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Excellent narration

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5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-10-20

The narrator Elaine Wise gives so much character to each different animal and you get a real sense she herself is amused when someone is chuckling - the story is often humourous. When they are in the wild wood and it's supposed to be scary, it is indeed. Also Toad is an extreme personality and this narrator does not hold back when giving expression to his nutty passions. So I would highly recommend this version of The Wind in the Willows; full of feeling; I loved it.

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Boringly fatphobic

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1 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-28-18

I'm just sick of books that set up fat people as the villains or persistently associate fatness with negative personal traits or immorality, ranging from sloppy dressing through laziness, to downright malevolence. We turned this book off pretty quickly once we realised Walliams was going to be making endless mileage out of the lead character's fat father. It's a boring and unimaginative way to get your laughs, and also unkind. Not into it. Next!

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