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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
I wanted to like this book. I've been peppering in the old with the new and this was suggested as a charming read. It had potential, but I just don't think it withstood the test of time. Its incessant bug and butterfly talk was hard to get in to. Also, an interesting plot twist is introduced with a note that is left suggesting a stalker, but that is never resolved. This was not a favorite of mine.
Read before in school - re-read as in adult with a much greater appreciation for the beauty of the story
Picked this up off of the "classics" shelf in the young adult section. Knew it was something I'd heard of from somewhere....really enjoyed it. I love the depth and sterling qualities of the characters. I was also pleased that this wasn't sugary. So often old young adult fiction seems to be all about how happy life is...no matter what. This young girl struggles mightily, while keeping her chin up, yet all is not well.
Very enjoyable.
Very enjoyable.
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
"A Girl of the Limberlost" by Gene Stratton Porter is a magical novel that calls readers' attention to multiple life lessons about human character and the irreplaceable beauty and wonder that nature offers.
Elnora is a relateable character with believable financial and family problems. She is down-to-Earth, yet has big dreams and an understanding of what it means to be a decent human being. She is a strong example of living in grace and offering grace and forgiveness to others. Elnora always sees the good in people, even the most despicable of them.
I admire Elnora's love for nature. She seems to have been born with that love, since she lived by the Limberlost Swamp all her life. I felt her wonder as she made discoveries and found the moths she needed, and I felt her dismay and horror as the Limberlost was slowly cleared away.
I did some research on the Limberlost Swamp. It was demolished in the early 20th century, but parts have been restored since 1997. Its amazing that we have "A Girl of the Limberlost" as a record of what untouched swamp was like, or else not many people would have remembered it, or how it has changed since. I hope that this novel will remind us of the beauty we so easily overlook outside our doors. I also hope we can conserve and nurture the environment, so we can learn all that Elnora learned.
I need a quote from Philip here:
"If you could realize it, my girl, you are in college, and been always. You are in the school of experience, and it has taught you to think, and given you a heart...You have been in the college of the Limberlost all your life, and I never met a graduate from any other institution who could begin to compare with you in sanity, clarity, and interesting knowledge...The swamp has given you all you need so far; now you give it to the world in payment."
Beautiful.
Elnora is a relateable character with believable financial and family problems. She is down-to-Earth, yet has big dreams and an understanding of what it means to be a decent human being. She is a strong example of living in grace and offering grace and forgiveness to others. Elnora always sees the good in people, even the most despicable of them.
I admire Elnora's love for nature. She seems to have been born with that love, since she lived by the Limberlost Swamp all her life. I felt her wonder as she made discoveries and found the moths she needed, and I felt her dismay and horror as the Limberlost was slowly cleared away.
I did some research on the Limberlost Swamp. It was demolished in the early 20th century, but parts have been restored since 1997. Its amazing that we have "A Girl of the Limberlost" as a record of what untouched swamp was like, or else not many people would have remembered it, or how it has changed since. I hope that this novel will remind us of the beauty we so easily overlook outside our doors. I also hope we can conserve and nurture the environment, so we can learn all that Elnora learned.
I need a quote from Philip here:
"If you could realize it, my girl, you are in college, and been always. You are in the school of experience, and it has taught you to think, and given you a heart...You have been in the college of the Limberlost all your life, and I never met a graduate from any other institution who could begin to compare with you in sanity, clarity, and interesting knowledge...The swamp has given you all you need so far; now you give it to the world in payment."
Beautiful.
A classic book by an Indiana author taking place in the early 20th century in the swampy area of Northeast Indiana. I heard about it from a site that recommended good mother-daughter book club books. It's the story of Elnora, growing up poor, fatherless and without her mother's love. Sounds like it could be depressing, but she is so spunky and resilient and good-hearted, that it is uplifting instead.
Rereading this for the first time in 30 years, while I find some plot aspects quite dated, Stratton-Porter's love of nature, her amazing descriptions of the Limberlost, and the importance of being in touch with nature are a faint, feminized echo of Thoreau.
I read this for the PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge. It ticks the box "a book your mom loves".
I found this book surprisingly good--in an Anne of Green Gables kind of way.