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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

Start date: July 1, 2024

Finish date: July 31, 2024

Why we're reading this: July 2024 Old School Classics Group Read
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Apr 05, 2015 Candi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: animals, fantasy, classics-shelf, middle-school, audio-book

The audio version of this timeless classic was very charming! This was actually my very first audio book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am not certain that this format will work for me with very many books, but it certainly proved to be quite entertaining here. Narrated by Alan Bennett, this version featured some of the voices from Alan Bennett’s stage adaptation at the National Theater in 1990. The music and sound effects really added to the experience for me and the various voices were so much ...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Melanti rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, 2013, e-book, audiobook, children, adventure

As a kid, I had a neighbor nicknamed Frog. He had a sign above his garage proclaiming his home to be "Toad Hall" and he mentioned it was in honor of this book.

Now that I've read it, something that strikes me as hilarious is that he was a truck driver! Poop-Poop!

Overall, this is just a delightful book, and the narrator (Shelly Frasier) is fantastic. ...more

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Jul 10, 2017 Somdutta rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This book is a tale about true friendship. The message it conveys is to stand by your friends through thick and thin. The adventures of the mole, the water rat, the badger and the toad, who is often overcome by bouts of frenzy will keep the reader engrossed.

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Jan 17, 2013 Denise rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, classic, related-media, kindle-owned

Such a cute story! Toad was definitely my favorite character. I wish I'd read it to my kids when they were little. Heck, maybe I'll get them all on the phone and read it to them any way. :) ...more

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