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Stone Age Tales: The Great Cave by Terry Deary
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Hated (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
I hate to say it, but there wasn't one thing I enjoyed about this book. It was meant for very young readers (age 7-9), so that might explain some of it.
The story was so flimsy, so thin. Those young Disney reader books (for the same age group) had stories an adult could enjoy as well, so the target audience isn't necessarily an excuse.
The bad guy's motives and reasons for his (so called) change of heart were more shallow than a puddle. It was explained in one single sentence.
The story had many illustrations, and I hated every single one of them. Same style as the cover, but black and white and less finished. It was just so unattractive and uninteresting. The body proportions were so wrong.
The only reason I finished the book at all was because it was so short. Not only was it a tiny book, a third of it was dedicated to how to use it as a teaching tool for your kids.
Just a complete miss for me.
Currently reading: 400 Boys and 50 More. 51 short stories by Marc Laidlaw. I try to avoid short story collections, so why did I download this? Did I like the title that much? Did I hear of Laidlaw from somewhere else and wanted to check out his work? He is a video game writer (Half Life and Dota2), could that be why? I wish I could remember...
Traditional or self-published: Traditional
Rating: Hated (Hated-Disliked-Okay-Liked-Loved)
I hate to say it, but there wasn't one thing I enjoyed about this book. It was meant for very young readers (age 7-9), so that might explain some of it.
The story was so flimsy, so thin. Those young Disney reader books (for the same age group) had stories an adult could enjoy as well, so the target audience isn't necessarily an excuse.
The bad guy's motives and reasons for his (so called) change of heart were more shallow than a puddle. It was explained in one single sentence.
The story had many illustrations, and I hated every single one of them. Same style as the cover, but black and white and less finished. It was just so unattractive and uninteresting. The body proportions were so wrong.
The only reason I finished the book at all was because it was so short. Not only was it a tiny book, a third of it was dedicated to how to use it as a teaching tool for your kids.
Just a complete miss for me.
Currently reading: 400 Boys and 50 More. 51 short stories by Marc Laidlaw. I try to avoid short story collections, so why did I download this? Did I like the title that much? Did I hear of Laidlaw from somewhere else and wanted to check out his work? He is a video game writer (Half Life and Dota2), could that be why? I wish I could remember...
