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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
This is one classic that I have always meant to read, but never got around to it. Bits of it were predictable, but I don't know if that is because this book was the OG of its type, so I'm giving it a pass. The heroine appeared to be the very young sheltered girls she was at times, but the innocence is understandable.
I remembered enjoying this from my youth.
I really enjoyed Jerusha's indomitable spirit.
An orphaned girl, is given the opportunity to go to college. All she has to do is write her benefactor once a month. She manages the transition remarkably well, and names her anonymous benefactor Daddy Long Legs (from seeing his shadow). Her letters of her college years make for a light hearted read.
I really enjoyed Jerusha's indomitable spirit.
An orphaned girl, is given the opportunity to go to college. All she has to do is write her benefactor once a month. She manages the transition remarkably well, and names her anonymous benefactor Daddy Long Legs (from seeing his shadow). Her letters of her college years make for a light hearted read.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was originally published in 1912 and tells the story of Jerusha "Judy" Abbott and it told through a series of letters.
Judy is an orphan and a benefactor wants to send her to college. The agreement is that she writes letters to him on a monthly basis about her studies. However, she is not to know his true identity nor will he ever write back. The Daddy Long Legs reference comes from the name she gave to him because she believes he is very tall (she thinks she spotted him during one of the benefactor meetings).
I never thought I could fall in love with a one-sided story told through a series of letters but it is beautifully written, has so much depth and Judy is an amazing character. I am so glad I found this gem.
Judy is an orphan and a benefactor wants to send her to college. The agreement is that she writes letters to him on a monthly basis about her studies. However, she is not to know his true identity nor will he ever write back. The Daddy Long Legs reference comes from the name she gave to him because she believes he is very tall (she thinks she spotted him during one of the benefactor meetings).
I never thought I could fall in love with a one-sided story told through a series of letters but it is beautifully written, has so much depth and Judy is an amazing character. I am so glad I found this gem.
Really good story. Part coming-of-age story, part mystery. I really liked how Webster used letters to give a sense of time and space through the novel.
I might have to pick up more epistolary novels after how much I liked this and The Martian.
I might have to pick up more epistolary novels after how much I liked this and The Martian.
It didn't finish as strongly as it started - but it started soooo wonderfully! I loved Judy's voice and her humour and her snark! SOOO much snark from a 1912 novel! It did get slightly tiresome, after awhile, though. By her senior year, I was just kind of done with the letters and waiting for a conclusion.
The whole grooming aspect made me deeply uncomfortable, as well as all the clear indications of Daddy Long Legs' controlling nature - not letting Judy spend the summer with her best friend because the brother would be there, for example.
I was very glad to see Judy develop a considerable spine her junior and senior years. "Yes, I *WILL* take this scholarship. Yes I *AM* going on this trip and I'm not asking your permission, either. No, I'm *NOT* going to be at the farm just to please Master Jervie."
It gives me hope that the relationship might actually be a healthy one. My headcanon is that DLL liked the story about the JGH and decided to give the author a chance in life, and only after starting to get the letters decided he wanted to meet her...and things grew from there.
Anything else is far too creepy.
The whole grooming aspect made me deeply uncomfortable, as well as all the clear indications of Daddy Long Legs' controlling nature - not letting Judy spend the summer with her best friend because the brother would be there, for example.
I was very glad to see Judy develop a considerable spine her junior and senior years. "Yes, I *WILL* take this scholarship. Yes I *AM* going on this trip and I'm not asking your permission, either. No, I'm *NOT* going to be at the farm just to please Master Jervie."
It gives me hope that the relationship might actually be a healthy one. My headcanon is that DLL liked the story about the JGH and decided to give the author a chance in life, and only after starting to get the letters decided he wanted to meet her...and things grew from there.
Anything else is far too creepy.
I loved this book when I first read it in jr. high!
3 Stars, but really more like 3 1/2. I'm not entirely sure what I just read. It was a weird little quick read of a book. I ruined the main plot for myself by accidentally reading some spoilers, but it still wasn't what I expected.