The Wind in the Willows
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- Author：Kenneth Grahame
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Summary
Far from fading with time， Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation。 Rat， Mole， Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad （with his 'Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car）， have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures on and by the river， and at the imposing residence of Toad Hall。 Grahame's book was later dramatised by A。 A。 Milne， and became a perennial Christmas favourite， as Toad of Toad Hall。 It continues to enchant and， above all perhaps， inspire great affection。
Reviews
Olivia
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3。5， entertaining。 Listened on Audiobook。
Sara Hollar
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We read this for my 8 year old son's literature book this term， but even my 6 year old thoroughly enjoyed it！ The book is simultaneously rich and dense while being so funny and enjoyable！ There are parts that are long winded and descriptive。 My boys didn't understand all of it， but if you can see it as an opportunity to just enjoy the writing and not just rush to finish， it's a lovely story。 We read this for my 8 year old son's literature book this term， but even my 6 year old thoroughly enjoyed it！ The book is simultaneously rich and dense while being so funny and enjoyable！ There are parts that are long winded and descriptive。 My boys didn't understand all of it， but if you can see it as an opportunity to just enjoy the writing and not just rush to finish， it's a lovely story。 。。。more
Flor
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A good read。 It's definitely not my favourite children's book （Charlotte's Web will always be number 1 in my heart）， but it was a really nice story about friendship and personal growth。 Still a bit confused about how the world works though。 A good read。 It's definitely not my favourite children's book （Charlotte's Web will always be number 1 in my heart）， but it was a really nice story about friendship and personal growth。 Still a bit confused about how the world works though。 。。。more
Sienna
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aww
Heather-Lin
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This is unsettling。 This book is the classic of classics in children's literature， supposed to be fun， charming and whimsical。 And I did not like it。 I found the humanization of their lives hard to process， and the self destructive theatrics of the friend incredibly stressful。 I abandoned about halfway through。 This is unsettling。 This book is the classic of classics in children's literature， supposed to be fun， charming and whimsical。 And I did not like it。 I found the humanization of their lives hard to process， and the self destructive theatrics of the friend incredibly stressful。 I abandoned about halfway through。 。。。more
Lonni Schmeckenbecher
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I read this in class。 IT'S AMAZING and long I read this in class。 IT'S AMAZING and long 。。。more
Debbie Brown
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A cute animal story including the wild adventures of Mr。 Toad。 I think I would have enjoyed reading this to my children。
Mary
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This is an audio version read by the great Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Hordern。 Sir Michael gives a lively interpretation， bringing to life all the well-known characters。 Of course， the adventures of Toad of Toad Hall are the liveliest， but Rat， Mole， and Badger are delightfully rendered。 How lovely it would be to have a luncheon with the four of them along the riverbank。
Zuzka-knižníček
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Mám hrozně ráda dětské knížky， popravdě je až zbožňuju， ale tato knížka mě bohužel vůbec neoslovila， ani příběhem， ani námětem， ani postavy mě nijak zvlášť nebavily， prostě nic。 Na začátku jsem si myslela， že ústřední postavou je pouze žabák a bude se vše točit kolem něj a bude zažívat více či méně humorné věci， ale to se tedy z mého pohledu nekonalo。 Příběh je o kryse， krtkovi， jezevci a žabákovi a jejich životě u jedné řeky。 Na mě byly některé věty až příliš košaté， kostrbaté， neuchopitelné。 C Mám hrozně ráda dětské knížky， popravdě je až zbožňuju， ale tato knížka mě bohužel vůbec neoslovila， ani příběhem， ani námětem， ani postavy mě nijak zvlášť nebavily， prostě nic。 Na začátku jsem si myslela， že ústřední postavou je pouze žabák a bude se vše točit kolem něj a bude zažívat více či méně humorné věci， ale to se tedy z mého pohledu nekonalo。 Příběh je o kryse， krtkovi， jezevci a žabákovi a jejich životě u jedné řeky。 Na mě byly některé věty až příliš košaté， kostrbaté， neuchopitelné。 Chvílemi jsem text přestávala vnímat， atd。 Za mě tedy bohužel doporučit nemůžu。 。。。more
Moriah
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A story of longing， its indulgence， and the forsaking of it。 （view spoiler）[The last couple chapters are about a conversion experience。 I don't quite trust Toad's redemptive end。 （hide spoiler）] A story of longing， its indulgence， and the forsaking of it。 （view spoiler）[The last couple chapters are about a conversion experience。 I don't quite trust Toad's redemptive end。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Megan
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A sweet story。 Oh， to be a gentleman animal and live a life of leisure。 But then friend Toad has to constantly cause headaches！ Well， otherwise life would be boring。。。
Noor
