan, the boy becomes curious. Will he really climb to the top? If he did, what will he find when he gets there? The monster? The remains of his uncle? Or his uncle alive and well? And last, and most likely, nothing?
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who likes Tuck Everlasting
Like Tuck Everlasting, this is a thought provoking book. I didn't like it as much as Tuck, but I did enjoy it. I think the whole message of the book can be found in the poem written by Uncle Ott:
I visited a certain king
Who had a certain fool.
The king was gray with wisdom got
From forty years of schol.
The fool was pink with nonsense
And could barely write his name
But he knew a lot of little songs
And sang them just the same.
The fool was gay. The king was not.
Now tell me if yo...more
I visited a certain king
Who had a certain fool.
The king was gray with wisdom got
From forty years of schol.
The fool was pink with nonsense
And could barely write his name
But he knew a lot of little songs
And sang them just the same.
The fool was gay. The king was not.
Now tell me if yo...more
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Read in April, 2008
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Annette
eh. ok, i'm not sure how to review this -- because it is either very for-religion or anti-religion. If you are a non-believer I can see how you can take this story and see how all the believers are mindless fools. But if you are a believer there is the element that you can say, "even with facts that indicate otherwise, you can never 100% prove there is no God. And life is rich and happy and purpose-driven with it."
I'm still thinking about it, though. And it's a very quick read...more
I'm still thinking about it, though. And it's a very quick read...more
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Read in January, 2008
I have a funny relationship with Babbit's books. They resonate with me more after I read them than while I read them. Anyway, my favorite character was Uncle Ott (well, he's my favorite human character...Annabelle is at the top of the list). I loved Uncle Ott's rhymes, especially the one about the cat playing with a string like it was a dead mouse.
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
younger children
This was a quick read. I liked the story. Egan is visiting his Aunt, Uncle and cousin in a town where there is a legendary "monster". The monster comes out during storms late at night and all the villagers are scared. It's a cute book and definitely has another side to the story, but of course, I doubt a younger reader would go that far.
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