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Little Blue Truck board book Board book – July 7, 2015

by Alice Schertle (Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator)

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Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
With a text full of truck sounds and animal noises to read aloud, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others.

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"Schertle's (All You Need for a Beach) rhyming stanzas are succinct, and she gives readers plenty of opportunities to chime in with animal and vehicle noises; colored, standout fonts highlight these sounds for extra effect. McElmurry's (Mad About Plaid) gouaches recall the heyday of Golden Books in their combination of vividness, naïveté and sweetness, and her rich palette achieves verisimilitude that is no less satisfying for being nostalgic." --Publishers Weekly, starred review (4/28/08)

About the Author

Alice Schertle is a poet and author of many well-loved books for children, including the beloved, #1 New York Times best-selling Little Blue Truck series,Very Hairy Bear, Button Up!, and All You Need for a Snowman. She lives in Plainfield, Massachusetts.

Jill McElmurry was the illustrator of many picture books, including her own Mad About Plaid, When Otis Courted Mama by Kathi Appelt and the best-selling Little Blue Truck series, written by Alice Schertle. She happily divided her time between the wide landscape of New Mexico and a green island in Minnesota. Jill passed away in August 2017.

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Age Range: Baby - 3 years
Series: Little Blue Truck
Board book: 30 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition (July 7, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780544568037
ISBN-13: 978-0544568037
ASIN: 0544568036
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Customer Reviews: 35,744 customer ratings
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #7 in Children's Cars & Trucks Books (Books)
- #7 in Children's Books on Sounds
- #9 in Children's Farm Animal Books (Books)

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Rick

Table of Contents works perfectly (Kindle edition).

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017

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The hard-copy versions look nice and all, but I wanted to know more about the Kindle edition. And I wasn't looking for reviews of the story. That's been the subject of glowing praise for decades. I got tired of trying to find a review that would answer the only question I had. Couldn't find one, so I finally broke down and BOUGHT the Kindle one-volume edition. And the answer is: Yes, the table of contents is all bundled together at the beginning, as opposed to having a separate T-o-C for each "volume" (stop sneering, I've seen other one-volume e-books where you have to skip through the whole first section to get to the table of contents for the second section). More importantly, the T-o-C actually works. That's right, I can go straight to any chapter by tapping that chapter on the T-o-C (again, other e-books had a static T-o-C where no amount of tapping would take me anywhere and I had to keep flipping pages to get to the chapter I wanted). Everything else seems to be functioning without problems. Dictionary, highlighting, synching between my Kindle and my phone, etc., all work perfectly. And in addition to being about half the cost of the three separate volumes, the one-volume edition helps to keep the scrolling at a minimum when searching through my library.

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Blake

Finally, my own hard cover set!

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018

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Searching on amazon for a hard cover Lord Of The Rings box set was not easy. Everything was out of stock, would take weeks to ship, or were ludicrously expensive. But I found this set, with only a single stock photo of the set, reviews for a completely different print version, I took the gamble and was very pleasantly surprised.

I added as many photos as i thought were needed to give everyone more insight on this version.

The box was beautiful and well glued together, no peeling. The books themselves feel sturdy, nothing ripped, and the covers are also beautiful. The Print is large and legible without glasses (because wear reading glasses).

Overall, if this is the set that appears before you, I'd not hesitate on buying this.

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Teddie S

This story makes us want to be an Atticus Finch

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017

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The setting for this book is the fictional town of Macomb, Alabama in the mid 1930s. The narrator of the story is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, a 10 year old tomboy. Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who is defending a black man accused of raping a white woman. The likelihood of a black man getting a fair trial in the south in the 1930s is about 1 in a million...optimistically speaking.

Scout gets some valuable life lessons from her father. She sees that doing the moral thing, is not always an easy, or popular, or safe thing to do. But it's the <i>right</i> thing to do. She also learns that everybody deserves to be treated with dignity and to receive justice, no matter what their skin color.

