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I read this book when I was nine years old and I never forgot it. I forced all my sisters to read it, and then they forced all _their_ friends to read it. I'm glad this book is still in print because it is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Well, this book was not too good. The author kept telling how great everything was and then just took the story and ran it in circles. Tom just did the same thing (basicly) every night, just with new elements. The only good part is the ending. Recommended to anyone who has a lot of time.
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Amazing that already 40 years ago, when this book was published for the first time, the subject of "time travels" was treated. This is exactly what we understand now by the modern theory of parallel worlds. Therefore this book is not only interesting for children, but for adults as well. Another aspect why I like the novel and recommend it for children, is the point that by reading the description of the garden you get a deep respect of nature. I simply find it lovely that Mrs Pearce gives names to the trees, as Tricksy and St. Paul for example. The best thing to do is to read the book on a warm summer evening sitting in your garden!
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I read this as an adult and it seemed to touch on every emotion I had experienced while growing up: the dreams and imagination which are more real than life; the forming of bonds which will last a lifetime. And all of those memories which seem to belong to the summer more than any other season. This book ranks as one of the major novels of the century -- not just as a so-called "children's book," but as a book, plain and simple.
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I read this book as a child and remembered it fondly, but in little detail. Reading it aloud now to my six year old son several things strike me. Firstly, it's not as magical as I remember, which is surprising. Secondly, the sense of place is very well evoked and I'm ashamed that I did not remember its Fenland setting. Thirdly, Time - the subject of the novel - has not been kind to it. It was first published in 1958 and the present-day scenes have a contemporary feel to them. In other words, it seems dated, but the late 1950s, which were a very repressive period in recent English history, have yet to acquire the kind of nostalgic charm that attaches to, say, Arthur Ransome's books which were mostly written and set in the 1930s.
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