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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
Reads like a less-funny Anne of Green Gables. A little too sweet to be my thing. Also, very weird novel style--lots of cutting away from interesting action to summarize it, and suddenly switching viewpoint characters.
Me reading the 1st half of the book:
Oh I remember loving this book as a kid! The pink parasol! The freshly painted bridge! Such a charming classic children’s book!
Me reading the 2nd half of the book:
WTF IS MR ALADDIN A PEDOPHILE?!?
Oh I remember loving this book as a kid! The pink parasol! The freshly painted bridge! Such a charming classic children’s book!
Me reading the 2nd half of the book:
WTF IS MR ALADDIN A PEDOPHILE?!?
One of my favourite childhood stories & i enjoyed rereading it so much!
This book preceded L M Montgomery's Anne books and while it's not quite up to the same standard, it still has a lot of charm and elegance of writing. The main disappointment for me was the abruptness of the ending, but overall that didn't spoil a pleasant reading experience.
I grew up watching Shirley Temple in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm". Predictably for movies of that era, the movie had little in common with the book aside from a few character names. I was surprised to find how similar this was to Anne Of Green Gables. This book came first and I can't help imagining L.M. reading this and thinking, "I could do better", and then doing so.
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
I wasn't sure I would like this book at first (I didn't like that she was sent away from her family until I understood the motives better and I hated the way Rebecca was treated, I don't like the old fashioned strictness, it bothers me), but by the end, I'd fallen in love. Like Rebecca, I was able to forgive the aunt. I loved the relationships and the character of Rebecca. I especially loved how much she loved to read and how that was a strong part of her character. I also loved the service, selfless giving, and sacrifice that was shown by many characters throughout the entire book. It reminded me of Anne of Green Gables but for a younger audience (a very good thing in my opinion).
Catching up on my dailylit reading. This book is delightful, as is Rebecca, and if I'd read it as a child I probably wouldn't have minded the constant comparisons. And super bonus points for the fact that R is an alto whose father (a Mr. Lorenzo de Medici Randall) taught singing schools.
My favorite part so far:
"It WAS TRAVELING, mother," said the child eagerly and willfully. "It was leaving the farm, and putting up lunch in a basket, and a little riding and a little steam cars, and we carried our nightgowns."
"Don't tell the whole village about it, if we did," said the mother, interrupting the reminiscences of this experienced voyager. "Haven't I told you before," she whispered, in a last attempt at discipline, "that you shouldn't talk about night gowns and stockings and--things like that, in a loud tone of voice, and especially when there's men folks round?"
"I know, mother, I know, and I won't. All I want to say is"--here Mr. Cobb gave a cluck, slapped the reins, and the horses started sedately on their daily task--"all I want to say is that it is a journey when"--the stage was really under way now and Rebecca had to put her head out of the window over the door in order to finish her sentence--"it IS a journey when you carry a nightgown!"
My favorite part so far:
"It WAS TRAVELING, mother," said the child eagerly and willfully. "It was leaving the farm, and putting up lunch in a basket, and a little riding and a little steam cars, and we carried our nightgowns."
"Don't tell the whole village about it, if we did," said the mother, interrupting the reminiscences of this experienced voyager. "Haven't I told you before," she whispered, in a last attempt at discipline, "that you shouldn't talk about night gowns and stockings and--things like that, in a loud tone of voice, and especially when there's men folks round?"
"I know, mother, I know, and I won't. All I want to say is"--here Mr. Cobb gave a cluck, slapped the reins, and the horses started sedately on their daily task--"all I want to say is that it is a journey when"--the stage was really under way now and Rebecca had to put her head out of the window over the door in order to finish her sentence--"it IS a journey when you carry a nightgown!"