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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
3.5 stars. This was the sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. It was really heavy with the lack of rain and worrying about crops, etc. I kept waiting for it to get lighter again, but it wasn't until the very end. I hoped it wasn't too much for my kids (9, 7, 5), but they immediately asked for the next one when we finished.
The kids weren't quite as interested in this one as they were in the first book, but I still thought it was a well-done audio book. Sort of a shorter Little House on the Prairie.
My son and I liked this as much as the first one. Anna, Caleb, and Sarah travel east while Papa stays on the farm. It was fun to see the kids discover the sea and get to know the aunts. These quiet books about real life are nice and calming bedtime reads.
This is a nice sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. I think this book brings out my own biases. I dream of living in the Northeast and Sarah is from Maine. There is a draught on the plains so fierce that everything is burning up and there is no water. Sarah takes the kids to Maine while Papa stays to care for the farm. See, I would have said, that's it, this is our reason to move to Maine. Sarah goes back to the plains. Simply not my part of the world.
Patricia has nice characterization. The draught storyline made good story telling and I'm sure it happened. A town can dry up. What would that be like to run out of water in your well or the river run dry. Scary!
Patricia has nice characterization. The draught storyline made good story telling and I'm sure it happened. A town can dry up. What would that be like to run out of water in your well or the river run dry. Scary!
I've always loved Sarah, Plain and Tall, so when I discovered that there was more in the series I was so excited!
This book is amazing, I love the point of view it's told from.
I found this specific one kind of sad.
This book is amazing, I love the point of view it's told from.
I found this specific one kind of sad.
It was nice to continue the story of the family, but MacLachlan's spare prose didn't have the same flow or weight that it did in the first book. Another quick read, but one without the same emotional resonance of the first.
Skylark begins with Sarah, and her new family enjoying the time they have together. However, as time goes on the rain stops coming. People around them are packing up and moving away. But, Papa’s whole life is on his farm and he won’t leave it. Sarah, Caleb, and Anna will have to endure the dry days and keep wishing for rain.
This book was just as good as the first one. I adored the relationship between the whole family, and I loved how even when times got hard they did their best to keep up beat and keep going.
I also really enjoyed the ending in this one as well. It was a sweet happy ending that still has me wanting more!
This book was just as good as the first one. I adored the relationship between the whole family, and I loved how even when times got hard they did their best to keep up beat and keep going.
I also really enjoyed the ending in this one as well. It was a sweet happy ending that still has me wanting more!
I first came across the stories thanks to Hallmark. I enjoy the movies. they keep the poetic, lovely language that I love in the stories. I like Skylark as one of best parts because it is an important part for Sarah. To feel at home, feel where she belongs . I loved how the writer developed it. To me the whole series feels integral whole and that's why I enjoy it.
This is my third favorite of the Sarah, Plain and Tall stories. First is the original tale, second is Caleb's Story. This woman tells a better story in 100 pages or less than most authors do in 500.