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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Na samym początku podkreślę, że jest to historia kompletnie niepowiązana z serią o Ani Shirley, więc można ją przeczytać nie znając innych książek Lucy M. Montgomery. Niby jest to kolejna seria opierająca się na tych samych filarach, co seria o Emilce, Ani, czy Historynce - opowieść o dziewczynie wrażliwej na piękno natury mieszkającej na Wyspie Księcia Edwarda. Mimo to chętnie się za nią zabrałam, gdyż książki Lucy są moją comfort serią, bije od nich ciepło, zapewniają czytelnikowi wytchnienie i odpoczynek. Po pierwszych stronach moje odczucia były mieszane, miałam wrażenie że książka skierowana jest do młodszych czytelników. Jednak bardzo szybko przyzwyczaiłam się do troszkę innego stylu. Jak zwykle w książce występują piękne, barwne opisy oraz trafne porównania. Ogromnym plusem są też humorystyczne opowieści Judysi. W tej powieści widać cały kunszt Lucy M. Montgomery. Książka skłania do refleksji, ukazuje co w życiu jest ważne i ogromnie wzrusza. Była to druga, może trzecia książka w moim życiu przy której się popłakałam. Pat dorasta razem z czytelnikiem, obserwujemy jak bardzo się zmienia i dojrzewa po każdym ciężkim wydarzeniu, które ją spotyka. Jestem wielką fanką relacji Pat z Hilarym. Gorąco polecam wszystkim, książka lekka, zabawna, ale przy tym wzruszająca.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has some of everything.
I just reread this, probably for the first time since being a teenager, or at least in my early 20s. I was curious what I'd think of it now...
I still get a cozy feeling from it. Part of that is because of the strong ties you get to a book when you read it in the impressionable mid teen years! And part of it was the beautiful descriptive writing. Yes, I still find it lovely. Though perhaps I'm more aware of its sadness than before.
I do now see a few shortcomings too, though. Pat and Judy Plum, and perhaps Jingle, are the only fleshed-out characters in the book. We are told that all of Pat's family is precious to her, but they seem a little shadowy as people. I realized that I went half the book without any clear idea of whether Pat's brother Joe was a small boy or a strapping teen. Even Bets, Pat's very best friend, has hardly any dialogue and seems no more than a beautiful wraith.
That said, Pat herself and the cook/maid/second mother Judy Plum are pretty vivid and enjoyable.
This book does beautifully capture the warmth of a happy home. And the nostalgia level is strong, for better or worse. This makes sense when you add in some context from L.M. Montgomery's own life.
The Pat books were written later in her life, when she was caring for a mentally ill husband and trying to do the best she could as a minister's wife, far from her beloved PEI. I think that she felt like a shadow of her former self, and these later books were an outlet for her terrible homesickness. The tragedy of L.M. Montgomery's life is that she didn't get the secure and stable home that most of her heroines end up with. Perhaps this is why she writes so poignantly about, what was for her, the unattainable.
I still get a cozy feeling from it. Part of that is because of the strong ties you get to a book when you read it in the impressionable mid teen years! And part of it was the beautiful descriptive writing. Yes, I still find it lovely. Though perhaps I'm more aware of its sadness than before.
I do now see a few shortcomings too, though. Pat and Judy Plum, and perhaps Jingle, are the only fleshed-out characters in the book. We are told that all of Pat's family is precious to her, but they seem a little shadowy as people. I realized that I went half the book without any clear idea of whether Pat's brother Joe was a small boy or a strapping teen. Even Bets, Pat's very best friend, has hardly any dialogue and seems no more than a beautiful wraith.
That said, Pat herself and the cook/maid/second mother Judy Plum are pretty vivid and enjoyable.
This book does beautifully capture the warmth of a happy home. And the nostalgia level is strong, for better or worse. This makes sense when you add in some context from L.M. Montgomery's own life.
The Pat books were written later in her life, when she was caring for a mentally ill husband and trying to do the best she could as a minister's wife, far from her beloved PEI. I think that she felt like a shadow of her former self, and these later books were an outlet for her terrible homesickness. The tragedy of L.M. Montgomery's life is that she didn't get the secure and stable home that most of her heroines end up with. Perhaps this is why she writes so poignantly about, what was for her, the unattainable.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
At times repetitive, but I do like the characters in this one.
3.5/5, I'm just not finding Pat to be a kindred spirit like Anne, Rilla, Jane, or Valency. I'm enjoying it, but it seems weak in comparison because the characters feel slightly rehashed. I know Pat came before Jane, but there was more conflict and interest in her story.