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gigishank's review against another edition
2.0
Oh dear, a book I loved as a brain-washed Catholic child does not hold up as the years have passed and I realize how religion is a social construct of nonsense.
nancf's review against another edition
4.0
I was unable to find the edition I borrowed from the library among those listed on Goodreads. The Heidi I read in 2018 is the Lippincott Classics edition copyright 1948 with an introduction by Angelo Patri and illustrations by Agnes Tait.
Heidi was one of my childhood favorites and I have been wanting to revisit it for some time. I was not disappointed with this reading; I still loved Heidi and her attitude of optimism. I didn't remember the religious tones, but in this reading found those themes appropriate. I enjoyed the introduction about author, Johanna Spyri. She seemed to draw on her own life for aspects of the Heidi story.
Heidi was one of my childhood favorites and I have been wanting to revisit it for some time. I was not disappointed with this reading; I still loved Heidi and her attitude of optimism. I didn't remember the religious tones, but in this reading found those themes appropriate. I enjoyed the introduction about author, Johanna Spyri. She seemed to draw on her own life for aspects of the Heidi story.
adorareadby's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
serenitymeimei's review against another edition
4.0
This was my favorite book as a child and it definitely lives up to my fond memories of it. Obviously, it was a totally different experience reading it as an adult, as most children's books are. But even so, it had a pretty decent storyline, and really hit all of my nostalgia buttons.
jayss's review against another edition
3.0
German reread: Ich las dieses Buch, weil ich Deutsch üben muss. Ich habe das Buch bereits vorher gelesen, aber in Bosnisch, und ich habe gedacht, dass das Original besser sein muss. Ich war nicht enttäuscht.
natreadsthings's review against another edition
4.0
Do you want to remember how beautiful the world seemed when you were younger? Read this book.
There I was, bored yet too tired to have my eyes focus on something in particular, when I was reminded of this story that I loved so dearly as a child from watching the anime. I haven't read many children's books in my life as I wasn't an avid reader at all until later in life, so I'm a bit wary of reading books whose target audience I'm not technically included in, so I decided to listen to this one on audiobook, which was narrated by Teresa Gallagher, and boy am I glad I did.
Not only was Gallagher's narration wonderful and captivating, but the story really hit me on my nostalgic nerve and I miss the summers I spent in Greece as a child (I watched the anime whenever I was in Greece, which is why I made that connection). I think children's stories can be so delightful to read when you have a certain history with them, which sadly I don't have with a lot of stories, so this one really made me feel content and warm as I lied there watching the world outside my window grow darker. Forgive my most likely different than usual way of reviewing a book, but the style the translation was written in is stuck in my head.
I'll finish this off the same way I started it: do you want to remember how beautiful the world seemed when you were younger? Read this book.
There I was, bored yet too tired to have my eyes focus on something in particular, when I was reminded of this story that I loved so dearly as a child from watching the anime. I haven't read many children's books in my life as I wasn't an avid reader at all until later in life, so I'm a bit wary of reading books whose target audience I'm not technically included in, so I decided to listen to this one on audiobook, which was narrated by Teresa Gallagher, and boy am I glad I did.
Not only was Gallagher's narration wonderful and captivating, but the story really hit me on my nostalgic nerve and I miss the summers I spent in Greece as a child (I watched the anime whenever I was in Greece, which is why I made that connection). I think children's stories can be so delightful to read when you have a certain history with them, which sadly I don't have with a lot of stories, so this one really made me feel content and warm as I lied there watching the world outside my window grow darker. Forgive my most likely different than usual way of reviewing a book, but the style the translation was written in is stuck in my head.
I'll finish this off the same way I started it: do you want to remember how beautiful the world seemed when you were younger? Read this book.
gabijaz's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
anasta3d's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lizzye33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75