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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
What a fantastically odd but enjoyable read!
The entire book is a series of letters written by Judy(Jerusha) to the mysterious benefactor who is paying for her college education. It reads like Ann of Green Gables meets Pippi Longstockings, lol.
Jerusha has spent all of her 17 years as a foundling in an orphanage. Even her name was given to her by the Orphanage. So you get to enjoy her witty and enthusiastic embracing of life as she spreads her wings at college, and so does her benefactor. All he asks in return for his help is that she write him once a month to let him know how things are going.
All she knows about him is that he is tall and thin as she saw him from a distance silhouetted in the headlights of a car. His shadow cast behind him like a daddy long legs.
He goes by the name of John Smith. As the reader all you know about him is what Judy knows, but you can guess more as time goes on.
I found the writing very engaging and I could really feel Jerusha turning into Judy.
As a side note, there is a movie with Fred Astaire made from the story. The charm of the book, is lost on the movie which is only loosely based on the book. Although the book never does say how old Jervis is , Fred Astaire is WaaaaY older than what I pictured (he's 56 when the movie was made).
But, it is only loosely based on the story. The choreography, however, is top notch with some pretty fantastic sets and costumes.
The entire book is a series of letters written by Judy(Jerusha) to the mysterious benefactor who is paying for her college education. It reads like Ann of Green Gables meets Pippi Longstockings, lol.
Jerusha has spent all of her 17 years as a foundling in an orphanage. Even her name was given to her by the Orphanage. So you get to enjoy her witty and enthusiastic embracing of life as she spreads her wings at college, and so does her benefactor. All he asks in return for his help is that she write him once a month to let him know how things are going.
All she knows about him is that he is tall and thin as she saw him from a distance silhouetted in the headlights of a car. His shadow cast behind him like a daddy long legs.
He goes by the name of John Smith. As the reader all you know about him is what Judy knows, but you can guess more as time goes on.
I found the writing very engaging and I could really feel Jerusha turning into Judy.
As a side note, there is a movie with Fred Astaire made from the story. The charm of the book, is lost on the movie which is only loosely based on the book. Although the book never does say how old Jervis is , Fred Astaire is WaaaaY older than what I pictured (he's 56 when the movie was made).
But, it is only loosely based on the story. The choreography, however, is top notch with some pretty fantastic sets and costumes.
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book reminded me of Anne of Green Gables. It's so heart warming, and funny.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Cute story, but a little creepy at the same time. 😅 Also, I didn’t love how the author sprinkled her atheist and socialist views into the story.
Ouvindo o audiobook e incomodada por uma mulher com voz de senhora narrar uma adolescente de 17 anos!
Livro bem fofinho! Jerusha (Judy), uma órfã de 17 anos, não espera que algo incrível aconteça a ela, até que em uma segunda, dia de visita dos benfeitores, ela é chamada no escritório da diretora e informada que foi escolhida por um deles para estudar e ser escritora, em troca precisa escrever cartas periódicas contando como está se saindo nos estudos. Ela o chama de Daddy Long Lengs, por ter visto apenas sua sombra e as penas longas. O livro é epistolar, então em cartas ela conta seu dia a dia, suas aprendizagens, as amizades, a invenção de ter uma família que a espera, ficar sozinha no Natal, suas perguntas pessoais para ele por curiosidade: se é careca, idoso, grisalho... e o sentimento que a ausência de resposta causa nela - por vezes tristeza, revolta e resignação. Passam-se 4 anos e em um momento ela vai para a casa da colega Julia e conhece seu tio Jervis Pendleton - 14 anos mais velho (ela 21, ele 35). Ele se interessa por ela, começa a cortejá-la, mas ela não se interessa. Até descobrir que Daddy Long Lengs está doente, vai visitá-lo e descobre que ele é Jervis.
"I have been walking and talking and having tea with a man. And with a very superior man - with Mr Jervis Pendleton of the House of Julia; her uncle, in short (in long, perhaps I ought to say; he’s as tall as you.)"
" Jervie dear, but it’s a happy kind of missing; we’ll be together soon. We belong to each other now really and truly, no make-believe. Doesn’t it seem queer for me to belong to someone at last? It seems very, very sweet. PS. This is the first love-letter I ever wrote. Isn’t it funny that I know how?"
Livro bem fofinho! Jerusha (Judy), uma órfã de 17 anos, não espera que algo incrível aconteça a ela, até que em uma segunda, dia de visita dos benfeitores, ela é chamada no escritório da diretora e informada que foi escolhida por um deles para estudar e ser escritora, em troca precisa escrever cartas periódicas contando como está se saindo nos estudos. Ela o chama de Daddy Long Lengs, por ter visto apenas sua sombra e as penas longas. O livro é epistolar, então em cartas ela conta seu dia a dia, suas aprendizagens, as amizades, a invenção de ter uma família que a espera, ficar sozinha no Natal, suas perguntas pessoais para ele por curiosidade: se é careca, idoso, grisalho... e o sentimento que a ausência de resposta causa nela - por vezes tristeza, revolta e resignação. Passam-se 4 anos e em um momento ela vai para a casa da colega Julia e conhece seu tio Jervis Pendleton - 14 anos mais velho (ela 21, ele 35). Ele se interessa por ela, começa a cortejá-la, mas ela não se interessa. Até descobrir que Daddy Long Lengs está doente, vai visitá-lo e descobre que ele é Jervis.
"I have been walking and talking and having tea with a man. And with a very superior man - with Mr Jervis Pendleton of the House of Julia; her uncle, in short (in long, perhaps I ought to say; he’s as tall as you.)"
" Jervie dear, but it’s a happy kind of missing; we’ll be together soon. We belong to each other now really and truly, no make-believe. Doesn’t it seem queer for me to belong to someone at last? It seems very, very sweet. PS. This is the first love-letter I ever wrote. Isn’t it funny that I know how?"
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
لم يكن صعبا التنبؤ بهوية صاحب الظل الطويل منذ اصراره علي ذهاب جودي الي لوك ويلو وزيارة ودخول جيرفي المفاجئ في التفاصيل..
رواية لطيفة تمس القلب خصوصا اخر صفحاتها لم اعرف انه تم ترجمتها الي عمل رسوم متحركة الا الان
رواية لطيفة تمس القلب خصوصا اخر صفحاتها لم اعرف انه تم ترجمتها الي عمل رسوم متحركة الا الان
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced