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Brenda
Jul 28, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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I loved this so much! It's not only a new favorite, but very high up on my favorites list. It actually started off a little rough for me, but it got good pretty fast, and there was just so much to love about it. I loved all the characters, the writing, the setting. It was just SO GOOD! ...more
Catsalive
Feb 22, 2022 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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3.5*
I think this is a very sweet tale, maybe a little too saccharine on occasion but I guess it is a love story as well as a fable. It does belabour the point a bit at times & I couldn't help feeling I was being beaten over the head with THE MESSAGE - yes, yes, the injustice of it all. Linus Baker is a superb character & I enjoyed his personality, he might even be considered a mouse that roared.

The writing flows very well making it very easy to read. This was definitely better than Under the Whi
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Jan 24, 2022 rated it really liked it
I really liked the story. I liked the misfits all found a home together and it shows their growth, and the goodness of children/innocence.
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Sep 09, 2021 rated it it was amazing
I loved this book so much! The story of a life growing from small and gray to big and colorful. Beautiful story.
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