Steven Arntson
Autor/a de The Wrap-Up List
Obres de Steven Arntson
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Relacions
- Mathews, Anne (spouse)
- Agent
- Jenni Ferrari-Adler
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 4
- Membres
- 262
- Popularitat
- #87,814
- Valoració
- 3.4
- Ressenyes
- 18
- ISBN
- 13
Its a book aimed at children, I'd probably say 8 to 13 crowd. The story has a fairy tale-like quality, but instead of a world filled with scariness, this world is aimed at ultimate protection, for example, everything is plastic with no corners, or that parents are notified whenever a child moves locations. However, safety is taken to a point where the entire world is sanitized, from history to literature. Add in the focus on test scores, where that is the only thing that matters in school, to the point where class, and school rankings are updated each day.
The story itself is about taking risks, and learning from them. From climbing a pile of chairs into a magical attic, or even crossing the street. As for the Wikkeling, he's actually a scary figure, and in true fairy tale fashion, never explained. The ending is not a surprise, the children in the story learn something, the Wikkeling is vanquished, and life is changed.
As an adult reading this book, I felt like I was missing out - just who was Henrift AndI, and how did this world become what it is? Or why is the Wikkeling the only reason there is a such a focus on safety? But for a kid, I suspect they quite like it.… (més)