I first read TKAM in high school 50 years ago. I re-read it, as I'm sure many others have, in preparation for reading the recently published "To Set a Watchman". I was touched deeply by this story in 1967. And I'm touched just as deeply in 2017. Harper Lee made us stare prejudice and injustice in the face, and made us want to aspire to be an Atticus Finch. A flag-waving 5 stars!

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2019

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My son recently read To Kill a Mockingbird for school so I decided to reread it. This time around, I listened to the audiobook, which is read by Sissy Spacek. The book is narrated in first person from Scout’s point of view and Spacek’s soft, natural Southern voice is perfect for it.

I always struggle writing an actual review for a classic novel because it’s usually been reviewed and analyzed to death. I’m going to tell you my thoughts anyway! Like I said, To Kill a Mockingbird is written from the first person point of view of Scout Finch, who is around six years old when the story begins. She lives in Maycomb, Alabama with her father Atticus and her brother Jem. Atticus is a lawyer and is the most respected man in town. When Tom Robinson, a black man, is falsely accused of raping a white woman, the town’s judge appoints Atticus to defend him. The chances that Tom will be acquitted are slimmer than slim but as Atticus says, real courage is, “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” That’s why the judge appointed him. He knew that Atticus was the only lawyer who would give his all to defending Tom even though it was a lost cause. Meanwhile, Scout, Jem and their friend Dill are obsessed with the Finch’s mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. They delight in daring each other to get close to the Radley house.

To Kill a Mockingbird is full of life lessons. Atticus is pretty much the perfect human and the wisdom he imparts to Scout and Jem is profound. I liked how Harper Lee took her time building up to the actual trial. She shows us years of life in Maycomb so that the reader can truly understand the South in the 1930s. There is a rich cast of supporting characters, all vividly drawn. It’s tragic to realize that not all that much has changed in how our country treats black people since the time of this book. Black people are still treated unfairly by the criminal justice system quite often, resulting in America’s huge mass incarceration problem.

I’m so glad I reread To Kill a Mockingbird. I had forgotten just how much I loved it. There is so much about it that is timeless and Atticus’s lessons still resonate today. If by chance you haven’t read this book, I highly recommend that you do.

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Brya

Reviewing it before I get rid of it

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2019

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This book is about a blue truck that slowly meanders through the countryside, honking at all his farm friends who make animal noises back at him. Then, a dump truck who's not familiar with the area drives through in a hurry without acknowledging the farm animals and subsequently gets stuck in mud. The animals see he's in trouble yet ignore his cries for help but the little blue truck drives in to help the dump--and then the animals help the truck when it also gets stuck. My big issue is that the author uses the word "fat" to describe the truck's size in a negative way: "Into the mud rolled the big fat truck and his big important wheels got STUCK!" As a parent, I always want to make sure that the words I use (and read) affirm the respect and human dignity of others, which means not perpetuating weight stigma. There are so many better children's books out there than this one!

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abhishek k .kamath

I would add one more star

Reviewed in India on January 27, 2018

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Whenever good reads shows this books on the top list , I wondered whats in this book that people rate this much for it.
But finally I had a chance of reading this and reading after this I felt like I would give more stars than possible .
The patience is utter key in the book. The way every character progress , the way harper Lee have developed each character it's real more than fiction.

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Still A Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2016

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This may seem a strange book to choose to review, after all it was published in 1960, but with the recent passing of the author, Harper Lee, I thought it might be time to take a look at To Kill A Mockingbird.

Firstly, even though I was always an avid reader, when To Kill A Mockingbird was published it managed to pass me by. It wasn’t being read by my peers and any stir that the film had created was already dwindling by the time I reached the age group to which the book seemed to be appealing. Secondly, it is a book that seems to be better known these days for the film version than for its own merit, which is a shame. The 1962 film depiction, while creditable, is very narrow in its take on the story, focusing on the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. I’ll return to that later. Finally, of course, there are whole generations of people who will not have read the book (or seen the film) as it tends to be contemporary books that are read, while older works are mainly gathering dust on library shelves.

