The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind In The Willows Reviews

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  Christy

  this ones a wonderful adventure!! i would recommend it to anyone!! especially if you like toads and rats and badgers and weasles and moles!!!
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  Lindsey Stinnett McDonald

  This is a very watered down version of the original novel. I chose to read it after it was gifted to my daughter, and I needed something light and happy to read between all my usual disturbing novels. Turns out, The Wind in the Willows was right up my alley in those terms! 🤣
  From this simple story, even in this condensed version, I took away a lot of adult themes in costume of the simple hijinks of some forest animals.
  Firstly, and most obvious, is homosexuality. I mean, Mole and Rat were definitely getting it in, let's be honest. I think all four main characters (male, single, live alone or move in and out with each other frequently, lots of food and sleepovers) exhibit characteristics of the modern gay man. The characters care so deeply about one another, championing each other even when they call Bullshit. They love each other, like more than friendses. Because this story was written in early 1900s, Homosexuality was a taboo subject, but because they're cute animals instead of adult men, it flew under the radar. That's my own interpretation, with love.
  The way the friends subdue Toad's incessant "need" to drive motorcars- isolating him at home for a few days while he "crashes" and "gets all of that out of his system" seems a direct reference to drug use and interventions. Lol, call me crazy.
  Also, there are many undertones of depression and mental health issues throughout. Most notably, when Rat speaks to the traveler & birds about heading south. He wishes his life was better. He impulsively tidies & packs his things, intending to leave for "the South" until Mole tearfully begs him to stay, even to the point of physically restraining Rat while he cries and cries until he falls asleep. Once Rat wakes up, Mole can see that he's more of himself again and he sits and talks with Rat until he realizes that he actually loves his life where he is...
  If that wasn't a metaphor for a depressive episode with an interrupted suicide attempt, Idk what is.
  Like I said, I could be trying too hard to pull strings here and there, but I think this piece of classic children's literature is a much deeper, or darker, story than first meets the eye.
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  Alexa

  This book was cute with the talking animals that row boats and wear clothes, but the plot of this book is interesting and kinda intense for little kids. I read it when i was in fourth grade and i never really enjoyed it.
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  farmwifetwo

  Kid 2 home reading.
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  Megan Posner

  Funny little stories perfect for some light hearted reads that remind me that I don't want to grind I just want to be Mr. Badger in the wildwood having a winter snooze in his study
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  Cheryl

  Whereas I will admit that the book was beautifully written from a language point of view, I simply could not get into this one and did not enjoy it that much. I definitely question some of the themes as being something to put forward to children. While I can admire the theme of great friendship and loyalty to your friends, I cannot condone the flaunting of the value of the law and not being accountable for wrongdoings. The characters do not grow through the story...except maybe Mole who discovers a great big world of interest outside of his hole in the ground.
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  Heather

  I know this is considered a classic but I could never get into it. My parents tried to read it to me when I was a little girl and I had no interest. I tried to read it again a few years ago, as an adult, and still couldn't get past the first 50 pages. Guess it's just not for me.
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  Stacie

  This is one of the first books I can remember checking out from the library as a child and it was just as good this time I read it! What a great adventure among friends! Something charming to get lost in during COVID-19.
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  Aneesa

  Andrea said she liked this book, Ev I think was mostly bored or confused, I couldn't get the classist undertones out of my head. Granted, I missed most of it.
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  Jessica

  Very cute and adventurous book!
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  Emma

  got this at a thrift store, didn't realize it wasn't the actual book, was still cute nonetheless
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  Nora Apriyani

  Berkisah tentang persahabatan tikus tanah (Moly), tikus air (Ratty), katak (Toady) dan luak.
  
  Cerita di awali dengan pindahnya Moly dari sarangnya di bawah tanah ke tempat tinggal Ratty di pinggir sungai. Ratty pun mengenalkan Moly pada penduduk tepi sungai termasuk beberapa penduduk hutan rimba yang tinggal di hutan persis di seberang sungai. Luak, adalah penduduk hutan rimba yang terkenal bijaksana namun sangat pendiam. Ia lebih suka menyendiri jauh dari yang lain tetapi selalu memperhatikan teman-temannya.
  
