The Adventures of Pinocchio: Story of a Puppet
Ratings18
Average rating3.8
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Ratings18
Average rating3.8
"First published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 in Il Giornale dei bambini, the many adventures of Pinocchio, Geppetto's wooden puppet who came to life to laugh, cry, and dance like a real boy, garnered immediate acclaim as a children's story. Today Italians consider the novel, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Readers familiar only with the Disney adaptations of Collodi's classic will be surprised by this dark masterpiece.
There is no cuddly cat named Figaro. Pinocchio hurls a wooden hammer at the Talking Cricket (who is not named Jiminy) to close their first encounter. And Pinocchio himself endures harrowing cruelty at the hands of two assassins.".
"Collodi did more than merely weave a captivating tale. Through metaphor and allusion he summed up the national character of Italy and made biting commentary on many of the prominent social concerns of the nineteenth century, including the despair and hunger of poverty, the importance of an education, and the hypocrisy of the judicial and medical establishments. The result is a suspenseful saga that can be read to children and appreciated by adults for its many levels of meaning.".
"This vibrant new translation fully renders Collodi's subtle and sarcastic wit, and the evocative illustrations are as delightfully refreshing as the story itself."--BOOK JACKET.
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Fun, creative little story. Pinocchio himself is a bit annoying and characters come and go on a whim. Still, enjoyable.
Forget everything you learned about Pinocchio from the Disney movie. Pinocchio is bad. He lies. He cheats. He steals. And he enjoys doing bad things. He is repentant only when he is about to be severely punished and as soon as the punishment is removed, he goes right back to being bad.
He cares about his father. He cares about the blue fairy. These are his only redeeming qualities. But they are enough.
A book that is full of action and adventures. And it is also so fun to read.
Pretty good, full of imagination and weirdness. Pinocchio was far more naughty in the book than in the Disney version which kinda made the moral work better. In the movie he was kinda just cute and dumb so you forgave him. Here, you wanna smack him. As usual, Blue Fairy or “The Child with the blue hair” is the best character. Unexpected gore including a donkey getting its ears bitten off and a cat ripping of its own paw was unexpected...
