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A review by hckilgour
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson
2.0
This reads like the author was aiming for Anne of Green Gables but missed because Lucy is such a bitch.
So first off, Lucy meets the Martins and introduces herself as a princess. Like wtf. I totally understand channeling your inner princess to help with a situation but, come on. Also she’d switched between the waif and princess personality multiple times in conversation and a part of me wonders if she’s literally just mental.
Also, as one point she gets really excited because Mr Martin says something about your mom in reference to Lucy’s adoptive mother, Mrs Martin, and she’s all excited everyone is seeing her as part of the family. Yet that same day when someone states oh your parents (the Martin’s) are poor, she gets all snooty and is like they’re not my parents.
Also, I get her father drowned. It makes sense to be wary of boats. But to be terrified of water… while on shore?!
The characters are also Ojibwe or partially Ojibwe. But we don’t get much exposition into this and honestly it’s of so little importance through the book that it would’ve been better to be left out.
Also… it’s like 1912… so these people would’ve experienced some pretty bad racism. I get it’s a kids book, so I’m not that upset this aspect was omitted.
So first off, Lucy meets the Martins and introduces herself as a princess. Like wtf. I totally understand channeling your inner princess to help with a situation but, come on. Also she’d switched between the waif and princess personality multiple times in conversation and a part of me wonders if she’s literally just mental.
Also, as one point she gets really excited because Mr Martin says something about your mom in reference to Lucy’s adoptive mother, Mrs Martin, and she’s all excited everyone is seeing her as part of the family. Yet that same day when someone states oh your parents (the Martin’s) are poor, she gets all snooty and is like they’re not my parents.
Also, I get her father drowned. It makes sense to be wary of boats. But to be terrified of water… while on shore?!
The characters are also Ojibwe or partially Ojibwe. But we don’t get much exposition into this and honestly it’s of so little importance through the book that it would’ve been better to be left out.
Also… it’s like 1912… so these people would’ve experienced some pretty bad racism. I get it’s a kids book, so I’m not that upset this aspect was omitted.