The Wind In The Willows - Kenneth Grahame

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Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Kenneth Grahame Genre: Classics Rating: 6/10 # pages: 74 installments on DailyLit Date read: September, 2007

Summary: A linked series of animal tales by Kenneth Grahame, considered a classic of English children's literature. The book was begun as a series of bedtime stories for Grahame's son and was published in 1908. The tales relate the adventures of four animal friends and neighbors in the English countryside--Mole, Rat, Toad (of Toad Hall), and Badger. Although the animals converse and behave like humans, each creature also retains its distinctive animal habits.

Review: I know it's a classics, but I was disappointed. Sure it's cute, but only slightly, and I got so incredibly annoyed with Toad I couldn't enjoy the last few chapters at all. I can't even say that it's because I was too old for the book, because I first tried reading it as a tween and found it too boring to finish. How did this ever become a classic?

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[aurillia.livejournal.com]

I haven't read it in years, but I remember really liking the story as a child. And when my town put on a dramatic stage play I got a small part in it, it was a wonderful time in my life (though I'm no actor). Actually, I bought it last night, a lovely hard-cover illustrated edition. I plan to have lovely editions of all the old childrens classics, since I never did when I was growing up!