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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
While I've always enjoyed [b: Mistress Pat|101267|Mistress Pat (Pat, #2)|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388264347s/101267.jpg|97640], I had never read the first book.
Unfortunately, while Mistress Pat is all about Pat Gardiner learning to let go/grow up and accept change, this book is all about a Pat who can't and won't.
I'll stick to [b: Magic for Marigold|518452|Magic for Marigold|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387701358s/518452.jpg|1145585] and [b: The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle |L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1214964817s/95693.jpg|1298683].
Unfortunately, while Mistress Pat is all about Pat Gardiner learning to let go/grow up and accept change, this book is all about a Pat who can't and won't.
I'll stick to [b: Magic for Marigold|518452|Magic for Marigold|L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387701358s/518452.jpg|1145585] and [b: The Blue Castle|95693|The Blue Castle |L.M. Montgomery|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1214964817s/95693.jpg|1298683].
I enjoyed this so much! I'm pretty sure I read it as a girl, at the height of my [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615094578l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264] obsession, but I didn't remember much of anything about it. It's really charming and fun though, with lots to laugh at and lots to touch the heart. Home-loving Pat Gardiner is a lovely heroine - I liked seeing her grow up. And how did I ever forget the family's loyal, loving Irish housekeeper, Judy Plum? What a great character - so hilarious and wise. Pat's sweet friend Hilary "Jingle" Gordon is adorable - I love him. L.M. Montgomery was good at creating childhood friends that grow up to be dreamy men her heroines want to marry.
Humor, warmth, a little sadness and a lot of hope and beauty - this was just the kind of cozy, sweet-natured book I was in the mood for. Thanks as always, Lucy Maud.
Humor, warmth, a little sadness and a lot of hope and beauty - this was just the kind of cozy, sweet-natured book I was in the mood for. Thanks as always, Lucy Maud.
I just adore L.M. Montgomery so it was great to read about Patricia Gardiner. A wonderful dreamy character who is fiercely loyal to her beloved Silver Bush and her family. A wonderful coming of age story about life on P.E. Island. I’m looking forward to reading the sequel to enjoy more adventures of Pat, Judy, Jingle, McGinty the dog and Gentleman Tom the wise cat. It was so lovely to read from my favourite childhood author again.
How could 288 pages feel so LONG!? I felt like Pat just aged and never matured. Any time something would come up with the potential to create real change in Pat's life, it would fail to come about. Pat has an unhealthy attachment to her home and unrealistic expectations for her family.
Book club for June. So far: Pat hates change. Got it.
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The second half grew on me quite a bit, maybe around when Jingle's mother shows up. Pat is still a little too obsessed with Silver Bush, but she became a little more complex as life started happening to her. It got me interested enough to go straight on to Mistress Pat!
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The second half grew on me quite a bit, maybe around when Jingle's mother shows up. Pat is still a little too obsessed with Silver Bush, but she became a little more complex as life started happening to her. It got me interested enough to go straight on to Mistress Pat!
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I... am not sure about this book. It's delightful, as one would expect from Montgomery, and I intensely relate to the MC's love of trees and desire for things to never change. But. It just gets *annoying* at times, how she's so one-sided.
I like this more than the sequel because Pat is slightly less foolish. I like it less than the sequel because of the childish POV. So I guess I like them about the same.
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read 7/26/2016
I like this more than the sequel because Pat is slightly less foolish. I like it less than the sequel because of the childish POV. So I guess I like them about the same.
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read 7/26/2016
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my favorite LMM book, but definitely a comforting reread.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated