How to Train Your Dragon
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- Create Date：2021-04-17 10:53:01
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Cressida Cowell
- ISBN：0340999071
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Summary
Hiccup Haddock Horrendous III was a truly extraordinary Viking hero。 The warrior chieftain and awesome sword fighter was known as 'the Dragon Whisperer'， on account of his power over these terrifying beasts。 But it wasn't always like that， and this is the story of his rise to fame， in his own words。
Reviews
Sidsch
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My kids watched all three movies as well as the TV series。 One day the litte one decided he wants to read the books。 So I bought him the first issue and we read it together。The first thing we recognized， it is not like the movies。 Besides some of the characters， especially the dragons are completely different。 However， the story was gripping and we enjoyed reading it after all。 Nevertheless， I caught myself comparing things with the movies from time to time。 Since I am not able to seperate both My kids watched all three movies as well as the TV series。 One day the litte one decided he wants to read the books。 So I bought him the first issue and we read it together。The first thing we recognized， it is not like the movies。 Besides some of the characters， especially the dragons are completely different。 However， the story was gripping and we enjoyed reading it after all。 Nevertheless， I caught myself comparing things with the movies from time to time。 Since I am not able to seperate both and consider the book its own thing， my rating is influenced by my movie experience。 I have to admit that I personally prefer the movies over the book， because the movie characters， dragons and barbarian world are more engaging to me。 I wonder how things would have been， when I would have read the book first。 Although my son thinks similar， he still likes the book and decided to continue the series。 。。。more
Nick Streng
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The one that started the whole series， back when everything was so simple in the Archipelago。 I still love to read it after all these years。 It's easily one of my favorites in all the twelve books， in that I can read it over and over again。 Hiccup and Toothless are a hilarious comedic duo in this book， and I love the bond set up between them。 The side characters， such as Stoick， Gobber， Snotlout， and Fishlegs， aren't as great characters as they are in the later books， but they work here for this The one that started the whole series， back when everything was so simple in the Archipelago。 I still love to read it after all these years。 It's easily one of my favorites in all the twelve books， in that I can read it over and over again。 Hiccup and Toothless are a hilarious comedic duo in this book， and I love the bond set up between them。 The side characters， such as Stoick， Gobber， Snotlout， and Fishlegs， aren't as great characters as they are in the later books， but they work here for this one's lighthearted tone。 The Green Death is a great villain and easily the best moment in the book is Hiccup's conversation with him。 The only problem I have with this book is that it moves along a little too fast in some parts， but that's not too much of a problem。 Overall it's a 9/10。 Perfect beginning to an incredible series。 。。。more
Midori
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this audiobook is highly recommended on reddit， and the raves are justified。 david tennant gives a highly energetic performance in a wonderful scottish burrrrr。 there are elements that are different from the movie adaptation but loyalty and bravery in the face of grave danger are shared。
Natalie
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Amazing audio by David Tennant！ A friend recommended this series （on audio specifically） for my 4 & 6 year old。 It was such a fun book， we found lots of errands to run， so we could keep listening in the car。 A week later we had finished the first 3 books in the series！ I was very tempted to listen without my kids， but I resisted and waited for them ha！The story is your basic modern hero story for kids。 It didn’t have the deep themes of good & evil you get in older books & it’s a bit escapist （be Amazing audio by David Tennant！ A friend recommended this series （on audio specifically） for my 4 & 6 year old。 It was such a fun book， we found lots of errands to run， so we could keep listening in the car。 A week later we had finished the first 3 books in the series！ I was very tempted to listen without my kids， but I resisted and waited for them ha！The story is your basic modern hero story for kids。 It didn’t have the deep themes of good & evil you get in older books & it’s a bit escapist （below-average boy discovers he has been chosen by fate to be a hero， doesn’t actually have to have any internal struggle/story arc etc）。 So it probably won’t go down in history as a classic， but it is more along the lines of harry potter。 I’d imagine for struggling readers it would be absolutely perfect！ It was just super fun and i’m already dreading when we are done with them。 I’m very thankful she wrote 12 of them to enjoy though！ Recommend you throw this on your to-read list！ 。。。more
Tom
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There are a lot of differences between the book and the movie。。。and unfortunately for the book， I like the movie's take better。 Still very entertaining though， and a nice quick read。 There are a lot of differences between the book and the movie。。。and unfortunately for the book， I like the movie's take better。 Still very entertaining though， and a nice quick read。 。。。more
Angela Kocheshkova
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i liked the humour but i did get rather bored by the end of itand yes， the three stars are mostly thanks to David Tennant's narration。 it was great。 otherwise， i'd probably give this like a two。 but David is amazing as always so i had to bump it up i liked the humour but i did get rather bored by the end of itand yes， the three stars are mostly thanks to David Tennant's narration。 it was great。 otherwise， i'd probably give this like a two。 but David is amazing as always so i had to bump it up 。。。more
Louise
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Fun story。 Very well read by David Tennant。
London Why do you care Ferguson
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Its definitely different from the trilogy and shows。
Heather
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How am I just finding this book？！？ I’m so sad that my boys are now too old to appreciate it， as I am sure they would have back when they somewhat enjoyed reading for pleasure。 Looking forward to sharing this with my students！
Sylvana Siddique
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*3。5 stars*
Nina
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God， I hope my future kid likes dragons cause I'm gonna read them this book， can't wait to read the rest of of series God， I hope my future kid likes dragons cause I'm gonna read them this book， can't wait to read the rest of of series 。。。more