The plot covers many aspects of life in Alabama in the mid 1930s, as seen through the eyes of the protagonist Scout, or Jean Louise Finch to call her by her real name. The nickname is never explained. At the start of the story Scout is 6 years old, two years younger than Harper Lee would have been at this time. She is joined in her adventures by her older brother Jem (Jeremy) and a neighbour’s visiting nephew Dill (Charles Baker Harris). The book is not only a depiction of who two races see each other, it is also how different groups within the white race view each other and an early issue raised is about white poverty during the Depression.

It later emerged that Dill was loosely based on Harper Lee’s real life neighbour Truman Capote, another novelist also recently deceased.

Scout’s father is lawyer Atticus Finch who is also a member of the State Legislature and a much respected member of the community – at least at the start of the book. In real life Harper Lee grew up in Alabama and her father was a lawyer who became caught up in a rape case similar to that featured in the book. Harper Lee may also have been influenced by the trials, in Alabama, of the Scottsboro Boys, concerning the rape of two white women by nine black teenagers. The trials took place in 1931 the original trials are now generally regarded as significant miscarriages of justice.

We join Scout at the start of her schooling where we discover that she is a precocious child, already able to read and write. Some might describe her as old beyond her years. The story then takes us through three years of her life, including the period of the trial and its aftermath.

The use of Scout as the narrator is a very useful tool. As a child she is automatically considered to be naïve, which allows her to ask questions that no adult would think to ask, or maybe dare to ask. This is useful for the reader as the answers usually come from Atticus so we get to know him very well. They are more often avoided if asked of the other adult characters. We can feel Scout’s confusion as she is told by her first grade teacher not to read at home because she’s been taught to read “the wrong way”, which is one of the first narrow minded adult issues she has to deal with.

During the first half of the book black people are barely mentioned. Calpurnia, the Finch’s cook/housekeeper, is black but is very much a part of the Finch family, carrying much of the burden of Scout and Jem’s upbringing to that point. Scout’s mother died when she was quite young and was almost unknown to Scout. Apart from that we hear nothing much about the black community of Maycomb County, as though they are invisible. This is entirely intentional, of course. Black people and white people just didn’t mix. Scout lives in a white neighbourhood, so almost the only black people she ever sees are domestic servants such as Calpurnia and those such as Zeebo, the garbage truck driver, who has to come into the area as part of his duties. She never encounters the majority of the black community who work on the land.

Most of the first part of the story is about the three children and their adventures which, despite the passage of time, are not really any different from those that I enjoyed as a child and which many children still enjoy. In one sub-plot they are much taken by the mysterious figure of their reclusive neighbour, Boo Radley, and spend much of their time devising ways to tempt him from his house.

Later the story turns to the trial of Tom Robinson and we discover some things that the film doesn’t make clear. The first is that Atticus didn’t willingly take on Tom’s defence. He is appointed to it by the County Court judge. The judge’s choice is deliberate of course, he wants Tom to have the best defence possible and Atticus is the man who will deliver that, but we are left with the interesting question: “Would Atticus have taken the case of his own accord?”

The reason I ask this is because the film makes Atticus appear very liberal, almost a man of the future. I think the book shows us a different man. He was liberal by the standards of many of his peers, there is no doubt of that but would he, for example, have voted for John F Kennedy or Barak Obama? I’m not convinced. He believed in justice for all and the equality of all men before the law, but that is not the same as being liberal.

The film also omits some characters who have a considerable influence on Scout, those of Aunt Alexandra and Miss Dubose, for example. I can see the need for the Director of the film to be selective in what sections of the plot are included and which left out, but those decisions are what makes the book superior to the film. I actually rented the film to watch so that I could make those sorts of comparisons for this review.

In the run up to the trial the town is abuzz with gossip and divided in its attitude towards Atticus. Most people recognise that Atticus is just doing his job, but others regard his behaviour as showing favour to black people over white, which was unthinkable. Scout is regularly taunted at school over this matter and is not slow to take up arms in her father’s defence (be prepared for many uses of the “N” word).