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What I related to was Toads MaNiAs！！ HahaToad doesn’t persevere when faced with a challenge in a new hobbie such as boat paddling。 He doesn’t follow through with what it is he set out to do， and if he has， his attention goes to the new exiting thing that catches his eye （motor car）。 Which is quite a relatable thing！In terms of his character， he makes fake promises to others and even to himself （when he was in a dire state） that he’ll change and be a gentleman of society。 He can’t get over his ow What I related to was Toads MaNiAs！！ HahaToad doesn’t persevere when faced with a challenge in a new hobbie such as boat paddling。 He doesn’t follow through with what it is he set out to do， and if he has， his attention goes to the new exiting thing that catches his eye （motor car）。 Which is quite a relatable thing！In terms of his character， he makes fake promises to others and even to himself （when he was in a dire state） that he’ll change and be a gentleman of society。 He can’t get over his own personality， praising himself-then cursing at himself， frankly not all animals have much respect for the guy， and you can’t really blame them considering the trouble he puts them too。All in all I’ll leave with this quote from the bookit takes all kinds to make a world-Badger 。。。more
Arwen Sadler
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Such an immensely nostalgic and comforting book--this one will always have a place in my heart。
Thaddeus
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The illustrations by van Syndwyck are superb。
Ejayen
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I came so close to dnfing this book。 Toad is terrible。
Mary
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NICE STORY
Susan Jacqueline
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I first read this iconic children's book in undergrad and fell in love。 Really， it is better appreciated by adults， IMO。 I 'had a hankering' for Kenneth Grahame's setting descriptions， so I decided to re-read。 I own an annotated version， but I am also going to purchase the BBC audible version and listen when I take my 2-mile thinking walks。 When I visited Edinburgh， I stayed in Kenneth Grahame's childhood home， a B & B at the time: Just like Sea Rat， I suffer from wanderlust。 Splurge on a treat I first read this iconic children's book in undergrad and fell in love。 Really， it is better appreciated by adults， IMO。 I 'had a hankering' for Kenneth Grahame's setting descriptions， so I decided to re-read。 I own an annotated version， but I am also going to purchase the BBC audible version and listen when I take my 2-mile thinking walks。 When I visited Edinburgh， I stayed in Kenneth Grahame's childhood home， a B & B at the time: Just like Sea Rat， I suffer from wanderlust。 Splurge on a treat and read it！ 。。。more
Carol
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How have I not discovered this before？
Milli
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What a quaint， fascinating， lovely story。 I don't even remember reading this as a child but it still felt nostalgic。 Some great nature descriptions and memorable characters。 What a quaint， fascinating， lovely story。 I don't even remember reading this as a child but it still felt nostalgic。 Some great nature descriptions and memorable characters。 。。。more
Emily
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I was certainly charmed by this story， and strive for my life to be as cozy and indulgent as that of Mole and Rat。 Honestly， I could have done without Toad entirely- though he is where most of the humor and action come from。 I would have loved it if this whole book was just Mole and Rat messing about in boats and sipping warm drinks by the fire。
Sagar Castleman
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easily the best kids book of all time
Micky Harris
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Something that brings me back to the magic of childhood - where this could've been a true story。 Something that brings me back to the magic of childhood - where this could've been a true story。 。。。more
V B
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Loved this。 So charming and lovely to read！ Cute settings and relatable characters。
Marc
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It's been years since I read WITW。 Still charming。 The almost allegorical tales are simple in nature but always praising the reader into more polite charms & kinder behaviors。 It's been years since I read WITW。 Still charming。 The almost allegorical tales are simple in nature but always praising the reader into more polite charms & kinder behaviors。 。。。more
Nikita
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Lovely descriptions of friendship， food and nature， but Toad is the worst and everything about his storyline bored me to death。
Helen O'Beirne
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Just so funny
Gary Mcfarlane
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For some reason had never "read" this before。 Well worth it。 For some reason had never "read" this before。 Well worth it。 。。。more
Andreia
