I've always loved the film adaptation of this book by Don Bluth, but I wanted to see how close the movie was to the book and see if maybe there were some extra tidbits that would help flesh the movie out for me. There are definitely stylistic and character changes for the film, but it kept a lot of the bones of the book. The pace of the book is a bit erratic, with some tense action sequences that Mrs. Frisby has to get through and other slow retellings of past events or daily life. I think I like the movie version of Mrs. Frisby a little better than the book version, but I liked her reflections on her children here. The tone of the book reads like a classic children's tale, almost like a Beatrix Potter story, but then is darkened by some sci-fi like elements. I listened on audiobook and I probably would have preferred to read it on the page myself.

Justice for Justin! I hope he's okay, he was a real one.