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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
First read when I was in sixth grade and considered it my favorite book EVER for quite a while. Unfortunately, I only read it the one time before the library copy went missing and I wasn't able to locate a copy for another 20 years or so. The second time I read it, I was very surprised by some of the things I hadn't remembered and was less than thrilled with as an adult (I'm sorry, did Maria just get married at 14 years of age?! Wrolf is a what?!) but I still found it to be a charming book and Maria's room at Moonacre Manor is possibly my favorite room in all of literature.
Oh, Elizabeth Goudge. I don't know how she does it, but even when she's a little too pat or simplistic, she still wrecks me. This is a good good children's book, and I cried like a baby at the very end.
Sweet, enchanting, quirky, and a little bit magical. This was a wonderful children’s classic that swept me away with its enchanted setting (and lovely writing) and had me giggling in equal parts. My only regret is that I didn’t read it as a child. I would have LOVED the descriptions of moonacre manor. So beautiful!!
LOVED!!!! LOVED!! LOVED!!! A good book about a girl who enters a valley to live with a relative, and finds this great mystery. Her uncle avoids answering certain questions, she finds a mysterious white horse, the townspeople ask her if she's "the one", and there is a mysterious lady that doesn't want Maria's uncle to know that she lives there!!!
At first it is a little bit hard to get into the book, but once you do there is no putting it down!!
The only negative things are that she defeats the bad guys a little unrealistically and there is a teeny tiny bit of romance, but it never really gets inappropriate, but is more on the funny side.
At first it is a little bit hard to get into the book, but once you do there is no putting it down!!
The only negative things are that she defeats the bad guys a little unrealistically and there is a teeny tiny bit of romance, but it never really gets inappropriate, but is more on the funny side.
This sweet classic children’s book was just what I needed right now. It was definitely an escape to a simpler time: a thoroughly idealistic young girl’s wish-fulfillment read, where the orphan girl is whisked away to a country manor house/castle. There’s a tower room, a jolly uncle, delightful animals to keep her company, a wonderful old Parson, an idyllic country village, mysteries of the past to unravel, and just a touch of magic. Highly recommended!
I loved it. It is a perfect story for children. So imaginative, kind, and heart-warming. Highly recommended to everyone!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reminds me of something I would have enjoyed immensely when I was very little (aside from the God references). In this world, everything is superlative, ivory white. The flowers always bloom perfectly, the temperature is alway right, and decades old animosity can be solved by a thirteen year old girl and a string of pearls.
Some fellow reader on tumblr recommended this book to me. I wish that I could remember who, so that I could heartily thank them, because I loved every page of this book. I really have no idea how to describe this book. It was like a flower–beautiful, delicate, fragrant, old-fashioned, simple yet complex, uplifting. Okay, so that’s a bit sappy, but still true. This book was just wonderful.
I don’t really want to go into the storyline for fear of giving too much away, but I would like to note that I do not usually enjoy books that mix religion with magic. But this book did it just perfectly–magic somehow became miracles, and the beauty of believing in God was not at all belittled or mocked; in fact, it was an important part of the tale.
By all means, find and read this book. I will definitely be looking up more books by Elizabeth Goudge in the future!
I don’t really want to go into the storyline for fear of giving too much away, but I would like to note that I do not usually enjoy books that mix religion with magic. But this book did it just perfectly–magic somehow became miracles, and the beauty of believing in God was not at all belittled or mocked; in fact, it was an important part of the tale.
By all means, find and read this book. I will definitely be looking up more books by Elizabeth Goudge in the future!