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This is an odd little book。 At first I thought it was about animals having their adventures in the woods， but turns out these are anthropomorphic animals and there are humans in this story。 The first hint was Toad having a bird in a birdcage and then Toad rides a horse。The scenes with Rat， Mole and Badger look like cozy tales from the woods while the plot around Toad looks like a Looney Tunes episode。 There is even the disguising as a woman and people believing it thing。Funny enough my favorite This is an odd little book。 At first I thought it was about animals having their adventures in the woods， but turns out these are anthropomorphic animals and there are humans in this story。 The first hint was Toad having a bird in a birdcage and then Toad rides a horse。The scenes with Rat， Mole and Badger look like cozy tales from the woods while the plot around Toad looks like a Looney Tunes episode。 There is even the disguising as a woman and people believing it thing。Funny enough my favorite parts were the ones with Rat and not the most well-known ones about Toad。 Toad is the only one with a consistent plot and yet I like the coziness or just weirdness going on around the other characters。 There is also the fact that Toad is annoying and obnoxious and I just wanted him gone。 There will be a few spoilers from this point on， but I don't think it's anything that will ruin the story since the book is not so much about the plot as it is about the characters and conclusions they come to after certain events。 Rat and Mole have such a close friendship that at times it looked like something more。 Mole even lives with Rat for a while and holds his hand。 They are always together and Otter refers to Mole as Rat's particular friend。 However， on the second half of the book those sweet moments between them are not there。 There is at least two Summers in the course of this story so what we are told are just random days in the lives of these characters。 My favorite scene is when Rat and Mole encounter the god Pan。 I was not expecting that at all in this book and to be honest most scenes with other characters besides Toad don't seem to matter for the plot。 They are just nice weird adventures。 I also liked when Rat met the Wayfarer and contemplated going away with him until Mole talks him out of it。 Rat has been shown at the start to be very attached to his home and his routine so this was definitely not expected of him and once again I felt like there was something more there and Rat was just fascinated by this other guy。Now， for the Toad's story which is what most people seem to remember and care about。 He steals a motorcar and apparently wants to live and behave like a human。 He goes to prison and then a girl that likes animals helps him escape dressed like a washerwoman。 I guess those scenes with him being dressed like that and people constantly falling for the ridiculous disguise were supposed to be funny， but it was not amusing to me。 Also， there is that slur for Romani people in this book and Toad really likes repeating it。 Funny how Toad's story was the only thing consistent about this book and yet it was what I liked the least about it。 There is this moral about Toad learning to be humble， but the thing is I am not convinced that he is actually changed by the end of the book。 The book would have been so much better without him and the humans in the story。 I just wanted a few tales about woodland creatures and I only got a few chapters of that。 I can always just reread the first chapters with Rat and Mole， the Pan and the Wayfarer chapters and pretend nothing else exists though。 That is just my preference。 。。。more
Elena
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"To what scale are these animals？，" "Why are they eating meat when they can clearly verbally communicate with other animals？" （The answer， I've decided， is that society always made meat from tofu and vegetable protein and whatnot in this world）， and "Why does that toad have hair？" are all questions that reappeared periodically in my brain whilst reading this。 And to tell you the truth， if I were rating purely on enjoyment alone， these would drag it down to a 3。 But， of course， this is a story co "To what scale are these animals？，" "Why are they eating meat when they can clearly verbally communicate with other animals？" （The answer， I've decided， is that society always made meat from tofu and vegetable protein and whatnot in this world）， and "Why does that toad have hair？" are all questions that reappeared periodically in my brain whilst reading this。 And to tell you the truth， if I were rating purely on enjoyment alone， these would drag it down to a 3。 But， of course， this is a story conceived and told for one boy who clearly did not find much concern in these issues， and that delightful personal aspect that elevates so many children's novels has to be kept in mind。 （Begrudgingly， I have to accept the disappointing answer to "Where are all the female critters？" for this reason too。）The real saving grace in this story， anyhow， is not to be found in the story。 It's in Mole and Badger and Rat and Toad and their caring dynamic and the subtle assessment of class politics that lies within them。 They're complex characters under a veneer of childish simplicity， with varying degrees of connectability but all with the same amoun of lovableness。 You'll note that I abstained from mentioning any of the less connected chapters here， because those would be done a disservice in being conflated with the main story， which I unfortunately did for all but one: Dulce Domum， the first of its kind。 A small， down to earth， and monologuing tale about the Mole and his home。 It's incredibly sweet and is bound to connect with anyone who has ever had to leave a place they've felt welcomed in behind。 Wayfarers All， meanwhile， found me bored and wanting to get back to the story， and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had me making quiet noises of exasperation and befuddlement to myself whilst I tried to resolve its seeming disconnect from the tone of everything surrounding it。 I suspect that， had I been able to appreciate the disconnected nature of these two， the book would have stood stronger to me overall。 。。。more
Bridget
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Latest of multiple readings。 Listened to the discussion on the Unspoiled Book Club podcast and just had to read it again。
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