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3.58 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another old "classic" that I've never read. I'd heard about it possibly compared to [b:Pollyanna|1000751|Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)|Eleanor H. Porter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1673585138l/1000751._SX50_.jpg|1099715] as a goody-goody (another I haven't read yet and thus don't know if the ideas of Pollyanna as a goody-goody are accurate).
Rebecca Rowena Randall (love the names and how her parents named their children long fanciful artistic or literary inspired names) is not perfect, she grows throughout the story, she's imaginative (shades of [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615094578l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264], similar characters - though Rebecca preceded Anne in literary history), caring, seeks knowledge.
The setting, both in place (New England small town) and time (early 1900s) felt similar to [b:Understood Betsy|347151|Understood Betsy|Dorothy Canfield Fisher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388985862l/347151._SX50_.jpg|3234038] as did the one room schoolhouse and acceptance of education at different levels for the same student (like you might be a higher than average level at English, but lower at math and you can work with that).
Also reminiscent of [b:Daddy-Long-Legs|1499952|Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)|Jean Webster|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545901408l/1499952._SY75_.jpg|1710545] as Rebecca gets older, goes to school, and her friendship with "Mr. Aladdin".
The story with "Mr. Aladdin", in the end of the book, was a little weird, but it was left open so that was better than some kind of "they lived happily ever after", and the end was focused on Rebecca, her family, and their future.
my Pinterest board of references
Rebecca Rowena Randall (love the names and how her parents named their children long fanciful artistic or literary inspired names) is not perfect, she grows throughout the story, she's imaginative (shades of [b:Anne of Green Gables|8127|Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)|L.M. Montgomery|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615094578l/8127._SY75_.jpg|3464264], similar characters - though Rebecca preceded Anne in literary history), caring, seeks knowledge.
The setting, both in place (New England small town) and time (early 1900s) felt similar to [b:Understood Betsy|347151|Understood Betsy|Dorothy Canfield Fisher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388985862l/347151._SX50_.jpg|3234038] as did the one room schoolhouse and acceptance of education at different levels for the same student (like you might be a higher than average level at English, but lower at math and you can work with that).
Also reminiscent of [b:Daddy-Long-Legs|1499952|Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)|Jean Webster|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1545901408l/1499952._SY75_.jpg|1710545] as Rebecca gets older, goes to school, and her friendship with "Mr. Aladdin".
The story with "Mr. Aladdin", in the end of the book, was a little weird, but it was left open so that was better than some kind of "they lived happily ever after", and the end was focused on Rebecca, her family, and their future.
my Pinterest board of references
This book was a breath of fresh air for me (as I was finishing grad school). Though I have not yet read Anne of Green Gables, I felt it brought the same light and joy that many associate with Anne. Rebecca is brilliant and thoughtful in a way that, like Anne, few around her understand. She sees the world through a unique lens and it brought me such joy and peace to experience it for a time.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a dear book! I love Rebecca and her go-getter, positive attitude. She has wisdom beyond her years, and everyone can’t help but benefit from knowing her. This abridged version was long enough for me, the first 2/3 of the book was medium-paced and then I found the last bit when she’s at Wareham a bit boring and too fast-paced, she ages another 3 years in half the time.
The relationship between Rebecca and Adam is a bit strange given his being 17 yrs older, and the closeness of Rebecca and her teacher is suspect also - as if a student would go on holiday with a teacher these days!! It exemplifies how special Rebecca is, and probably innocent for the time.
The relationship between Rebecca and Adam is a bit strange given his being 17 yrs older, and the closeness of Rebecca and her teacher is suspect also - as if a student would go on holiday with a teacher these days!! It exemplifies how special Rebecca is, and probably innocent for the time.
I don't care for this book at all. I enjoy the premise and I recognize that it's a favorite of many, but it just wasn't written for me.
This was SUCH a darling book. I'm not sure if I would have picked it up if it weren't for school, but I'm so glad I did. This was rife with young mishaps much different and more feminine than characters such as Tom Sawyer (for obvious reasons, but I feel like they're within the same line). Her mishaps are nowhere near as grave as they seem, but having that bright-eyed young wonder, they seem like the worst things that could possibly happen...so lessons and didacticism are rife within these pages, but they make for pleasant laughter and genuine love and care for Rebecca Randall.
I love her so much, and she's one more young female character that should be imitated for her literacy, her love of learning, and love of life. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm brought out some of the best in me whilst I was reading it, and it's clear to me why this was in the same unit as Little Women for my class. I definitely recommend visiting this old classic and revitalizing it in today's curriculum!
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I love her so much, and she's one more young female character that should be imitated for her literacy, her love of learning, and love of life. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm brought out some of the best in me whilst I was reading it, and it's clear to me why this was in the same unit as Little Women for my class. I definitely recommend visiting this old classic and revitalizing it in today's curriculum!
Review cross-listed here!
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had never read this as a child, or I have forgotten it if I did. It reminded me very much of the Anne of Green Gables TV programs I used to watch with my girls when they were young.
Very sweet and inspiring for young girls at the time it was written. Today, however, there is something creepy about the 30-year-old Alan taking such an "interest" in the young 14-year-old Rebecca. I'm assuming that it would have eventually led to marriage between the two after she was older. I had the same suspicions of Rebecca going away with her female teacher on a vacation. It really is sad the way we look at that kind of teacher/protege relationship these days.
Very sweet and inspiring for young girls at the time it was written. Today, however, there is something creepy about the 30-year-old Alan taking such an "interest" in the young 14-year-old Rebecca. I'm assuming that it would have eventually led to marriage between the two after she was older. I had the same suspicions of Rebecca going away with her female teacher on a vacation. It really is sad the way we look at that kind of teacher/protege relationship these days.
In the tradition of L. M. Montgomery comes “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” a charming story of a young girl who is sent to live with her aunty for an education. She is as ethereal as Anne-with-an-E, though perhaps more sensible in many ways.
I actually appreciated that, for being written circa 1900, the author chose to say that editors are always boys and why is that? Certainly it is suffused with archaic ideas about women, but for it’s time is surprisingly feminist.
I actually appreciated that, for being written circa 1900, the author chose to say that editors are always boys and why is that? Certainly it is suffused with archaic ideas about women, but for it’s time is surprisingly feminist.
I really enjoyed the story it has a very similar feel to Anne of Green Gables and Pollyanna. I went in not knowing what to expect because the only experience of the story I have is the Shirley Temple version, cute but not at all accurate.
The story begins when Rebecca is 10 and ends when she's 17, part of me was disappointed at the lack of romance but then I reminded myself that it's a children's story and they don't all have to end in a wedding :).
The story begins when Rebecca is 10 and ends when she's 17, part of me was disappointed at the lack of romance but then I reminded myself that it's a children's story and they don't all have to end in a wedding :).