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This story is so freakin awesome. It's tender, aww. It's about a china rabbit by the name of Edward Tulane who lives with the girl who made him and her upper-class family. Edward is an incredibly vapid and conceited china rabbit, and thinks himself the best thing to ever sit upon the earth's crust. Abilene, his owner, loves him dearly and treats him as a real person. Edward loves no one but himself, and doesn't care a thing for love anyway. After Abilene's grandmother delivers a cleverly hidden
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Dec 07, 2008
Dolly
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This is a fanciful tale of a beloved handcrafted toy rabbit, who was separated from his owner and has a calamatous adventure filled with joy and sorrow.
I really enjoyed listening to Judith Ivey narrate the audiobook edition, and I've listened to it a couple of times. ...more
I really enjoyed listening to Judith Ivey narrate the audiobook edition, and I've listened to it a couple of times. ...more
So beautiful. So powerful. Haven’t been so emotionally invested in a character in years.
Edward Tulane is a china rabbit with real rabbit-fur ears. He cuts a fine figure in his tailored outfits, but he does not love. Through something akin to a witches' curse (or by hearing a story about the meaningless of life without love), he is trust into years of mild adventure in which he meets many people, loves them, then loses them. He learns not only to care, but to appreciate being cared for, to feel the pain of loss, etc. It's pretty much a long fable, the lesson is a smack on the head,
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May 16, 2010
Jgrace
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane � Kate DiCamillo
4 stars
Edward Tulane is an elegant china rabbit, the cherished toy of a girl named Abilene. Despite, being showered with a little girl’s love and having a privileged existence, Edward is bored and disdainful. It takes an arduous, eventful and miraculous journey to wake Edward up to the pleasure and pain of loving and living. This is a very sweet, allegorical story that makes its point without being either preachy or insipid. Although it wa ...more
4 stars
Edward Tulane is an elegant china rabbit, the cherished toy of a girl named Abilene. Despite, being showered with a little girl’s love and having a privileged existence, Edward is bored and disdainful. It takes an arduous, eventful and miraculous journey to wake Edward up to the pleasure and pain of loving and living. This is a very sweet, allegorical story that makes its point without being either preachy or insipid. Although it wa ...more
Dec 31, 2016
Brianna
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it was amazing
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Aug 13, 2016
Karen
marked it as to-read
