Official Review: New Stories from the Island of Bermuda

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Re: Official Review: New Stories from the Island of Bermuda

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ButterscotchCherrie wrote: 06 Oct 2018, 02:36 I often find myself gravitating to the 2-star rating when I feel a book has good potential but has lost something in the execution. As the guidelines say, 2 is "kind of ambiguous". From the names, I was a little confused about whether this was about anthropomorphic animals like Doug the slug or Somby the snail, but there seemed to be human children too. Maybe that is also a mix? I hope that the book can be edited to live up to its potential better. Thanks for an interesting review.
Yes, you are right about the mix of animal and human stories. Two of the stories featured the twin girls and two were insects only, with some references to humans. Thanks so much for taking the time to share some thoughts.
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The boiling lobster story feels so wrong for a children's book - I shall be thinking about it all night!
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Julie Green wrote: 06 Oct 2018, 16:08 The boiling lobster story feels so wrong for a children's book - I shall be thinking about it all night!
Right? I wished I could have un-read it. :shock2:
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Though the book is intended for children, I feel some of the storylines are not quite suitable for them. Also, I believe illustrations are very important for this kind of books. So it really was a bummer.

Thank you for the great review.
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Kajori50 wrote: 07 Oct 2018, 04:32 Though the book is intended for children, I feel some of the storylines are not quite suitable for them. Also, I believe illustrations are very important for this kind of books. So it really was a bummer.

Thank you for the great review.
Thanks so much for reading my review. I appreciate it!
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this is disappointing, I thought this book is really good but it's not that good. Great review!
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Noraine Alissa Poria wrote: 11 Oct 2018, 02:54 this is disappointing, I thought this book is really good but it's not that good. Great review!
The book has some nice qualities. Thank you for dropping by and sharing a comment.
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