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okiecozyreader 's review for:
The Last Carolina Girl
by Meagan Church
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This book is about hardship. A young girl named Leah lives with her father who is a lumberjack and one day is killed on his dangerous job. She goes to live with a family who uses her as a servant, and the mother seems to have a vendetta against her. The book also deals with eugenics. I didn’t know much about it, but this and the book I read before it (Only the Beautiful), both deal with this topic, of forcing sterilizations on women who were “promiscuous” or “simple-minded” or who had health issues (seizures in this case)
This book was a quick read for me though, and showcases the feeling of being in the south and the beauty of nature against the harsh world of bitterness and meanness of some adults.
“But part of her surviving was finding family. She had chosen me, but right then I had nothing for her. And in that regard, the two of us became kindred spirits, two strays without a place to call home.” Ch 4
“grief’s the love we carry with us. Ignoring it only makes it hurt more.” Ch 8
“Mrs. Griffin had ideals for everyone in her family. She had a picture of what she wanted, and she did her best to mold them into the picture she had in mind. Trouble is, molding yourself is hard enough; molding others is even harder.” Ch 17
“Adults always try to tell them to grow up, act their age, that there’s no sense in crying. But kids know that sometimes the only thing to do is let the tears wash out of you. Sometimes tears are the only words worth sharing.” Ch21
This book was a quick read for me though, and showcases the feeling of being in the south and the beauty of nature against the harsh world of bitterness and meanness of some adults.
“But part of her surviving was finding family. She had chosen me, but right then I had nothing for her. And in that regard, the two of us became kindred spirits, two strays without a place to call home.” Ch 4
“grief’s the love we carry with us. Ignoring it only makes it hurt more.” Ch 8
“Mrs. Griffin had ideals for everyone in her family. She had a picture of what she wanted, and she did her best to mold them into the picture she had in mind. Trouble is, molding yourself is hard enough; molding others is even harder.” Ch 17
“Adults always try to tell them to grow up, act their age, that there’s no sense in crying. But kids know that sometimes the only thing to do is let the tears wash out of you. Sometimes tears are the only words worth sharing.” Ch21