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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Sometimes as grown up I like to read middle-grade books for a pallet cleanser or to see novel for children with the eyes of an adult. During the middle-grade age I didn't have the opportunity to read Harriet the Spy, but my motto is never to late to read any book.
Harriet the Spy is clever and observant mind of 11-year-old Harriet, a budding writer and amateur spy who navigates the complexities of childhood with wit and humor. With its lighthearted tone and relatable themes of friendship and prodigy. Even though Harriet the Spy was published 1964 the mystery and the secrets that lie just beneath the surface of everyday life is an interesting take. You can see the difference of the children of the 1960s with todays.
Harriet the Spy is clever and observant mind of 11-year-old Harriet, a budding writer and amateur spy who navigates the complexities of childhood with wit and humor. With its lighthearted tone and relatable themes of friendship and prodigy. Even though Harriet the Spy was published 1964 the mystery and the secrets that lie just beneath the surface of everyday life is an interesting take. You can see the difference of the children of the 1960s with todays.
The inspiration for many years of peeking through my bedroom window curtains at neighbors.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
I enjoyed this, but I think I've missed something, and it's likely that what I've missed can't be found because I've only read this as an adult. I loved the setting and the idea of Harriet hiding in dumb waiters and behind bushes to spy on her neighbors (because whose childhood fantasy didn't involve spying?), and I really liked the supporting characters, especially Sport and Janie. But--and I fully expect to get flack for this--I didn't really like Harriet by the end of the book. I liked her a lot for about 3/4 of it; I felt her pre-pubescent pain and youth and frustrations, and I liked her for all of that. But she never feels bad about the things she wrote--and let's be frank, she makes a lot of ignorant and nasty little judgments--and from the entire experience she learns nothing except how to make an untruthful apology so that you can continue your behavior. Yikes. The other kids get to know the boy with the purple socks, and I feel like they benefit from that--quite a bit, actually. But Harriet doesn't seem to grow or mature at all. And that makes me sad.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes