bella613's Reviews (551)

My coworker recommended this to me today and I promptly checked it out and listened. I loved it! 
I teared up a bit- this one's emotional and very meaningful. 
It's predictable, but it's a beautiful story to see play out. All the characters are so sweet, and the grief portrayed is raw and realistic. 

I can't keep my attention on this book so I'm DNF-ing. It seems well done but I do have hopes of finishing several other books this weekend so I decided it's not worth pushing through if I don't wish to.

I LOVE Stickeen. 
I want to give him so many pets. 
Reading this felt like I was along for the adventure. 

Here are some of my favorite quotes: 

"Though capable of great idleness, he never failed to be ready for all sorts of adventures and excursions."

"His equanimity was so steady it seemed due to want of feeling; ordinary storms were pleasures to him, and as for mere rain, he flourished in it like a vegetable."

"many of Nature’s finest lessons are to be found in her storms, and if careful to keep in right relations with them, we may go safely abroad with them, rejoicing in the grandeur and beauty of their works and ways"

"The man who said, “The harder the toil, the sweeter the rest,” never was profoundly tired"

"...he will not be forgotten. To me Stickeen is immortal."

I like this story, and it was fun to actually read the original as I have read many adaptations and versions. 

An incredibly important message warning everyone how shady fish are. 

Sloan writes in a fun voice and I laughed a lot. 
This is cute but I do feel like there were parts I didn't understand fully how it worked.