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jtlars7's review against another edition
3.0
Good. I think I enjoyed the first Calpurnia Tate novel more, but after a few chapters I got into it and enjoyed it. It’s hard to think so many girls throughout history have been told, like Calpurnia, that they were second class citizens. Where would she be without her grandfather to encourage her and help her find answers to all her questions?
librosdelbuho's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
antoniasophie03's review against another edition
5.0
Ich finde es toll, dass Captain Tate Calpurnia immer ermutigt, ihre Träume zu verwirklichen.
Allgemein fand ich den 2.Teil noch besser als den 1.!
Allgemein fand ich den 2.Teil noch besser als den 1.!
annataeko's review against another edition
4.0
(4.5) A feel-good, slice-of-life, and naturalistic type of book. If you are drawn by any of these three aspects, do consider giving it a chance! (Here you can find more about the first volume in the duology: shorturl.at/rNQ04). I don't remember much about the plot in the first volume, but I do remember feeling embraced by inner peace and warmth every time I picked it up. And the exact same thing happened with this sequel.
Learning and seeing through Callie's intrepid and quick-witted eyes makes the reading experience the more out-and-out. All the characters, in fact – sauf quelques-uns – are intrinsically very loveable. Last time it was primarily Calpurnia the one that took my heart and soul and played with it at her own will. This time, Travis and Costras joined in. I didn't know I needed to feel loved in 3d at the same time.
I seem to have a problem with the translation department lately, but one broad drawback was knowing that I was reading a translation instead of the og., especially when linguistical aspects were recurrently mentioned. But translation aside, the writing (AND DRAWING) style is delightful.
The only happy ending I tolerate in its entirety, from beginning to end, to the moon and back, is the one on page 278. Had this ended differently~ I would've turned into not only a full army but also the very air the author breathes – similar to what Callie does (221), except, I'd do it simultaneously–.
[Por cierto, según Google, hoy es el día nacional del Niño. ¡Qué apropiado!]
Learning and seeing through Callie's intrepid and quick-witted eyes makes the reading experience the more out-and-out. All the characters, in fact – sauf quelques-uns – are intrinsically very loveable. Last time it was primarily Calpurnia the one that took my heart and soul and played with it at her own will. This time, Travis and Costras joined in. I didn't know I needed to feel loved in 3d at the same time.
I seem to have a problem with the translation department lately, but one broad drawback was knowing that I was reading a translation instead of the og., especially when linguistical aspects were recurrently mentioned. But translation aside, the writing (AND DRAWING) style is delightful.
The only happy ending I tolerate in its entirety, from beginning to end, to the moon and back, is the one on page 278. Had this ended differently~ I would've turned into not only a full army but also the very air the author breathes – similar to what Callie does (221), except, I'd do it simultaneously–.
[Por cierto, según Google, hoy es el día nacional del Niño. ¡Qué apropiado!]
amandabock's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this one better than the first! It has a plot, first of all! Callie Vee is such an entertaining character and it's fun to watch her barrel through others' limited expectations of young ladies at the time. The snippets of scientific information are sure to pique the curiosity of like-minded readers; it would be fun to have a suitable list of nonfiction to give them. Now that Callie has Aggie's defiant example, I hope there will be more stories about her quest for knowledge and equality.
book_nut's review against another edition
3.0
A bit choppy and the ending's a bit abrupt but Calpurnia is a delight.
alissabar's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good read, but I really liked the first one, [b:The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate|6202556|The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1)|Jacqueline Kelly|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437655533s/6202556.jpg|6383049], much better. That's not to say this one isn't an entertaining read, but unfortunately I remember how much I loved the first one.
crizzle's review against another edition
3.0
If it’s been a while since you’ve read the first, no worries because it recaps here and there throughout the entire book. Definitely wasn’t poignant like The Evolution of Capurnia Tate. I wanted more Grandaddy, less Travis and his animals. I wanted more after her family dismissed Calpurnia’s desire to attend university; this was never revisited or resolved and I was disappointed because there’s no book after this. There were some interesting bits (the country’s biggest natural disaster of the flooding in Galveston, TX) and I enjoyed reading more about this family, but had it not been for the first, I wouldn’t have cared as much.
araleith's review against another edition
4.0
Loved this book. Calpurnia is such a fun character, and it is so enjoyable to watch her grow up!
shoelessmama's review against another edition
4.0
It's been a while since I read the first book but I really think I liked this second installment even more. So it makes me a little sad that as of this reading among Goodreads readers around 23,000 people read the first book but just under 2,000 have read the second. Hmmm.
I find the Hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas a fascinating part of history. This book only dealt with some of the repercussions of it but I still enjoyed the inclusion. I loved reading about Calpurnia's relationships with her brother Travis, her cousin Agatha and, of course, her grandfather. I was glad for all of the little bits concerning her ambitions and all that stood in her way during this time period. The way it was done really got my blood boiling, which I kind of love.
It wasn't until I had finished this that I read a few reviews saying that there wasn't much of a plot. Looking back I agree but it didn't affect my enjoyment of this book. Perhaps I didn't notice because I listened to this. If I had read it I may have found the lack of plot more obvious and liked this less, I don't know. However, I do remember being bored during parts of the first book and that never happened for me in this one.
I find the Hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas a fascinating part of history. This book only dealt with some of the repercussions of it but I still enjoyed the inclusion. I loved reading about Calpurnia's relationships with her brother Travis, her cousin Agatha and, of course, her grandfather. I was glad for all of the little bits concerning her ambitions and all that stood in her way during this time period. The way it was done really got my blood boiling, which I kind of love.
It wasn't until I had finished this that I read a few reviews saying that there wasn't much of a plot. Looking back I agree but it didn't affect my enjoyment of this book. Perhaps I didn't notice because I listened to this. If I had read it I may have found the lack of plot more obvious and liked this less, I don't know. However, I do remember being bored during parts of the first book and that never happened for me in this one.