A review by catburglar_
Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

if you like anne of green gables you’re going to LOVE this.

the book is written in letter format from a girl who is in an orphanage to the man who sends her to college, giving her allowances etc but he remains anonymous and his one condition is that she writes him often on her progress which is beneficial as she has high expectations of becoming an author. 

for less than 150 pages this short story is phenomenal and well worth a read. there are little illustrations throughout which is just so adorable and i loved seeing her excitement of the things many of us take for granted. so many book references throughout too such as: jane eyre, little women, wuthering heights, treasure island  and whenever i see characters enjoy literature it makes me all the more excited to read. 

there is a romance in this too.

quotes i like:
“In the spring when everything is so beautiful and green and budding, I feel like turning my back on lessons, and running away to play with the weather. There are such lots of adventures out in the fields! It's much more entertaining to live books than to write them.”

“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh— really think that requires spirit.”

“Most people don't live; they just race. They are trying to reach some goal far away on the horizon, and in the heat of the going they get so breathless and panting that they lose all sight of the beautiful, tranquil country they are passing through; and then the first thing they know, they are old and worn out, and it doesn't make any difference whether they've reached the goal or not.”

“my only quarrel with life is that the days aren't long enough to write all the beautiful and valuable and entertaining thoughts I'm thinking.”

“I hasten to assure you that I am young and happy and exuberant; and I trust you are the same. Youth has nothing to do with birthdays, only with alivedness of spirit, so even if your hair is gray, you can still be a boy.”