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This falls short of three stars—I cannot say I like it. It’s OK. It could have been better.
The story is set in rural Maine in approximately the 1870s and 1880s. It is about a woman who chooses between marriage or being a doctor. We follow her from infancy, this way we see what has shaped her, and into her twenties.
Some of the prose works for me. The descriptions of nature are delightful. Other sections are wordy and old-fashioned, to the point where I was unsure of what was meant.
Although the p ...more
The story is set in rural Maine in approximately the 1870s and 1880s. It is about a woman who chooses between marriage or being a doctor. We follow her from infancy, this way we see what has shaped her, and into her twenties.
Some of the prose works for me. The descriptions of nature are delightful. Other sections are wordy and old-fashioned, to the point where I was unsure of what was meant.
Although the p ...more
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Jun 13, 2022
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"Originally published in 1884, Sarah Orne Jewett's A Country Doctor remains a surprisingly modern novel. It is the story of a woman's independence and how she must choose between marriage to a highly attractive and eligible young bachelor and commitment to her vocation, that of a Maine country doctor. For the contemporary reader, this dilemma clearly derives much of its interest and power from its feminist edge. It does, however, carry other significant reverberations, for it is rooted in the at
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Dec 28, 2020
Jim Townsend
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