Mar. 18th, 2008

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Title: Robin Hood
Author: Unknown
Genre: Classics
Rating: 4/10
# pages: 201
Date read: March


Summary: Deep in Sherwood Forest, the legendary Robin Hood-the brave, good-humored outlaw- proves himself the best in England with his bow. Here are all the exciting tales of how Little John, Will Scarlet, Alan a Dale, and Friar Tuck joined his merry band of men...Robin Hood's breathtaking escapes from his arch enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham...and one hilarious escapade after another, filled with quick action, scheming villains, and great surprises. Days of old bursting with pageantry, knights, and beautiful maidens return in a superb classic story

Review: To my great disappointment I have to say I finished this out of stubbornness and nothing else. It was badly written, boring and repetitative. A huge disappointment to somebody like me who grew up on the Disney and 1939-movies, had my first crush as a 3-year-old on their version of Robin Hood and was looking forward to reading the book behind the movie. A waste of time. I may read Howard Pyle's version at some point, but right now I'm not rushing to do so.

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Title: Drengen med guldbukserne (The Boy With the Golden Trousers)
Author: Max Lundgren
Genre: Childrens
Rating: 5/10
# pages: 116
Date read: March, 2008


Summary: The Boy with the Golden Pans is Mats from Malmö, Sweden. To his great surprise he one day discovers that he can keep pulling out 10-kroner (~$2) bills out of his pocket. This ends up being a lot of money, and in great secrecy Mats and his father starts to send million-dollar donations to charities...

Review: It is always dangerous to reread books you loved as a child. Will they stand the test of time, or won't they? I loved this book while in primary school, so when I recently found it at the library, I thought I'd reread it. I only remembered the basic premise of it (boy discovers he can pull 10-kroner bills out of the pocket of his pants) and nothing else, and was somewhat disturbed by the ending. Had I remembered that, I probably wouldn't have bothered with the reread.

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