This is where the story becomes so contentious, because white attitudes towards black people were just starting to be challenged openly in 1960 when the book was published. Rosa Parks took her famous bus ride in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and the book was published only 5 years before the civil rights marches protesting about black people not being allowed to register to vote in Alabama, despite it being their legal right to do so.

It is of course impossible for Tom Robinson to get a fair trial from an all-white jury in Alabama in the 1930s, so Tom is duly convicted despite there being more than a little doubt over the evidence presented by the two key prosecution witnesses, Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella, the supposed victim of the rape. Indeed it is key to later events that the pair are shown up to be liars, but that isn’t enough to sway the jury. Indeed Tom is more than a little lucky not to have been lynched before the matter even got to trial.

It could be argued convincingly that it is still hard for a black person to get a fair trial in Alabama, even 80 years after the events depicted in this book, which makes the book as relevant today as it was then.

However, the period in which this book is set is crucial to the way it is told. The last surviving Alabama veteran of the Confederate Army still lived in the town. The parents of most of the characters and some of the older characters, such as Miss Dubose, will have grown up in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, which left two communities struggling to makes sense of what had happened to their way of life. This will have doubtless had a profound effect on the way the white community viewed the black, while the black community discovered that being free was not the same as being equal.

So, is this book still relevant in 2016? I would say it is.

Why have I only given this book four stars? After all, it was seen as one of the great works of the 20th century. Well, it is somewhat dated. I think that if Harper Lee were writing it today (if she were still alive to do so) she would take a whole new approach to get her message across. It is also a matter of expectations. We shouldn’t try to judge the past on the basis of our values in the present. As Atticus Finch himself says, if we want to know a person we have to put on his shoes and walk around in them for a while. If we wish to judge the present then we have a whole lot of new evidence available on which to base our opinions.

Do I recommend the book? Of course I do. My only regret is that I didn’t read it much earlier in my life.

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Winola Dsouza

Must Read!

Reviewed in India on October 19, 2018

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For all those booklovers who haven't read this amazing book by #harperlee you have to read it asap!
It's written from a little girl's point of view but has amazing thoughts for everyone. Even after being written so many years ago, it still has some very relevant lessons for everyone, there is something for everyone in it! Definitely one of the #mustread books.
Here are some of my favourite #quotes from the book:
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for."
"There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results."

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Brilliant book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2018

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I never read this in school so I figured that now I'm older I should give it a go.
I quite enjoyed this book. I won't bother telling you what it's about, you either already know or have read some other reviews who have gone into detail about the story.

The cover is beautiful which is an added plus.
Side note: don't bother with Go Set A Watchman. It's not good and changes the opinion of Scout's dad. Plus Harper Lee was not in the position to publish another book. She wrote it before Mockingbird. It was turned down and that's when she made Mocking bird. The draft for Watchman was found by her lawyer and the money grabber published it. Harper Lee had previously (while she was able to) said she didn't want to publish Watchman and that Mockingbird was to be her only published book.
So by all means, enjoy this book but don't buy Watchman.

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Chester

How can you not read this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2017

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The book is about Atticus Finch, who appears as an unconventional hero and role model due to his morality rather than his physical capabilities. The theme of morals is apparent throughout the whole novel, especially in relation to religion and perception of sin. Take Mrs Dubose, a recovering morphine addict: she vows that she'll die beholden to nothing and nobody. She's pursuing her own dream of being a free human being because she knows deep down that it's right.

To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on that gut instinct of right and wrong, and distinguishes it from just following the law. Even the titular quote: "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" is in itself an allegory for this message. Being in itself a generic message, the idea of 'doing what's right' obviously has a different meaning depending on when and where you're reading the book. If you take 1960, when the book was written, America was in a state of ethical development as social inequality was - very - gradually being overcome. Women's rights and black rights movements were beginning to emerge and some campaigned through violence. Would Atticus Finch condone this?

