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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Pat is a total stick in the mud, and the book only somewhat is engaging once her friends are introduced. But aside from Judy, practically none of the other characters are fully developed. You know Pat has a family, but know very little of them - almost in stark contrast to Montgomery's other books - and it makes little sense because Pat obsessiveness with Silver Bush supposedly isn't just the place, but the people? And her behavior regarding Silver Bush isn't cute...
Improved in the back half but still falls rather short, in my opinion.
Pat starts out as 7 years old and the book ends with her being 17 or 18. I enjoyed myself a good bit more once she got to be perhaps 13 or so, as prior to that, she can be a bit annoying, not to mention that the pace finally picks up once she is getting older. It's just improvement all around.
Pat starts out as 7 years old and the book ends with her being 17 or 18. I enjoyed myself a good bit more once she got to be perhaps 13 or so, as prior to that, she can be a bit annoying, not to mention that the pace finally picks up once she is getting older. It's just improvement all around.
2.5 stars. Jingle is kind of adorable, but it's annoying how Pat obsesses about her home and repeatedly falls apart over any change, big or small. Also, a lot of the characters in this book are a bit flat. Like Bets. Bets, you are mind-numbingly boring.
I discovered Pat, after finding Anne, and Emily, and while she isn't my most favorite of Montgomery's girl heroines, I have read this book several times now...
Pat, like many of Montgomery's girls is a nature lover, is imaginative (though not as much as Anne Shirley), and unlike the others is very much a homebody. This clannishness is something that is a little odd to understand now, when families are spread so very far apart.
Though, we do see Pat grow, and change her opinions in the eleven year span of the book, she is still rather selfish and self centered when the book ends.
I found that Judy, and Jingle and poor Bets were more interesting charecters at times than Pat with her idea that she wan'ts nothing to change at all in her life.
I'm setting this aside to send as a birthday surprise later in the year along with the second book in the series.
See this book's travels at: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4231475
Pat, like many of Montgomery's girls is a nature lover, is imaginative (though not as much as Anne Shirley), and unlike the others is very much a homebody. This clannishness is something that is a little odd to understand now, when families are spread so very far apart.
Though, we do see Pat grow, and change her opinions in the eleven year span of the book, she is still rather selfish and self centered when the book ends.
I found that Judy, and Jingle and poor Bets were more interesting charecters at times than Pat with her idea that she wan'ts nothing to change at all in her life.
I'm setting this aside to send as a birthday surprise later in the year along with the second book in the series.
See this book's travels at: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4231475
I had a hard time rating this novel because at first I was very bored. The first half were episodic without much of a connecting thread. Much more interesting things happened in the second half and the plot were more cohesive. I ultimatedly decided on four stars since the second half were well worth reading. As in her previous novels, Montgomery delivers entertaining characters and wonderful writing.
The first 115 pages can be summed up in 3 sentences - Pat hates change. Pat loves Silver Bush. Both of these are portrayed to the extreme. After that the story gets moving better as Pat gets older and her world expands a little. Pat is Anne at her worst with all talk of poetry and wonder and feeling everything deeply without Anne's humor and intelligence. The story also lacks a wide breadth of characters to take some of the focus off Pat's more annoying traits. Her siblings and parents are names on the page with very little filling out. Even her friends Jingle/Hillary and Bets play very secondary roles. The only character who equals Pat in development is Judy Plum. While the character of Judy is likable her words are written in such a heavy Irish accent it makes it difficult to read. I will read Mistress Pat but if I didn't love Montgomery's other books I doubt I'd want to spend any more time with Pat.
L.M. Montgomery is a long time and all time favorite author of mine. She writes the perfect girls story with just the right mix of adventure, drama and happiness. I find her books a comfort to read and have re-read most of her works many times over the years. They are classics for a reason and that reason is they are great. These are true comfort books for me and books I enjoy re-reading again and again.
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
To jest tak cudowna książka, że aż trudno cokolwiek o niej powiedzieć. Nie wiem, czy to nie jest moja ulubiona książka od tej autorki (choć do Ani zawsze będę mieć ogromny sentyment). Uwielbiam taką Montgomery, dojrzalszą i chwytającą za serce. "Pat ze Srebrnego Gaju" to książka o miłości, ale nie takiej romantycznej. Miłości do rodziny, do domu rodzinnego i do piękna natury.