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I am in grad school, reading 200+ pages of dense technical writing per week per class, and I miss narrative. That said: I cannot read any more words, my eyeballs are full. I remembered this book, randomly, and found an audiobook on Libby, so I happily listened.
I first read this book learning to speak English, and it holds a special place in my bookish little heart because it's that genre of turn-of-the-century New World kids-lit that has too many words, hits you over the head with MORALS, there' ...more
I first read this book learning to speak English, and it holds a special place in my bookish little heart because it's that genre of turn-of-the-century New World kids-lit that has too many words, hits you over the head with MORALS, there' ...more
This book was a bit of a disappointment for me. I heard it was similar to Anne of Green Gables, and I love Anne so I was looking forward to great things. Yes the story is similar, but the main character, Elnora, has nothing on Anne. She's too perfect--she's nice, pretty, hard-working and just happens to be talented musically--it was downright sickening. She didn't seem to have much personality besides being a perfect speciman of a sweet girl. In fact I think Elnora is the most boring character i
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Liked it enough to stay up until 2:45 reading it, even after book club had already discussed it!
An old favorite revisited.
I found this book very strange. I wanted to love it but it was so clunky! It's not like I don't read older fiction, I do and am comfortable with a lack of modernity in dialogue or storyline, but the characters are so odd and I'm not sure I believed in anyone's transitions. I was also sad that there was so little descriptions of her surroundings. I was hoping for some great nature writing but was sorely disappointed.
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Read this a long time ago. I remember that the first half was really interesting, but the second half was not as good.
This was one of the books I owned as a kid, and I loved the story and how she finally got what she always wanted.
Nov 16, 2007
Lisa Vegan
marked it as to-read
Jan 31, 2008
Ginny Messina
marked it as to-read
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Holly
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Jul 18, 2018
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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