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The Lord Of The Rings Special Edition Review

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2015

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Beware if you are buying this 2004 hardcover edition, having read the product description and expecting it to be a 3 volume boxset.
This hardcover edition is a single volume print, and l think the description refers to a paperback 3 volume version.
It is frustrating that there are so many versions and yet the reviews are all lumped together on the Amazon website.
Although disappointingly only one volume this is still not bad value for money. Size wise it is slightly easier to handle for reading than the single volume 1991 edition with the Alan Lee illustrations.
However, the print is smaller and some may find it too small to read comfortably, even though the book is attractively presented on white paper pages. There are only the original maps and in-text rune illustrations (some in red print) in this 50th anniversary special edition, ie no additional illustrations. The text has been emended in consultation with Christopher Tolkien to reflect his father's original wishes which were apparently sometimes over-ridden by the publishers!
In summary, might suit if you want a single volume hardcover edition and are not bothered by fairly small print or the lack of additional illustrations.
Otherwise, if looking for something easier to handle and read you may want to go for a 3 volume set, although a new 3 volume hardcover set will probably set you back considerably more than this edition.
Needless to say the book itself is a masterpiece which is well worth reading if you are not daunted by the length of it.

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Terrible print

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2019

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Really enjoying the book untill i got to page 170 when to my dismay pages 91 to 138 then picks up at page 219. Totally missing 49 pages of the story. Absolutely gutted i wont be able to to finish the book unless i purchase a new copy.

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Years ahead of its time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2018

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As I fast approach middle age I'm trying to do two things. One is to do things I should have done years ago and the second is to be a better person.

I never read To Kill A Mocking Bird at school so sort to right that wrong. It's regarded as a classic and fully deserves its credentials. It's at once a product of its time but also light years ahead of it.
The world has changed greatly since its firsy publication but the wrongs and attitudes within still sadly prevail.

This earth needs more people like Atticus Finch and I for one shall endeavour to follow on good footsteps.

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Kindle version LOTR

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2019

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I only got it so I can read TLOTR in a tent. Everything about the book has been said by equally as fanatical and enthusiastic readers already.
I got the Kindle version because I think its based on the 1990s edition which has a few less typos than my hard copy books I got in the mid 1970s.

I have an audio version the BBC tapes (and CDs). Look, I am lost in this great story If you have not read it: try it.

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Ritwik Mishra

Amazing product! Great edition for collectors

Reviewed in India on October 25, 2018

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I bought the 60th Anniversary edition (hardcover). I paid Rs. 2,999 and after receiving the book, I must say it's worth the price, although the delivery by Amazon was abysmal (delivery was delayed by 3-4 days).

Inside the packaging by Amazon, there's a cardboard box by Harper Collins that stores the book. The book is also protected by the slipcase, which is of good-quality plastic. The binding is very sturdy. The cover and back designs are beautiful, and the spine is a beauty to look at.

There are 50 illustrations by Alan Lee printed on high quality paper. In fact, the pages of the book feel very superior and letter size is perfect to read.

To anyone interested in buying this edition, go for it! You won't regret it one bit.

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Denise Howard

A Book Whose Lessons Continue through Life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2016

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This classic book is one on my most favourite books list. I first was introduced to it like many people now and before me at English literature lesson at school and I immediately feel in love with Scout, Jem and Atticus. I was 14 at the time and this book was the bridge (like Jem) where the child and young adult meet. I was transported to a past time where racial prejudice was part of day to day and like these children I was bewildered by how adults thought and behaved.
I am a reader who likes to come back to visit a book and over the years I have come to sit with Scout and Boo Radley. Each time I open the book and re-read the story I discover something new in the chapters, sometimes it is because of my maturity, what I have gained in experience in knowledge and an adult world has given me more insight into the world of the Finch family and how society was in that era and how it still is in today's world, sometimes it is because I am now a parent and can see Atticus's struggles to be a single parent and teach his children to understand how they needed to be true to themselves and not follow society like sheep.
When Harper Lee's new book was released and it came apparent that this book made Atticus into a racist man, I made the choice not to read it. The Atticus who I hero worshipped and respected could not represent Tom Robinson and be racially bigoted it would make a mockery of the 'To Kill A Mockingbird and this new book only came out when Harper Lee had passed away so I believe she never wanted it to be published
I have just re-visited the book once again and once again I have come away with more insight. This book educates the young, helping them understand that the world they are on the verge off is ugly and prejudiced and adults will act at times in behaviours that will disgust them. Adults who read this book will look through the eyes of a child and realise that they are not born with hate and bigotry it is placed there by influence and the world in general. Older adults can make sure that the lessons learnt from this book are as valued now as they were valued in eras before them. This book tells us that we can make changes, maybe small steps as Atticus quoted in the book, when I first read this book we were told being gay was something depraved and disgusting, now gay couples can legally marry. So this book still has the lessons to be learnt through the characters of this story and I will always treasure it.

