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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
I thought I was going to enjoy this one far more than I did... As it was, Elnora was too syrupy sweet and perfect for me to like her or relate to her much. Her mother's transformation was too quick, sudden, and didn't quite make sense to my mind. (Loving someone and grieving for them makes you mean and realizing that they didn't love you in return makes you sweet? Huh???) Furthermore, the plot felt rather repetitive for the first half. I admit that it did get more interesting once Phillip started coming around, but even then, I had a hard time enjoying their story. The last thing that bothered me about this book was all the parts that involved moths. There were a lot of pages with moths in them! That insect absolutely grosses me out (I'm with Edith!) and so it was almost too much for me to have to read so much about them. Yuck.
Not everything about this book was awful. It reminded me a lot of "A Little Princess" or "Anne of Green Gables". It was quaint and sweet. I think little girls would love it. I liked the lessons about independence, hard work, and forgiveness. I would give this book 2.5 stars if I could, but I'll round it up.
Three Stars.
Spoiler
Elnora finds herself in a desperate situation made only worse by her mother, is too proud to consider the help offered, and is able to mostly fix the problem by herself. Oh, and her mother always does something nice for Elnora to make up for her earlier meanness.Spoiler
They're constantly alone with each other and yet never stray into any inappropriate territory due to Phillip being engaged to another woman. That's a little unrealistic, but bravo for them! Here's where the story lost me. When Phillip is finally freed from his engagement, he knows immediately that he wants to marry Elnora even though he had never dared allow such thoughts to run through his head before. Whaaaaat? Also, it was so unromantic that Elnora was his second choice.Not everything about this book was awful. It reminded me a lot of "A Little Princess" or "Anne of Green Gables". It was quaint and sweet. I think little girls would love it. I liked the lessons about independence, hard work, and forgiveness. I would give this book 2.5 stars if I could, but I'll round it up.
Three Stars.
I am fascinated by this author! The Smithsonian Magazine says Gene Stratton-Porter was as famous in the early 1900s as J.K. Rowling was with the Harry Potter series. She was an author, nature photographer, and naturalist from Indiana. She moved to Los Angeles and became one of the first women to own a movie production company. Between 1895 and 1945, only 55 books sold over a million copies. Stratton-Porter wrote five of them, far more than any other author of her time. Nine of her books were made into films.
Her books are set in nature, and have strong lead characters. I was introduced to Stratton-Porter though a gift: a first edition copy of The Harvester, published in 1911. The main character is modeled after Henry David Thoreau and it is a moving love story. This book, A Girl of the Limberlost is about a hard working girl, filled with grit and compassion, who overcomes obstacles by using her wits.
I wish I'd read these books when I was young. Yes, they are sentimental but I like the wholesome values and the appreciation of nature. I'll be on the lookout for more of her books.
Her books are set in nature, and have strong lead characters. I was introduced to Stratton-Porter though a gift: a first edition copy of The Harvester, published in 1911. The main character is modeled after Henry David Thoreau and it is a moving love story. This book, A Girl of the Limberlost is about a hard working girl, filled with grit and compassion, who overcomes obstacles by using her wits.
I wish I'd read these books when I was young. Yes, they are sentimental but I like the wholesome values and the appreciation of nature. I'll be on the lookout for more of her books.
Well, if I didn't know otherwise I'd absolutely believe this to be written by L M Montgomery. It truly has the same flavour as her sweet books about plucky girls with tragic back stories. I loved it and, as ever with this type of book, the only sadness is that it has to end. I'll definitely be hunting up more of Gene Stratton-Porter's work.
It was very interesting, but hard to get through for me.
I was never much of a rereader. I knew that there was a lot to read and I wanted to get to as many books as possible. I think I was 40 before I was willing to admit that I wasn't going to be able to read every book that I was interested in. However, A Girl of the Limberlost was an early reread for me. My grandmother had a copy and I read often at her house. I don't think there were many other books that appealed to me in that house.
Recently, I decided if I was going to exercise more, I would have to come up with a reason to get on the treadmill. Reading became the obvious incentive. The books I read at the gym, I only read at the gym. Further incentive became revisiting some old favorites that I could get from Project Gutenberg. That way I had the books on my iPad, but they didn't cost me anything.
Stratton Porter's classic is the first book I picked up from this website and I enjoyed every word. I had remembered much of this story, but it was fun to revisit Elnora Comstock, her mother and the rest of the characters. There is bit Horatio Alger in this book, but I can read past that and enjoy the place and plot. Elnora was the strong, young woman I remembered.
I recommend this novel to any adult who missed it when they were younger. Written in 1909, I am not sure this would appeal to many teens of the 21st century.
Recently, I decided if I was going to exercise more, I would have to come up with a reason to get on the treadmill. Reading became the obvious incentive. The books I read at the gym, I only read at the gym. Further incentive became revisiting some old favorites that I could get from Project Gutenberg. That way I had the books on my iPad, but they didn't cost me anything.
Stratton Porter's classic is the first book I picked up from this website and I enjoyed every word. I had remembered much of this story, but it was fun to revisit Elnora Comstock, her mother and the rest of the characters. There is bit Horatio Alger in this book, but I can read past that and enjoy the place and plot. Elnora was the strong, young woman I remembered.
I recommend this novel to any adult who missed it when they were younger. Written in 1909, I am not sure this would appeal to many teens of the 21st century.
This is a sweet story. Almost too sweet. Elnora was a little too perfect for my tastes, but several of the secondary characters make wonderful transformations through out the course of the story. I think this would be a wonderful story for a young woman to read, it is full of goodness and wholesomeness, and hard work and strong characters. It was a bit melodramatic at times, but the parts that were good, we're so very good, and surpassed the extra bit of "cheese". All in all, it was an easy read, well worth my time.
I need to read this again. I remember liking it but I don't remember how much. Obviously well enough to remember its name.
Overall the book was fine. I’d say 3.5 stars. Towards the end there were some parts I really enjoyed, but overall I felt kind of indifferent towards the plot. Elnora wasn’t my favorite character ever, but she also wasn’t unlikeable either. All in all I just felt overall indifference. The .5 is for when Phillip Ammon finally shows up and brings some meat to the plot.
I am fascinated by this author! The Smithsonian Magazine says Gene Stratton-Porter was as famous in the early 1900s as J.K. Rowling was with the Harry Potter series. She was an author, nature photographer, and naturalist from Indiana. She moved to Los Angeles and became one of the first women to own a movie production company. Between 1895 and 1945, only 55 books sold over a million copies. Stratton-Porter wrote five of them, far more than any other author of her time. Nine of her books were made into films.
Her books are set in nature, and have strong lead characters. I was introduced to Stratton-Porter though a gift: a first edition copy of The Harvester, published in 1911. The main character is modeled after Henry David Thoreau and it is a moving love story. This book, A Girl of the Limberlost is about a hard working girl, filled with grit and compassion, who overcomes obstacles by using her wits.
I wish I'd read these books when I was young. Yes, they are sentimental but I like the wholesome values and the appreciation of nature. I'll be on the lookout for more of her books.
Her books are set in nature, and have strong lead characters. I was introduced to Stratton-Porter though a gift: a first edition copy of The Harvester, published in 1911. The main character is modeled after Henry David Thoreau and it is a moving love story. This book, A Girl of the Limberlost is about a hard working girl, filled with grit and compassion, who overcomes obstacles by using her wits.
I wish I'd read these books when I was young. Yes, they are sentimental but I like the wholesome values and the appreciation of nature. I'll be on the lookout for more of her books.