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lindseyford's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Death
jessiahmarielle's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
so far, this is the most confident i’ve been in giving a book five stars. the only thing i didn’t love about it was that it didn’t go on for longer <\3
rating: 5 stars!
✧༺♥༻∞
*notes from childhood* is a gorgeously written and familiar book where norah lange expertly writes her childhood memories in fragments.
she allows readers to live vicariously through her words, making us feel like we’ve known the people and places we’re reading about from the beginning of time.
✧༺♥༻∞
how i wish this book had gone on for longer, as i’ve identified with so many of the stories. they have reminded me so much of my own childhood, that this will forever be one of my comfort books.
thank you norah lange.
rating: 5 stars!
✧༺♥༻∞
*notes from childhood* is a gorgeously written and familiar book where norah lange expertly writes her childhood memories in fragments.
she allows readers to live vicariously through her words, making us feel like we’ve known the people and places we’re reading about from the beginning of time.
✧༺♥༻∞
how i wish this book had gone on for longer, as i’ve identified with so many of the stories. they have reminded me so much of my own childhood, that this will forever be one of my comfort books.
thank you norah lange.
oxnard_montalvo's review
I thought this would be an interesting companion read to Where You Come From. And it was. Very different in style- everything is fragmented and oblique. Very often we don't know who the people Lange is writing about are or how they relate to her. Sparks of recognition in the sensations and feelings she wrote about. Surreal, dreamlike imagery. It's not an easy read, with sections that kind of slither away from you and refuse to conform to convential storytelling.
alyssa_tauber's review
4.0
"Notes From Childhood" is a very enjoyable look into a girl's life.
"Notes" is not a long and drawn out chronology of Lange's life. Instead it gives very short (usually one to three page) glimpses into events from her childhood. The events span the range from her younger years to those of her early teens. Many involve her interactions with her mother and four sisters, though some deal with her alone, or her with non-family members.
The notes reveal changes in Lange's life, as the family seems to go from being quite well off into genteel poverty after her father's death, when the family had to move, sell off their possessions, and at times had so little food that Lange was envious of the meals of the family dogs.
Many of the notes are charming, revealing the strange world of tightly knit groups of young girls. Other stories are sad, like the one focusing on the father's loyal horse, or one focusing on the death of the sixth sister at the age of four.
Overall, "Notes" is a fun, interesting look into a girl's youth. Fans of Colette may especially enjoy "Notes," as it has the same sort of feeling as "Sido" and "My Mother's House," just with a lot more sisters.
"Notes" is not a long and drawn out chronology of Lange's life. Instead it gives very short (usually one to three page) glimpses into events from her childhood. The events span the range from her younger years to those of her early teens. Many involve her interactions with her mother and four sisters, though some deal with her alone, or her with non-family members.
The notes reveal changes in Lange's life, as the family seems to go from being quite well off into genteel poverty after her father's death, when the family had to move, sell off their possessions, and at times had so little food that Lange was envious of the meals of the family dogs.
Many of the notes are charming, revealing the strange world of tightly knit groups of young girls. Other stories are sad, like the one focusing on the father's loyal horse, or one focusing on the death of the sixth sister at the age of four.
Overall, "Notes" is a fun, interesting look into a girl's youth. Fans of Colette may especially enjoy "Notes," as it has the same sort of feeling as "Sido" and "My Mother's House," just with a lot more sisters.