I can't wait to introduce this book to my grandchildren one day, watch them fall in love with the characters like I did, and then keep the story alive by acknowledging all hatred, prejudice and bigotry must be stopped.

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mdh

A Real 20th Century Classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2019

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I first read The Lord of the Rings in 1961, and have read it again a number of times since then, but not during the
last thirty years. I opted for a Kindle version this time as it easier to handle (and read) than a relatively large volume
with very small print! I have been delighted with the experience, the narrative still draws me on, page after page,
and Tolkien's style and use of words remain a complete pleasure.

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ged

Not true to the original. Very disappointing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2020

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Not the original version. some of the most inspiring language and dialogues do not appear in this version I'm thinking particularly of the interplay between Aragorn and Arwen. The last journey of Arwen Undomiel, the dialogues between theoden and daughter, the dialogues between aragorn and elrond, the scenes with aragorn and his party in the land of the dead completely missed out, the farewell ing of the men of the rohirim. Total absence of lighting of the beacons etc etc. If I didn't know the story so well I would have been heartily confused. the narration of the first two volumes were much closer to the original why they have done this to the best and most important part of this work I cannot imagine.

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Pigdigger

One of the most boring books I've ever read - don't bother!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2019

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I've been making an effort to read some of the more modern classics such as 1984, Animal Farm etc etc. Gave this a go - my goodness BORING isn't doing it justice! I think it's about 300 odd pages long and nothing even remotely interesting happened until p200 odd and even then it was only extremely marginally more interesting. I've read all the classics you could think of, Bronte sisters, Dickens, Austen - now they are classics; books you'd read again. I'm very sorry to say it but this was so boring I nearly gave up several times but sheer will and determination to get through to the end made me do it. Normally I'd polish off a 300 pager in about a week of casual reading but I could only manage about 10 pages at a time before my brain started to atrophy. Do yourself a favour and don't bother with it - mind-numbingly boring I'm afraid. It might have sold 30M copies but how many have ended up on the fire????? Overrated to say the least.

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Daniel David

Excelente edição (Houghton Mifflin – Deluxe Edition)

Reviewed in Brazil on September 17, 2018

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Vou falar apenas a edição, pois a obra em si dispensa comentários. Sempre fui fascinado pela história e faz tempo que estava querendo um exemplar em inglês.
A edição é de muito boa qualidade, com capa flexível e revestida de material com textura agradável. O papel é amarelado e as folhas não são finas demais, o que deixa a leitura bem confortável.
Um ponto importante é que, embora seja uma edição americana (editora HMH), e não britânica, o texto está na sua forma original escrita por Tolkien (inglês britânico), sem adaptação da ortografia, o que eu acho muito bom. Assim, vemos a grafia “colour” e “grey”, em vez de “color” e “gray”, por exemplo.
O texto também incorpora a revisão feita para edição de aniversário de 50 anos da obra, em 2005, na qual muitos erros editoriais das versões anteriores foram corrigidos. Que eu saiba, só existe uma edição mais recente, que é a de 60 anos, mas a maioria das correções já tinha sido feita na de 2005.
Fiquei muito satisfeito com essa edição e acho que é a opção em inglês com o melhor custo-benefício.

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