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The Swiss Family Robinson
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Quarterly Classic Group Read: The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss (2nd Q Dates: April - June, 2014)
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Lisa Kay, Tinker Bell
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rated it 2 stars
Apr 23, 2014 05:16PM
**chuckles** That is probably why I gave it 2½ stars... because it is 202 years old. ☺
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Keep us posted, Karen L.
I'm with you, Karen.
Ditto, Karen. Didn't make a lot of sense. Killing all the animals they came across.
I havent watched the movie yet , but i remember reading and enjoying this several times when i was 11-13 years old.
Eh! but if it has so much killing of animals i dont think i will enjoy it now!
Eh! but if it has so much killing of animals i dont think i will enjoy it now!
Yeah, Karen. I know my mom read it to us when we were kids and I don't remember all the animal killing. It was always one of my favorite rides at Disneyland.
I finished this a while back, but never seemed to find my way back to the discussion. I pretty much agree with what others have said. As a fantasy-adventure story written 200 years ago, it's not bad. Not completely realistic by today's standards -- especially with so many disparate species on one small island -- but maybe it seemed so when originally written, with so little known about the world. I also disliked the fact that they seemed to kill first and wonder about it later. Killing in self-defense is one thing. Hunting for food -- and there was the need to preserve some meats to tide them over the rainy season -- is one thing. But to outright kill everytime you happened upon an unfamiliar animal . . . that's something completely different and hard to accept.
I don't remember ever seeing the movie in its entirety, though I have a vague memory of a race with one of them riding an ostrich, so I can't honestly compare it to the book. Guess I'll have to watch for the opportunity to see it again.
Heather L wrote: "but maybe it seemed so when originally written, with so little known about the world.Good point, Heather.
The movie was much more lighthearted, even with the pirate kidnapping.
