Alison’s Reviews > Where the Red Fern Grows > Status Update

I'm listening while folding laundry and such, and speeding up the narration to 1.5. I genuinely have no idea why this book is so beloved. Also, why is Grandpa betting with troubled 10 year olds in town? I will persevere, and hope the next PBS Top 100 read is more enjoyable.

This is well written, and I understand why it's a classic. I never read it as a kid, so I'm listening to it now for the PBS Great American Read list that I periodically work on, but it's a lot of redundance (he's always just chopping trees and trapping), and also, just senseless hunting of raccoons. But, I also DNFed Call of the Wild.