Date Finished: 12/06/2012
My Rating: 2.5/5
I was soooooooo excited to see this on the list. I loved the Magic Faraway Tree as a child, and in fact all Enid Blyton books, so being able to settle down with it was lovely. Until I started reading. Some of the children's literature on this list is simply brilliant, and enjoyable as much as an adult as it was as a child. However, re-reading the Magic Faraway Tree didn't make me as happy as I expected.
I can't even say why. Going into an enchanted forest, and climbing a big tree into a magical land (that changes each time you visit it) sounds like it would really float my boat. I think this is maybe just a bit too young even for this 32-year-old child.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't terrible. Just not as much fun as I remembered.
So, who should read this book? Well, six-year-olds. Or parents, reading it to four-year-olds.
Next book: Mort, Terry Pratchett.
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