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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
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Holy Bagumba!
Flora Belle Buckman is a cynic nerdy kid, fascinated with comics, and especially with her favorites about horrible accidents and amazing superheroes. One normal day like any other, minding her own business, she notices her neighbor cleaning her garden, and accidentally vacuuming a poor innocent squirrel. In the most unexpected turn of events, the little thing somehow survives, and is born anew as Ulysses, mighty super hero squirrel!
This was an awesome little thing, and a fantastic combination of genres, intermittently changing from novella to comic strips. Funny, with a lot of quotable moments, and overall quite memorable; but for reason I can’t quite explain I didn’t love it. Maybe the extracts from “Terrible Things Can Happen To You”, “The Amazing Incandesto” or “The Criminal Element” got too repetitive, maybe Flora’s cynicism or her mother Phyllis’s cruelty became too much, maybe the ending felt a bit unconvincing, and underwhelming. I dunno. I have a whole bunch of highlights and lovelt moments I take with me, many laughs all through, I have the endearing George Buckman and William Spiver, and I have the adorable Ulysses saving the day, and still I didn’t love it, and I just KNOW I should have. Weird. Maybe it just wasn’t the right time, or I was in the wrong one.
But anyway, I’m positive any kid or adult with a child at heart can overlook all that and love this quirky little story quite plenty. DiCamillo really knows her stuff. Easy a four or five stars methinks, for the lucky illuminated ones.
*** Still remaining, the movie (2021)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2013] [240p] [Childrens/MG] [3.5] [Recommendable]
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★★★★★ Because of Winn-Dixie [4.5]
★★★☆☆ Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures [3.5]
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¡Santa Bagumba!
Flora Belle Buckman es una niña cínica y nerd, fascinada con los cómics, y especialmente con sus favoritos sobre accidentes horribles y superhéroes asombrosos. Un día normal como cualquier otro, ocupándose de sus propios asuntos, llega a ver cómo su vecina limpiando su jardín, accidentalmente aspira a una pobre e inocente ardilla. En un giro inesperado de eventos, el pequeño animalito de alguna forma sobrevive y renace como Ulises, ¡la poderosa ardilla superhéroe!
Esta fue una cosita increíble y una combinación fantástica de géneros, cambiando intermitentemente de novela a tiras cómicas. Divertido, con muchos momentos citables y, dentro de todo, bastante memorable; pero por razones que no puedo explicar, no lo amé. Tal vez todos los extractos de “Te Pueden Pasar Cosas Terribles”, “El Asombroso Incandesto” o “El Elemento Criminal” se volvieron demasiado repetitivos, tal vez el cinismo de Flora o la crueldad de su madre Phyllis se fueron demasiado, tal vez el final se sintió poco convincente, y decepcionante. No sé. Tengo un montón de citas y tiernos momentos que me llevo conmigo, muchas risas durante todo el trayecto, tengo a los entrañables George Buckman y William Spiver, y tengo al adorable Ulises salvando el día, y aun así no pude amarlo, y SE que debería. Es raro. Tal vez simplemente no era el momento correcto, o yo estaba en el equivocado.
Pero en fin, estoy seguro de que cualquier pequeño o adulto con un niño en el corazón puede pasar por alto todo eso y amar mucho esta pequeña y peculiar historia. DiCamillo ciertamente sabe lo que hace. Un fácil cuatro o cinco estrellas, para los iluminados afortunados.
*** Queda pendiente, la película (2021)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2013] [240p] [Niños/Grado Medio] [3.5] [Recomendable]
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Flora Belle Buckman is a cynic nerdy kid, fascinated with comics, and especially with her favorites about horrible accidents and amazing superheroes. One normal day like any other, minding her own business, she notices her neighbor cleaning her garden, and accidentally vacuuming a poor innocent squirrel. In the most unexpected turn of events, the little thing somehow survives, and is born anew as Ulysses, mighty super hero squirrel!
