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Papa Longues Jambes

Jean Webster

4.04 AVERAGE

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I loved this. I'm really get into this orphan lit. I was about 30% in when I decided that Jervis had to be Daddy Long legs and wondered if they would marry. I pretty much read on just to see if they would marry. So predictable yes, but also enchanting.

kaitlanjean's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Negative views about faith

الآن عرفتُ لِم لمْ أكمل مشاهدة صاحب الظل الطويل حينما بدأت فيها من شهور .. كان يجب أن أقرأ الرواية أولًا و التي عرفت عنها بالصدفة البحتة .. رواية رائعة حقيقة و الأسلوب ساحر للغاية ..
أعجبني أن كانت جودي تمتلك حس السخرية الذي ينمو عند كل من يتجرّع المأساة حتى الثمالة .. لم تكن تلك الفتاة الطيبة المستكينة التي ترى ماحدث لها كـ هبةٍ من العالم تقدم له القرابين عليها .. بل تعاملت مع الأمر بواقعية فبعد كل شيء .. العالم من أساء إليها بدايةً في الملجأ و إن لم تنسى بالطبع شكر السيد جون سميث .. و بالمناسبة أليس اسم جابروشا أحلى ؟
ختامًا ..
السيد چون سميث ،
لا أعرف أي اللقبين تفضل أكثر .. أبي طويل الساقين أم صاحب الظل الطويل لأناديكَ به .. لكن أظن أنه من الأنانية أن أناديك أبي فيكون لديّ أبوان في حين حُرِم البعض من واحد ..
لذا .. عزيزي ياصاحب الظل الطويل
أشكرك لكل مافعلته لـ جودي .. و أشكرك لأن لقبك يبدو لي رقية سحرية للبداية في تدفق الكلام فما إن يبدأ أحدهم بـ ' عزيزي ياصاحب الظل الطويل ' حتى أوقن أنني سأرى قطعة من الجمال بعدها .. أو أكتب أنا بعدها ، و هذا أجمل .. تحياتي ..
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's a fun story. Basically only good things happen, but that's okay. There's still a lot of substance. It's easy to imagine this as a hefty novel. A lot of time passes and a lot of things happen.

However, the charming epistolary style works. In fact, it's brilliant. It's not possible to get a deep sense of the side characters, I feel. But for Judy, she feels like a real person. Her moods and playfulness are perfectly captured with the letter writing.

I'm having trouble bringing all my thoughts together for this inadequate review. Suffice it to say, it's a nice little book that I would recommend.

Awesome! I saw this play/musical a few weeks ago and have been in love ever since! It was a great perspective to read the book and compare. It's a great short read with lovable and quirky character Jerusha Abbott. I definitely love the ending of the play better though, seems a bit more realistic of how someone would react to meeting "Daddy Long Legs".
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

"My dear, dear, daddy, haven't you any sense? Don't you know that you mustn't give one girl 17 Christmas presents? I'm a socialist, please remember."

I am now accepting applications for my very own Daddy-Long-Legs ...

9.5/10
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No