Pinocchio

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Carlo Collodi, John Boyne: Pinocchio (1996, Penguin Books, Limited)

288 pages

English language

Published Sept. 21, 1996 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-14-133164-5
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4 stars (21 reviews)

A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

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Much darker than I remembered

4 stars

Reading around after finishing Pinocchio, I have learned that its author, Carlo Collodi, didn't actually like children very much and this fairytale was his attempt to scare them into behaving properly. Given the horrors that befall the poor puppet, I can quite believe it! The original Pinocchio is one dark story and I'm not even sure real children should be allowed to read it. I was surprised that I enjoyed reading Pinocchio so much because, in true fairytale style, there is little in the way of proper description or realism in the characters. Everyone is pretty two-dimensional and scenes pass swiftly with the emphasis on action rather than scene-setting. However, what makes the writing wonderful and gripping is Collodi's fantastic imagination. Having not read this for decades, I could not remember what happens next and there is no way I could have guessed! Even tiny cameo roles like the Snail …

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Subjects

  • Pinocchio (fictitious character), fiction
  • Children's fiction

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