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fionasongbird's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute book!
Also, the total resemblance between the book and the movie is: There are mice, and they rescue someone.
Also, the total resemblance between the book and the movie is: There are mice, and they rescue someone.
maryoliverdisciple's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't read any "Rescuers" books for years. Actually, I forgot about them for a while. But happily, we are now reunited! This book is very different from the Disney film of the same name which is hardly surprising. In a nutshell, the plot is Bernard, Bianca and Norwegian mouse, Nils must rescue a Norwegian poet who is prisoner in The Black Castle. *dun dun DUN* But what made me laugh was, when they finally rescue the poet he does not find it strange in the least that three mice have come to rescue him because "...he was a poet. It is the gift of all poets to find the commonplace astonishing, and the astonishing quite natural." And the author said this later at least one more time to show the difference between the poet and a typical prisoner. "He was a poet so therefore..." That made me laugh.
I had forgotten how much I love rotund, big-hearted Bernard. If I had ever had more than one male pet mouse I would have named him Bernard. (The only male mouse we ever had was a mistake. Ha... ha. But, that's another story. We did, on the other hand, name a mouse after Bianca!)
I had forgotten how much I love rotund, big-hearted Bernard. If I had ever had more than one male pet mouse I would have named him Bernard. (The only male mouse we ever had was a mistake. Ha... ha. But, that's another story. We did, on the other hand, name a mouse after Bianca!)
arberry's review against another edition
5.0
Such a delight to revisit this beautifully written and illustrated classic !
colinandersbrodd's review against another edition
4.0
A book about mice in a Prisoners' Aid Society trying to free a (human) Norwegian poet from undeserved imprisonment in the dungeons of the Black Castle - Bernard, with the aid of diplomat's son's pet mouse named Miss Bianca and a Norwegian mouse named Nils, try to find a way to liberate the prisoner from the "inescapable" Black Castle . . .
rhalinuviel's review against another edition
5.0
My 7 and 9yo loved this book and are now prodding me to get the resort of the series.
paddingtoncoded's review against another edition
4.0
cute!! a fun read between reading uni texts ^_^ miss bianca is such a queen
lillygabriella's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Do not expect this to be like the Disney movie. This is an entirely different tale. It's quite good, definitely aimed at the younger readers. A delightful fantasy for all mouse lovers. The ending shows the authoress did not have the series planned out in advance. There is plenty of adventure and excitement in the book, a most dangerous cat to avoid, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to overcome. I had read two other books in this series before, but not the first one. The later books are even better, in my opinion.
wanderingstories's review against another edition
2.0
2.5* Stars
I've wanted to read The Rescuers because I really enjoyed the Disney animated version.
That said, as much as I liked the concept of talking mice, this book (published in 1959) had a lot of things in it that made me cringe because of her subjective writing of the animals, their characters and surroundings.
The author made the charcters (Miss Bianca, Bernhardt and Nils) feel vrey much almost human with human characteristics. I'm not so sure I've liked that either. There is something in this book that I didn't enjoy but can't put my finger on what exactly it was.
Athough it's a 'make-you-feel-good' kind of story, there are plenty of better books I've read like The Wind in the Willows or Winnie the Pooh, which in my opinion were more better written and more enjoyable.
Of course there is no real depth in most children's books but I personally like a story that is funny, imagnative but at the same time has some kind of depth to it.
I've wanted to read The Rescuers because I really enjoyed the Disney animated version.
That said, as much as I liked the concept of talking mice, this book (published in 1959) had a lot of things in it that made me cringe because of her subjective writing of the animals, their characters and surroundings.
The author made the charcters (Miss Bianca, Bernhardt and Nils) feel vrey much almost human with human characteristics. I'm not so sure I've liked that either. There is something in this book that I didn't enjoy but can't put my finger on what exactly it was.
Athough it's a 'make-you-feel-good' kind of story, there are plenty of better books I've read like The Wind in the Willows or Winnie the Pooh, which in my opinion were more better written and more enjoyable.
Of course there is no real depth in most children's books but I personally like a story that is funny, imagnative but at the same time has some kind of depth to it.
lehvv's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
lemon_drop's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75