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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I loved this story! It's not "great literature" but the story of young, strong, and fiercely independent Eliza Lucas in pre-Revolution South Carolina kept me flipping the pages until the satisfying conclusion. Eliza saved South Carolina's economy when the price of rice plummeted. Her vision of growing indigo and selling the dye pellets took years to come to fruition. This is her fictionalized story based on letters and records of the time. It is especially amazing considering the times, when women were expected to be genteel living in the shadow of their husbands, not even legally allowed to own land.
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was already happy with The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd when it was coming to the end but then I read the Author's Note and found out it is based on a true story. This made me like it even more! Eliza Lucas was a strong, independent young woman at a time when such a thing was scorned and not valued. Her obsession (and I think we can safely call it that) and perseverance in trying to produce indigo ended up being revolutionary for the colonies.
Natasha Boyd also drops hints of the building discord between the Colonies and England that will eventually culminate in the American Revolution. For not being an historian, I think Boyd did an amazing job telling Eliza's story in a surprisingly short book.
Natasha Boyd also drops hints of the building discord between the Colonies and England that will eventually culminate in the American Revolution. For not being an historian, I think Boyd did an amazing job telling Eliza's story in a surprisingly short book.
3.5 You can see immediately that the author is well informed of the history of this story. One of my favorite parts of the books was the note from the author at the end. I am so glad she told this story.
It was well done
It was well done
I really enjoyed this novel! I learned a lot about early American history and the author kept a great pace throughout. Check out my full review at my NEW BLOG!!! Just go to bigbaldbooks.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/book-review-the-indigo-girl/ and let me know what you think!!
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
slow-paced
I really enjoyed this book. I like that it was based on an actual person. Eliza’s history is fascinating. I was always extremely frustrated on her behalf they way men and other women treated her for her “ambition”. Like was said in the book, “Aren’t Mother’s looking for husbands for their daughters just as ambitious but in a different way.” - that’s paraphrasing.
The Indigo Girl is a historical fiction based on the real life of Eliza Lucas, a 16 year old girl who takes over running her father's plantations in 1739 in South Carolina, where she works to bring the practice of growing and extracting indigo to the mainland colonies.
What I liked: learning about Eliza's life and her contribution to history! Really great story and interesting to read, Eliza was a very impressive lady and it's cool her story is being told.
What I didn't like: the unnecessary romance. The writing style was not the greatest either.
Overall, medium book. Awesome to learn about both Eliza and what life was like at that time, but the writing didn't have the depth or quality that pulls me in.
What I liked: learning about Eliza's life and her contribution to history! Really great story and interesting to read, Eliza was a very impressive lady and it's cool her story is being told.
What I didn't like: the unnecessary romance. The writing style was not the greatest either.
Overall, medium book. Awesome to learn about both Eliza and what life was like at that time, but the writing didn't have the depth or quality that pulls me in.