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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2591 KP) rated McElligot’s Pool in Books

Sep 29, 2021  
McElligot’s Pool
McElligot’s Pool
Dr. Seuss | 1947 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
You Never Know What You’ll Find in McElligot’s Pool
The book opens with Marco, the protagonist from To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, fishing in a pond on the McElligot’s farm. He’s warned that there’s nothing in the pond but junk that people have thrown away. Marco, however, takes a more fanciful outlook on the pool. After all, maybe it’s connected to the sea but a tunnel no one knows about. And, if that’s the case, you never know exactly what you could catch.

This early book from Dr. Seuss is imagination on display. The heart of the book is Marco’s fish stories, which go from the plausible to the outlandish and back again. It’s fun. The rhymes could be a bit better, and the book does feel a bit repetitive, but I remember enjoying this one as a kid, and it still has charm rereading it as an adult. This is early Dr. Seuss, so the illustrations are very detailed pen and ink, some in color and some not. Yes, this is one of the recently banned books. It is banned takes to one page that features Marco’s imaginative take on Eskimo fish. Yes, the drawings on that page are caricatures, but the entire book is filled with caricatures. They fit right in. While this isn’t one of Dr. Seuss’s best books, it is a shame that it won’t be around to spark the imagination of future generations.
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1777 KP) rated Ravished by the Rhubarb (The Rhubarb Effect #3) in Books

Nov 25, 2024  
Ravished by the Rhubarb (The Rhubarb Effect #3)
Ravished by the Rhubarb (The Rhubarb Effect #3)
JP Sayle, Sue Brown | 2024 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Apollo doesn't like custard!
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I love reading weird stuff, and this series by Sayle and Brown hit the nail on the head every time!

Apollo thinks his mate rejected him, and tries to not be in Glass' company. But Glass did NOT reject Apollo, he was just overcome by meeting his mate. In an effort to get Apollo to talk to Glass, the pair are set up on camera duty, and Glass brings a bag of things. Turns out, the pride and or the bunch of rhubarb (which has a name but I can't remember it!) was sneaky and someone swapped the contents for some more adult toys!

What I am really enjoying about these books is that while they are a lot, and I mean A LOT of fun, there is some drama here too. In this book, Apollo thinks he can't have his mate, because he doesn't like custard. And, you really need to read the other books to get what I mean by "custard" :-p

There is a way round that, and the pride comes good with their ideas to see both Apollo and Glass happy. And they get VERY happy!

Red and Gordon are next and we might find out just who wants Red and more importantly, WHY!

4 absolute fun stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere