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Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi

Start date: February 1, 2019

Finish date: February 28, 2019

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Oct 21, 2018 Sara rated it it was ok

Shelves: short-stories-novellas, fantasy, classics, kindle-purchase, children-s-literature

The only encounter I had ever had with Pinocchio was with the Walt Disney version that was a favorite of childhood. I found this original story on which that one was based to be a more jarring, less cohesive, and less interesting version altogether. While the movie tended to make you feel a sweet tenderness for Gepetto, a concern for the dangers into which Pinocchio’s errant ways might lead him, and a sense of Jiminy Cricket as Pinocchio’s conscience that will lead him to the right path if he wi ...more

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Aug 31, 2017 ULa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: plus-ultra, blue-ranger, obral, afternoon-coffee

Novel yang cocok untuk anak-anak, banyak pelajaran moral.

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Jul 25, 2022 Tim Callicutt rated it liked it

Shelves: 2022-books

Not my favorite. It has plenty of whimsy and absurdism, which I enjoy in my children’s literature. However, I just didn’t enjoy the character of Pinocchio. Also, the fact that everything had to be a lesson about how young buys should behave got tiresome very quickly.

I honestly think I would enjoy the novel more if I was critically examining it for a class or a book club. However, I wanted a quick enjoyable listen (something along the lines of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and found the book most ...more

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