Abrielle
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Look I loved this series as a kid， OK？ Let me love it。
Jessie
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Listened to this one with the kids。 Fun。
Cassie Kopitz
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I tried to go into this read with zero expectations， but that was hard since I love the movies so so much。 Warning ⚠️ the book is nothing like the movies！ Not to say it’s bad！ I still enjoyed it and I’m glad I read it。 However， I don’t know if I’d recommend it。 But do yourself a favor and go watch the movies if you haven’t already 🐉
Riesenzumsel
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Aus meiner Sicht leider nichts für die schule als klassenlektüre。Leider auch ganz anders als der Film obwohl das Cover was anderes nahelegt， nicht mal die Größe von "zahnlos" stimmt。 Richtung Ende gefällt es mir deutlich besser， wo es dann um den ausgeklügelten Plan von hicks geht。Kann man lesen， muss man aber nicht。 Aus meiner Sicht leider nichts für die schule als klassenlektüre。Leider auch ganz anders als der Film obwohl das Cover was anderes nahelegt， nicht mal die Größe von "zahnlos" stimmt。 Richtung Ende gefällt es mir deutlich besser， wo es dann um den ausgeklügelten Plan von hicks geht。Kann man lesen， muss man aber nicht。 。。。more
Greta Yeager
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I have to admit， I finally read this book （that I got with my extra Audible trial credit at least a year ago） simply to fill the dragon-shaped void in my heart after finishing His Majesty’s Dragon。 That being said。。。Standing on its own， this book manages to be clever， original， and charming enough to hold my interest。 But listening to David Tennant not just simply read， but perform this story with individual character voices， sound effects， and even singing？ Far more entertaining。 Listen to this I have to admit， I finally read this book （that I got with my extra Audible trial credit at least a year ago） simply to fill the dragon-shaped void in my heart after finishing His Majesty’s Dragon。 That being said。。。Standing on its own， this book manages to be clever， original， and charming enough to hold my interest。 But listening to David Tennant not just simply read， but perform this story with individual character voices， sound effects， and even singing？ Far more entertaining。 Listen to this book！ It’s a short yet fun adventure that still manages to be intriguing。 The Supper is still singing。*Side note: In case you were wondering， this has little in common with the also-entertaining Dreamworks film of the same name* 。。。more
Ashley Loper
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Very different than the movie， but very cute and quirky。 Extra enjoyed it because the audiobook is narrated by David Tennant
✨Margarita✨
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cute， love the fact that david tennant narrates it！
Clara Blocker
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*7。14 CAWPILE
Tyler
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I really really enjoyed the book。 Very clever writing。 Good characters。 I found myself thinking halfway in that this might be a book or collection worth buying for my home bookshelves。 So why not 5 stars？ I thought it ended too early。 The author did a wonderful job world and character building。 But the plot resolved far too quickly。 There just wasn’t enough meat to it。 But it’s a fun airy jaunt that I thoroughly enjoyed。So will I be buying a copy for my home bookshelves？ Maybe， but maybe not。
Lisa
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We listened to this on audiobook， and I’m not sure how much my kids actually understood of what was going on; perhaps not quite old enough to be in the age range for it yet， and trying to understand the accent of the narrator。 Might try again in a few years， in hard copy。（Edit: my 7yo later told me it was a 1-star book， which is unusual for him; he said it had too much of the same thing， and that thing was kind of scary。 I think he must have meant the big dragons。 It wasn’t exciting or funny for We listened to this on audiobook， and I’m not sure how much my kids actually understood of what was going on; perhaps not quite old enough to be in the age range for it yet， and trying to understand the accent of the narrator。 Might try again in a few years， in hard copy。（Edit: my 7yo later told me it was a 1-star book， which is unusual for him; he said it had too much of the same thing， and that thing was kind of scary。 I think he must have meant the big dragons。 It wasn’t exciting or funny for him。 Most of the humor went over his head， so he just heard the scary and mean bits。） 。。。more
Kálmán Kéménczy
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I love the movie。 And this book was way different。 I admire who visioned the script from this story。 Only the concept stayed the same。There are several details in the book that I would not put in a children’s book。Now I am confused， and I cannot rate separately from the film。If I hadn’t seen the movie， I might have liked it better。
Owen Griffith
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Good
Lara （larainsidebooks）
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This was a really funny read！ It was amazing to see what is behind HTTYD movies！
Milena Moreno
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OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS HTTYD
Lydia Bergen
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If lower elementary kids were on goodreads， this’d have all the stars。 My 6 year old loved it！
Ernests Eihmanis
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Grāmata ir daudz intrsantāka par Kā pieradināt pūķi multenēm！
K C
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Having seen the movie first， the movie does not follow the book at all other than the names of the characters and some of the relational dynamics。 This was a read aloud to the kids and it was entertaining for them still and they're ready to start the second in the series。 Having seen the movie first， the movie does not follow the book at all other than the names of the characters and some of the relational dynamics。 This was a read aloud to the kids and it was entertaining for them still and they're ready to start the second in the series。 。。。more
Joy Lane
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AR 6。6 and 5 pts
Laura Csizmadia
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Pont miután megnéztem a filmet， azután kezdtem el olvasni。 Hát nagyon nem erre számítottam， de tetszett。 A szereplők szimpatikusak voltak （kivéve persze Takonypócot）。 A cselekménye nagyon tetszett és mivel teljesen más volt mint a filmé， ezért nem tudtam mi lesz a következő fejezetben így izgalmas maradt。 Hablattyal a bizonyítási vágya és megfelelési kényszere miatt nagyon tudok azonosulni。Nekem talán a filmek jobban az én világom， de fogom folytatni a könyveket is。 :）
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