This was an awesome little thing, and a fantastic combination of genres, intermittently changing from novella to comic strips. Funny, with a lot of quotable moments, and overall quite memorable; but for reason I can’t quite explain I didn’t love it. Maybe the extracts from “Terrible Things Can Happen To You”, “The Amazing Incandesto” or “The Criminal Element” got too repetitive, maybe Flora’s cynicism or her mother Phyllis’s cruelty became too much, maybe the ending felt a bit unconvincing, and underwhelming. I dunno. I have a whole bunch of highlights and lovelt moments I take with me, many laughs all through, I have the endearing George Buckman and William Spiver, and I have the adorable Ulysses saving the day, and still I didn’t love it, and I just KNOW I should have. Weird. Maybe it just wasn’t the right time, or I was in the wrong one.
But anyway, I’m positive any kid or adult with a child at heart can overlook all that and love this quirky little story quite plenty. DiCamillo really knows her stuff. Easy a four or five stars methinks, for the lucky illuminated ones.
*** Still remaining, the movie (2021)
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2013] [240p] [Childrens/MG] [3.5] [Recommendable]
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★★★★★ Because of Winn-Dixie [4.5]
★★★☆☆ Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures [3.5]
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¡Santa Bagumba!
Flora Belle Buckman es una niña cínica y nerd, fascinada con los cómics, y especialmente con sus favoritos sobre accidentes horribles y superhéroes asombrosos. Un día normal como cualquier otro, ocupándose de sus propios asuntos, llega a ver cómo su vecina limpiando su jardín, accidentalmente aspira a una pobre e inocente ardilla. En un giro inesperado de eventos, el pequeño animalito de alguna forma sobrevive y renace como Ulises, ¡la poderosa ardilla superhéroe!
Esta fue una cosita increíble y una combinación fantástica de géneros, cambiando intermitentemente de novela a tiras cómicas. Divertido, con muchos momentos citables y, dentro de todo, bastante memorable; pero por razones que no puedo explicar, no lo amé. Tal vez todos los extractos de “Te Pueden Pasar Cosas Terribles”, “El Asombroso Incandesto” o “El Elemento Criminal” se volvieron demasiado repetitivos, tal vez el cinismo de Flora o la crueldad de su madre Phyllis se fueron demasiado, tal vez el final se sintió poco convincente, y decepcionante. No sé. Tengo un montón de citas y tiernos momentos que me llevo conmigo, muchas risas durante todo el trayecto, tengo a los entrañables George Buckman y William Spiver, y tengo al adorable Ulises salvando el día, y aun así no pude amarlo, y SE que debería. Es raro. Tal vez simplemente no era el momento correcto, o yo estaba en el equivocado.
Pero en fin, estoy seguro de que cualquier pequeño o adulto con un niño en el corazón puede pasar por alto todo eso y amar mucho esta pequeña y peculiar historia. DiCamillo ciertamente sabe lo que hace. Un fácil cuatro o cinco estrellas, para los iluminados afortunados.
*** Queda pendiente, la película (2021)
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[2013] [240p] [Niños/Grado Medio] [3.5] [Recomendable]
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This looks interesting. I hope you're enjoying the book. xoxo
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Persephone's Pomegranate wrote: "This looks interesting. I hope you're enjoying the book. xoxo"
Oh sorry I missed you! It's good! Very good actually. Super charming and funny; but kinda put it on hold while trying to finish all the other reviews that I was missing :/
Oh sorry I missed you! It's good! Very good actually. Super charming and funny; but kinda put it on hold while trying to finish all the other reviews that I was missing :/
Fran wrote: "Federico...I am another inquiring mind who wants to know what you think of this tome!"
Oh it's good Fran! Every page super adorable. I don't know why I've been it putting it behind other stuff, but I'll finish it soon so I can take my break from GR with everything finished :p
Oh it's good Fran! Every page super adorable. I don't know why I've been it putting it behind other stuff, but I'll finish it soon so I can take my break from GR with everything finished :p
Fran wrote: "Federico...Happy New Year!🎉 & Happy reading in 2024! 📚"
Thank you Fran! Merry New Year for you too 🎉!
Thank you Fran! Merry New Year for you too 🎉!
Southern Lady Reads wrote: "Happy reading Federico!! Hope it's good!"
Merry Chrisnewyear SLR! Everything dandy. Hope you doing good too :) !
Merry Chrisnewyear SLR! Everything dandy. Hope you doing good too :) !