Well, it’s out. A longer, better trailer for Where The Wild Things Are. It’s based on a much loved children’s book, directed by a much loved director, heck, credits were designed by a much loved graphic designer. Prepare for the collective nerdy-net to break the internets, or something. But I have to admit… I never read the book.
Growing up (really, it’s more that I spent the first 25 of my 32 years there) in another country1, I was never introduced to Where The Wild Things Are. Now, since I, like other white people, like this Spike Jonze fella, I figured I’d go the extra mile and heroically read my way through this alleged 48 page masterpiece.
I decided to check eBay and Amazon for copies (I’m a sucker for hardcovers) and noticed that there were 14 1-star reviews on top of the 397 4- and 5-star reviews. “Interesting”, I thought. Who are these wanna-be literary critics that feel the need to rain on the parade of generations? Were they defective as a child?
I expected snarky grown-ups. Instead, I found a review by Nicole, a 7-year old that wishes her dad would just stop reading this book to her.
I am almost 7 and my teachre said we have to say why we like a lot of books or do not like a lot of books this summer on amazon and then print out them and give them to our new teacher next year So I am starting with this book.
My dad reelly likes this book because he said it was good when he was a kid. I dont like it. The pictures are boring and the story is not long. My dad reads this to me a lot and I like the books that are newer. New books have pictures that are pretty and the storys are funner and longer. This book has pictures that look old. I wish my dad would read this to himself and let me read something diferent. Nichole
Yeah… kind of lost for words after that one.
1 Oddly, someone did feel the need to make a mediocre attempt to translate all the Dr Seuss books, so whatevs.