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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I didn’t know how to rate this book since I found it simultaneously interesting and boring. I had high expectations that were let down since I had much higher expectations of the romance storyline and so struggled with why the author would spend multiple pages detailing the protagonist’s daydreams of ancient China and only one page on a major life changing event. I was definitely underwhelmed though I did appreciate the insight into what it would have been like to be a white woman in the freezing northwest at the turn of the century.
This story is amazing. I haven't read it in a very long time but it is one that I have come back to time and time again. I enjoy it every time I read it.
3.5 stars. I’d never heard of this book, which is apparently a classic, until I came across it while reading another book. It was enjoyable, even if fairly dated. Still though, sweet story and I understand how it’s stood the test of time.
This is closer to a 3.5 for me. This tale published in 1947, tells the story of Kathy who at 16 marries a Canadian Mounty and makes a life in the Northern Wilderness. This story is based on the life of a real woman. The details of the hardships of a life up North are often heartbreaking. I admire the strength of Kathy and the other people making the wilderness habitable.
This is another one of those books I wish I'd read as an adolescent instead of as an adult- it reminded me a good bit of [b:Christy|229123|Christy|Catherine Marshall|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389406901s/229123.jpg|3158544], which was a favorite of mine when I was 13- but there were a number of elements that kept me from getting particularly sucked in.
I know this book was written in the 40s and set even earlier, but the race issues throughout the book made me deeply uncomfortable, and some of the gender issues weren't much better.
I also found the tone of the book a bit abrupt, and lacking in smooth transitions, making it feel rather uneven.
Despite the various flaws, I still found it charming in parts, and an easy read.
I know this book was written in the 40s and set even earlier, but the race issues throughout the book made me deeply uncomfortable, and some of the gender issues weren't much better.
I also found the tone of the book a bit abrupt, and lacking in smooth transitions, making it feel rather uneven.
Despite the various flaws, I still found it charming in parts, and an easy read.
I was only about 120 pages into this and it was already dragging for me and I wasn't looking forward to reading it at night. Decided to drop it. The romance is only at the beginning and then the rest of their story was a bit boring for me.
My friend gifted me this book several years ago. I started reading it and within the first few pages I knew it was a book I wanted to sit down and dedicate a large chunk of time to - not just a few minutes here and there. So I put the book away and somewhat forgot about it in my pile of to-reads. I finally a pulled it out and I am both happy I gave myself the three mornings devouted to it, but at the same time so upset that it took me so long to get to. I loved this book. The characters, their lives, the struggles, you can feel what she goes through and why she makes her decisions. I fell in love, I smiled, I cried, and loved every moment of this book. Plus I've been to all the small little remote places she talks about being, which makes it that much more interesting for me.
All I can say about this book is that it made me chortle and wish I could "pick apples".
I first read this book when I was twelve years old, and immediately fell in love. I loved Mike Flanigan, and I imagined that I would find my very own "Mr. Mike" when I grew up. Well I did pretty darned good, actually.
This was my first love-story and it warms my heart still to this day. I cheer when Mike proposes, I cry when tragedy hits, I mourn when characters die and I yearn for places I have never been. I re-read this book almost annually. It is my go-to-novel when I need a pick-me-up. My first copy split in half. So did my second. I'm on copy #3 right now.
I've given it as a gift to at least 3 teenaged girls in my life and they've fallen in love with Mike Flannigan too. Someday, I hope they will find their own Mr. Mike to face life with.
This was my first love-story and it warms my heart still to this day. I cheer when Mike proposes, I cry when tragedy hits, I mourn when characters die and I yearn for places I have never been. I re-read this book almost annually. It is my go-to-novel when I need a pick-me-up. My first copy split in half. So did my second. I'm on copy #3 right now.
I've given it as a gift to at least 3 teenaged girls in my life and they've fallen in love with Mike Flannigan too. Someday, I hope they will find their own Mr. Mike to face life with.
This started out a little rough for me: the transitions were odd, and I felt sometimes we had skipped ahead and I had no idea we had, so felt a little lost sometimes. But the characters, Mike and Kathy, grew on me. It's a nice story, and as I have read it described, a love story, but not a sappy romance. This is a story of Kathy's love of Mike, which has some of the bumps (and some were more like crevasses) of real life. It is also the story of Kathy's love for life above the 50th parallel. I think I would find Mike easier to love than the land! But I did like reading about it and the challenges they faced.