Fairy Tale Spotlight: The Mouse on the Moon [Book Review]

"The Mouse on the Moon" is a novel written by Leonard Wibberley. It was published in 1962. It is the second book in the Grand Fenwick series, the previous book being "The Mouse That Roared." It was also made into a movie in 1963.

The story here is a little bit like the first one, but it goes in a different direction. Instead of Grand Fenwick winning a war against the US, it is about them winning the space race to the moon. Once again, as the formula dictates, it all happens due to a series of misunderstandings and coincidences.

The idea of the smallest country in the world even having a space race is a fun, little idea. I couldn't help but cheer them on, but honestly the reason it happened at all was because nobody was taking them seriously. In fact, the US was kind of to blame for giving them the money and resources.

A lot of the enjoyment comes from seeing the bigger countries get confused by what's happening. And as usual Grand Fenwick remains very humble and, dare I say, cute. I love them.

I would also easily call this story a science fiction. The writer did not know what walking on the moon was like. He had to make a lot of it up, and that is always fun. It reminded me a little of Jules Verne's "First Men in the Moon." I really liked his concept for what was up there.

Also, if you can believe it, they used their precious wine as rocket fuel. It was done better than in the movie. The difference between both movies and books is that the book is less of a comedy and written more seriously. It's all speculative fiction at the end of the day.

If you like underdog stories or science fictions in general, this book is strongly recommended. But honestly, I just read these for Grand Fenwick. They are so precious.

This blog was written on November 7, 2024.

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