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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
informative
slow-paced
I know that I give a lot of books 4 and 5 stars. I guess I am not that choosy. But once in a while books come my way that are so engaging and captivating that I cannot help it! I have only read the first two books of this series but they are remarkable books. I am also enjoying the PBS series that was created as a result of the author's memoirs.
Loving this series.
Loving this series.
3.5 ster. Interessant! De mensen die voorkomen in het boek zijn echt heel mooi beschreven.
*2.5 stars
Okay, so I'm conflicted about this one. Some chapters, and some stories, were really interesting and really quite enjoyable, yet, on the other hand, I found myself skipping some chapters because I found them that boring. I don't know how it can be such a mix, but there we go.
Jenny Worth really likes to play on your emotions. She is great at capturing the brutality and hardship of the workhouses, not only in the nineteenth century, but how it lingered in the early twentieth century. Workhouses didn't just stop. They evolved. And it still affected people in a bad way. Jenny Worth really brings light to this. Some of the stories she shared really resonated with me, made me quite emotional and teary (the last, for example, I couldn't stop crying!).
I just found a couple stories a little dull. Although, there was no midwifery in this. This might be my fault, as the title clearly states workhouse, but I thought it was part of the Call the Midwife series (not sure if it is or not?) and I was expecting to hear some more stories on that - that's what I really enjoyed about the first book.
Okay, so I'm conflicted about this one. Some chapters, and some stories, were really interesting and really quite enjoyable, yet, on the other hand, I found myself skipping some chapters because I found them that boring. I don't know how it can be such a mix, but there we go.
Jenny Worth really likes to play on your emotions. She is great at capturing the brutality and hardship of the workhouses, not only in the nineteenth century, but how it lingered in the early twentieth century. Workhouses didn't just stop. They evolved. And it still affected people in a bad way. Jenny Worth really brings light to this. Some of the stories she shared really resonated with me, made me quite emotional and teary (the last, for example, I couldn't stop crying!).
I just found a couple stories a little dull. Although, there was no midwifery in this. This might be my fault, as the title clearly states workhouse, but I thought it was part of the Call the Midwife series (not sure if it is or not?) and I was expecting to hear some more stories on that - that's what I really enjoyed about the first book.
More interesting stories, told as a series of near novelettes, by a midwife in the East End of London in the 1950s.
An easy read that can be read while reading other things. Each chapter is almost like a short story. PBS series did a good job keeping the stories intact.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
These stories were so important. I was just hoping for others weren't in the show. Not saying it is bad being close to it but wanted new stuff while I wait for another season to drop on one of my most favorite shows.
This is the second book in the Call The Midwife series that I bought. I love the Call the Midwife books, and saw she wrote four books total, so I got them all.
This one is about the Workhouses that were in all over England in the 19th century. Jenny - the author - recalls the people she spoke to who shared their stories of what it was like to grow up or work in these places. From Jane - the quiet woman who works at Nonnartus house that can never make decisions. To Frank - her brother who rescued her from the workhouse once he had enough money to support her. Intermingeled in here is the story of Sister Monica Joan and her court trail when she is accused of stealing jewels. And also Mr. Collett who is a patient of Jenny's that she grows to admire as she cares for him. (all of these stories were a part of the TV series).
This book wasn't as good as the first, but I think it is becuase I just wasn't as interested in these stories as I was the midwife ones. It was still wonderfully written, and I did learn quite a bit about the workhouse life while reading this book. But it won't be my favorite among the pile.
This one is about the Workhouses that were in all over England in the 19th century. Jenny - the author - recalls the people she spoke to who shared their stories of what it was like to grow up or work in these places. From Jane - the quiet woman who works at Nonnartus house that can never make decisions. To Frank - her brother who rescued her from the workhouse once he had enough money to support her. Intermingeled in here is the story of Sister Monica Joan and her court trail when she is accused of stealing jewels. And also Mr. Collett who is a patient of Jenny's that she grows to admire as she cares for him. (all of these stories were a part of the TV series).
This book wasn't as good as the first, but I think it is becuase I just wasn't as interested in these stories as I was the midwife ones. It was still wonderfully written, and I did learn quite a bit about the workhouse life while reading this book. But it won't be my favorite among the pile.
Come dice anche il titolo, questo libro presta meno attenzione al lato levatrici/maternità e più alle vicende delle persone che l'autrice ha incontrato nel quartiere durante la sua vita.
Diverso, non per questo meno interessante.
Diverso, non per questo meno interessante.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced