Roverandom

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Roverandom is a novella by J. R. R. Tolkien, originally told in 1925, about the adventures of a young dog, Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to the Moon and under the sea in order to find the wizard again to turn him back into a normal-sized dog. The author wrote Roverandom for his son Michael to amuse him upon the loss of his favourite toy, a little leaden dog which he lost on a beach of grey shingle stones the same size and colour as the toy. The work is in tone a children's story, but contains many allusions and references in the manner of Farmer Giles of Ham.

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As fontes têm média 7,6 em 67 avaliações — ainda poucas, então o voto dos leitores carrega 27% do peso e o restante puxa para a média de Livros infantis, 8,0. É assim que sai 7,9.

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As resenhas mais curtidas no Hardcover (com crédito aos autores).

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  “2 stars, Metaphorosis reviews Summary Rover, though a toy dog made of lead, is aware, and capable of limited motion. But when he bites a nearby wizard, he sets off a chain of adventures. Review I very much enjoy some of Tolkien's non-Lord of the Rings stories: Smith of Wooton Major, Leaf by Niggle, etc. And this is a nice edition of Roverandom, which began, as many of his stories did, as one told to his children. It's got unobtrusive endnotes, color plates of Tolkien's own accompanying art, etc. Unfortunately, I find - just as on previous readings - that there's just not much story here. De…”

  ★ 2/5MetaphorosisReviews no Hardcover

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