  Lalu tersebutlah katak, sosok yang kaya, periang, suka menyombongkan diri dan sangat ceroboh. Karena sifat-sifatnya tersebut, katak sering mendapat banyak masalah yang membuat teman-temannya (Moly, Ratty, dan Luak) harus turun tangan untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang telah dibuat oleh katak.
  
  Berhasilkah Moly, Ratty, dan Luak menolong Katak menyelesaikan masalahnya dan menyadarkan katak agar mau berubah menjadi sosok yang lebih baik? Baca sendiri ya buku The Wind In The Willowsnya.
  
  Buku The Wind In the Willows ini adalah sebuah buku dongeng fabel yang pertama kali terbit tahun 1908 dan sudah terjual lebih dari 100 juta kopi dan telah dicetak lebih dari 250 edisi dalam berbagi versi. Saking banyaknya, cover bukunya juga macam-macam (coba saja search di google). Dan yang saya punya ini adalah buku pemberian Penerbit RedLine (terimakasih Penerbit RedLine), dengan gambar cover (hardcover) yang sangat cantik.
  
  Fabel sendiri adalah cerita yg menggambarkan watak dan budi manusia yg pelakunya diperankan oleh binatang. Maka dari itu, terasa sekali berbagai macam sifat manusia ketika membaca The Wind in the Willows ini, sehingga banyak pelajaran moral yang bisa diambil darinya.
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  Lashawn

  We read this for the boy's bedtime hour. The boy really loved Mr. Toad for his wild antics and constant pride; the same characteristics I detested in Mr Toad when I was the boy's age. There were a lot of rambling bits I skipped over, and there were some points in the text that was just easier for me to paraphrase rather than read outright since the vocabulary was too ostentatious and dense, even for me. But other scenes I took great delight. At one point, the boy fell asleep as I was reading "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and I kept reading anyway because the prose was so beautiful. For a bunch of stuffy, proper animals who merely want to live the quiet British way, this rated 3 stuffed picnic baskets out of five.
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  Mari62

  The Wind in the Willows is a book about Mole,Rat,Whisel,and thier crazy friend Toad.Toad is always getting in trouble with the lawso,his friends were planning to teach him a lesson.When the day to teach Toad a lesson has come Whisel,Rat,and Mole go to Toad Hall.(Toad's house)Whisel takes Toad into the livingroom and talks sence into Toad but,when Whisel tells Toad to repeat everything he just siad Toad says no and that he was not sorry.So,Whisel tells Toad that they're all moving into Toad Hall,then orders Mole and Rat to take Toad to his room.The three friends all take turns in Toads room being the gaurd so Toad doesn't escape.
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  Christine

  Read this one out loud to my daughter a few years ago. What I remember most about it is being bored. It seems like we just slogged through it (we rarely quit reading in the middle). I know it's supposed to be a great children's classic, but I think Disney found the two interesting parts & ran with it.
  Perhaps if I had picked up an abridged copy we would have enjoyed it more.
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  Kristine

  The author has made these animals human-like in the way they eat fancy meals, live in houses, philosophize, and drive cars. She also keeps them as animals in the locations of their houses, and their habits. It is an interesting combination in her character development, and I enjoyed reading of their adventures together with the younger boys.
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  Jeslyn

  This is one of the best reads of my life - happy, happy times. I read this to my fake kids (Annie, Clara and Hitsch) on Sunday afternoons over a span of several months in 2008. We became even closer friends as a result; an unforgettable time with an unforgettable book.
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  Cindy

  Precisely why I love my book club! Never would have met Mole, Badger, Ratty or Toad. Would love to have them as friends! I loved it so much I bought a copy. The 75th anniversary edition with great illustrations. So descriptive. I was carried away.
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  Jeffcharie Charie

  Ohhhhh, I love this book! I want it for my personal library. I checked out copies for all my kids and we read it aloud. Be sure to get the big version with beautiful pictures (I couldn't find the exact version for the picture) and don't forget the popcorn!
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  Someone Youmayknow

  I can still picture this little hard cover on my white and gold book shelf in my little girl room. Very special childhood memory.
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  Jenn

  A childhood favorite. It makes me nostalgic.
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  Jeffrey

  seeing if i cant relive some childhood, if not mine, someones.