Ah,
the 20th Century... that faithful time where media could be funny
without resorting to toilet humor and other forms of cheap laughter
(Looking at you, Nickelodeon).
However, it's the 21st century
now, and most media has devoted itself to just being a bunch of risque
jokes about getting hit on the head with a baseball bats, and other
things I probably shouldn't bring up here. But, what does this have to
do with Mr. Poppers Penguins? Well, quite a lot, actually, because this,
my friends, is quite a lighthearted and silly book, unlike modern
society. The plot is quite simple, really. Mr. Popper is a painter, and adopts 2 penguins, who eventually have babies, and that's pretty much the only thing I could say about the book, because that's really all this book is. Simple. The humor is simple, the illustrations are simple, and so is everything else. However, depending on the kind of person you are, this will either please or annoy you.
You
see, Mr. Popper's Penguins is a children's book, so it has no
"Planet-Shaping Sword of Destiny", or a "Crystal that brings
Immortality". It's just a funny, simple book, and if you don't like that
kind of stuff, then you probably won't enjoy Mr. Popper and his clever
Penguins.
Also,
the ending is quite disappointing, and everything sort of gets
befuddled by the last chapter, leaving you wishing you could have more.
Can
I recommend this to YOU, my dear reader? Probably not. Unless you have
the time to just read a simple, funny, book about a Gorman Troupe of
Penguins, you should probably get going on that Supper Competition book
everyone talks about, or that Journal of a Sorrowful Chap. At least, I
think that's what they were called. Hmm...
6.2 SATISFYING
+ charming, simple, and funny
+ quite a short read
- Older readers just won't find anything enjoyable here
- The ending
+ charming, simple, and funny
+ quite a short read
- Older readers just won't find anything enjoyable here
- The ending
