That said, though - and it needed to be said - this is a good book; it was so engaging to me at that age that I got it from the library after the first day she read it to us and finished it by myself later that night. (Admittedly, this was not uncommon behavior for me. I did not like reading at other people's paces.) Of course, this meant I got to cry twice, and also spend the intervening time trying not to cry because I knew what was coming. People are always asking me questions I don't have answers for. One is, "When did you first know that you wanted to become a writer?" The fact is that I never wanted to be a writer, at least not when I was a child, or even a young woman. Today I want very much to be a writer. But when I was ten, I wanted to be either a movie star or a missionary. When I was twenty, I wanted to get married and have lots of children. The majority of the plot is gentle and accents the beauty of childhood, often embellishing it with innocent humor. While nothing is unimportant or uninteresting, the author very skillfully tells the story in such a way that it feels like "everyday life". Any suspense is usually trivial and very scarce, but the story remains very compelling and thoroughly enjoyable to read. (I have to say that a good writer should be able to tell a gripping story without the sometimes garish and seemingly mandatory thrill of suspense found so much in fiction.) I tell you that too, just to make you understand that if you want to read this book expecting something in the style of Harry Potter or Narnia, you will get a real disappointment, BUT if you are looking to read an amazing, coming-to-age story, you will read one of the best books in that area, genre and/or topic. Dalším aspektem je domácí násilí, je bráno jako norma, jako něco co se zkrátka děje a děti které "nekryjí" svoje násilné rodiče jsou vykreslované jako ty špatné. Čekala bych nějaké zaražení alespoň od Leslie, která má být osvícená životem ve městě.

V deseti letech jsem viděla film, který se mi nelíbil (a nelíbí se mi ani teď), ale přesto mě pobídl k rozvíjení fantasie. A jelikož mi tím výrazně zasáhl do života, dostala jsem se čtrnáct let nato i ke knižní předloze. You would think that even after seeing the movie and knowing how this ends I wouldn't cry, but here I am. Jakub_Niedzwiedzki skomentował 20 000 mil podmorskiej żeglugi [20000 Leagues Under The Sea] (Przygodowy, Sci-Fi, 1954) [Lektor PL] The story developed fine and the writing style made it feel like life becomes better with a friend, a sweet younger sibling who looks up to you, an understanding teacher and it's best to avoid negative people be it your family or so called 'friends'. Zaujalo mě uchopení Jessových myšlenek na konci knihy, hlavně při jeho setkání s Lesliiným otcem. A pak také hrdinovo syrově střízlivé uvědomí, že strast, kterou ve svých deseti letech zažil, nebude v životě jediná: „Pokud jde o příští hrůzy a utrpení – nenamlouval si, že už má všechna za sebou –, člověk prostě musí čelit svému strachu a nedopustit, aby z něho byla padavka.“

Hodnotenia

I love the fantasy world they built. It's something to be rejoiced and something for which a price had to be paid unfortunately.

Jess is simply not the same person he was at the beginning of the book and what logically follows is that Terabithia is not the same place to him that it was. Concurrently, he must move out. A heavy handed indication of Jess’s transition occurs with his father near the entrance to Terabithia. His father begins, “‘Hell ain’t it?’ It was the kind of thing Jess could hear his father saying to another man. He found it strangely comforting, and it made him bold.” (Paterson 148). In the beginning, Jess’ father would barely speak a word to him. Jess relationship with his father has changed as well.Sexismus je snad na každém řádku, páni Leslie nenosí šaty, má krátké vlasy, ta je tak neobyčejná, někdo nenosí rtěnku to je nečekané, Jessie rád kreslí to je holčičí, jeho sestry jsou namyšlené fifleny.

Práve po tomto lane sa Jesse aLeslie dostávajú na druhú stranu – do Terabithie. Vdivom lese, medzi stromami si budujú svoje vlastné kráľovstvo vktorom vládnu ich pravidlá. Nielen že sa hrajú, nielen že sa zbližujú (nebojte sa, nie je to Modrá lagúna), ale učia sa niečo sami osebe. Najmä to, že aj mimo Terabithie môžu chodiť snarovnaným chrbtom. By that time, I was ready to begin college. I spent four years at King College in Bristol, Tennessee, doing what I loved best-reading English and American literature-and avoiding math whenever possible.

Zamiloval jsem se toho času do jedné slečny. Při jednom z našich rozhovorů tázal jsem se ji, kolikrát plakala u jedné své oblíbené knihy. Odpověděla, že ani jednou. Existuje podle ní pouze jedna kniha, u které se rozplakala. A tady je. Most do země Terabithia. Slečna mne donutila přečíst si hned několik knih. Ale k Mostu jsem se tenkrát tak nějak nedostal. Bylo mi ale jasné, že jednoho dne už nebudu moci odolávat, nu a ten den je zde. It made Jess ache inside to watch his dad grab the little ones to his shoulder, or lean down and hug them. It seemed to him that he had been thought too big for that since the day he was born.

On the same note, children can benefit from seeing the method for entering Terabithia changing with Jess and with Terabithia’s significance to Jess. In the beginning, entering Terabithia involves a scary trip swinging across a river on a rope. In the end, Jess builds a bridge to Terabithia, changing one of its key characteristics and symbolizing the increased ease Jess has with accessing what he learned from Terabithia. In the end, Jess seeks to open Terabithia’s lessons to his younger sister, Joyce Ann. “And when he finished, he put flowers in [Joyce Ann’s] hair and led her across the bridge-the great bridge into Terabithia-which might look to someone with no magic in them like a few planks across a nearly dry gully…” Jess leads Joyce Ann into this kingdom of learning and evolution, a confident adolescent, just as the confident Leslie had done for him once. He has learned from Leslie, about himself and his insecurities, and about life, and can share these lessons with Joyce Ann. Keď už sme pri tej podobnosti, Most do krajiny Terabithia je popravde vzdialeným príbuzným skvelého Hľadania krajiny-nekrajiny. Jeho hlavnou odlišnosťou azároveň silou je, že nie je oznámom človeku, ale pracuje simagináciou bežných detí. Detí, akými sme boli my všetci. Chvíľu indiáni, chvíľu velitelia na lodi. Sbaterkou pod dekou sme mohli vládnuť akémukoľvek kráľovstvu. Ak ste pripravení prejsť cez most detskej fantázie, nech sa páči. Ale pozor. Lano sa šmýka arieka je nebezpečná. Kudos, Madam Paterson, for such a wonderful book. I think, given a year or so, my son will be ready for this adventure. I will make sure to introduce him to many of your other works as well! There are only two books that have made me cry. Granted, I was in sixth grade when I read this for the first time. But like most books I review on Goodreads, I sat down to read this again before posting my review. My sentiments about Bridge to Terabithia haven't changed much.I need to mention one thing I wasn't particularly fond of. Janice Avery (a minor character) reveals to her friends that her father beats her - "the kind of beating they send you to jail for" says Leslie. And at the advice of Leslie, Janice decides to pretend that her father is innocent, and that her friends are just spreading "rumors" all over school. The author says something like "kids shouldn't ever betray their parents, and that's just what Janice Avery had done." See the contradiction? "Honour thy father and thy mother" - "Domestic abuse is wrong, no matter what". I don't think this kind of conflict belongs in a children's novel, even as a very minor vehicle for plot development. I wish the author had omitted that, or at least found an acceptable solution. This book was very enjoyable! I can't remember if I read it as a kid, but it was definitely worth reading now that I'm older.