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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death
Have had this book for about 25 years and reread it at least once a year. A great story about perserverance, courage, human nature, nature, love and loss. Would - and have! - reccommended it to anyone looking for a lovely read.
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Re-reading a childhood classic. Some of the themes ring a bit off in my modern environmentalist, feminist heart, nevertheless I adore this book! The time and place, the food, the forest, the women..
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A Girl of The Limberlost is a story of vintage tradition that many claim is necessary for cottagecore lovers, classics fans, and admirers of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Luisa May Alcott, and other authors from the beloved category. So why did I feel disconnected from this story if all those previously mentioned subcategories are a direct shot to the path up my alley?
The aesthetic is charming, and the idea countered by its execution was on the right track, but it was very slow and disengaging. Now, I don't mind a slow pace, but there must be a reason for me to continue. I adored Elenora's neighbors the Sintons, but engaging with the other characters was hard.
I was already weary of Mrs. Comstock when getting into this book since I knew of their relationship before reading and have known abuse in my own life, but though her mother was neglectful, emotionally toxic, and overly reserved, much of the time she did take care of her daughter just without the superficiality of the townsfolk which in their society (much like ours in many ways to date) looks down on them as poor and thus lesser people. She had her issues, but not caring about others' worldly views even against them was not so much one of them. And that is a hard thing to achieve!
Most of the matters that make a big scene about not getting new resources when perfectly fine ones are at home was annoying, beyond the necessity for education, the gifts were a little too much in the beginning of the book even though I tried to overlook it out of generosity from two very good-hearted people who needed to love someone.
Before really getting into the book, I watched the film made before 2000, and it's completely different! I did continue to imagine that cast for the characters, and though the book is far superior, with most of the plot elements intact by comparison, there was just so much that did not age so well for me.
I love old-fashioned writing, and at the beginning, I imagined Elenora to be a great blend of Anne and Diana from Anne of Green Gables. As the book continued, she became too perfect to be a reflection of the human experience and nonreactive to anything but unnecessary matters relating to material things. (The Disney princess throwing herself on the nearest object to weep meme comes to mind.)
The love story was also a trifle too brow-knitting. The MMC shows up halfway through and unceremoniously adds superfluous drama to the plot. As a hopeless romantic, I usually eat up every bit of this type of story, but how it was balanced with a toxic fiance did not sit well with me.
There are many red flags throughout the story, however small they may be, and I am glad for a relatively closure-oriented ending to a bit of a melodrama. However, I was saddened not to like this nearly as much as I hoped.
As someone who adores being outside, learning even given every reason and circumstance that could make anyone resent it, and still finding beauty in each aspect of life and story, no matter how tragic, the theory of this book is beautiful. However, to me, the book itself didn't live up to its hype.
The pace dragged a bit with no great character arcs in the ways that motivated the plot to evolve and shift, and for the first half of the book, each chapter was the same thing with baby steps forward. Sometimes that's good, but it became disengaging to me.
I am glad people are enjoying and treasuring this book for the various reasons they should! I hope those who have not yet read it come to love it regardless of age.
Still, though I would not have cared about the plot or learned the right things from this book when I was much younger, as a 20-year-old about to begin college, reflecting on this book, able to relate in some ways to Elenora, I cannot say this book will be one to re-explore in the future. Still, I hope it finds a good home for those who admire it.
The aesthetic is charming, and the idea countered by its execution was on the right track, but it was very slow and disengaging. Now, I don't mind a slow pace, but there must be a reason for me to continue. I adored Elenora's neighbors the Sintons, but engaging with the other characters was hard.
I was already weary of Mrs. Comstock when getting into this book since I knew of their relationship before reading and have known abuse in my own life, but though her mother was neglectful, emotionally toxic, and overly reserved, much of the time she did take care of her daughter just without the superficiality of the townsfolk which in their society (much like ours in many ways to date) looks down on them as poor and thus lesser people. She had her issues, but not caring about others' worldly views even against them was not so much one of them. And that is a hard thing to achieve!
Most of the matters that make a big scene about not getting new resources when perfectly fine ones are at home was annoying, beyond the necessity for education, the gifts were a little too much in the beginning of the book even though I tried to overlook it out of generosity from two very good-hearted people who needed to love someone.
Before really getting into the book, I watched the film made before 2000, and it's completely different! I did continue to imagine that cast for the characters, and though the book is far superior, with most of the plot elements intact by comparison, there was just so much that did not age so well for me.
I love old-fashioned writing, and at the beginning, I imagined Elenora to be a great blend of Anne and Diana from Anne of Green Gables. As the book continued, she became too perfect to be a reflection of the human experience and nonreactive to anything but unnecessary matters relating to material things. (The Disney princess throwing herself on the nearest object to weep meme comes to mind.)
The love story was also a trifle too brow-knitting. The MMC shows up halfway through and unceremoniously adds superfluous drama to the plot. As a hopeless romantic, I usually eat up every bit of this type of story, but how it was balanced with a toxic fiance did not sit well with me.
There are many red flags throughout the story, however small they may be, and I am glad for a relatively closure-oriented ending to a bit of a melodrama. However, I was saddened not to like this nearly as much as I hoped.
As someone who adores being outside, learning even given every reason and circumstance that could make anyone resent it, and still finding beauty in each aspect of life and story, no matter how tragic, the theory of this book is beautiful. However, to me, the book itself didn't live up to its hype.
The pace dragged a bit with no great character arcs in the ways that motivated the plot to evolve and shift, and for the first half of the book, each chapter was the same thing with baby steps forward. Sometimes that's good, but it became disengaging to me.
I am glad people are enjoying and treasuring this book for the various reasons they should! I hope those who have not yet read it come to love it regardless of age.
Still, though I would not have cared about the plot or learned the right things from this book when I was much younger, as a 20-year-old about to begin college, reflecting on this book, able to relate in some ways to Elenora, I cannot say this book will be one to re-explore in the future. Still, I hope it finds a good home for those who admire it.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-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:
N/A
This was an interesting, well written book. It reminded me a bit of Anne of Green Gables with beautiful descriptions and a wonderful heroine. I think it should of been divided into 2 books. Also, I didn't realize it was part of a series so some of the characters were ones clearly explored before. But overall a fun tale that I hope to revisit.
A Victorian classic about a virtuous young woman who lives in Indiana near Limberlost Swamp which I remember liking well enough but I forgot everything about it - including forgetting if it was a fantasy novel or not (it’s not).
I can't decide if I liked it or hated it. Reminds me of a mix between Anne of Green Gables and The Age of Innocence. Mrs. Comstock is the only interesting character, no one else changes. Elnora is so perfect all the time that the story constantly yells its moral: GIRLS ARE MEANT TO BE GOOD AND PRETTY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. And I'm still mad that 3.5 years were suddenly skipped over in one paragraph. All that being said, I had a hard time putting it down. I liked the moth hunting parts of the story. And I still want to read Freckles.