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A review by ifyouhappentoremember
So Big: A Novel by Edna Ferber
5.0
What makes a life worth living? What gives life it’s purpose? These are the questions at the heart of this novel and the various characters who populate So Big have their own answers.
This is a small book, yet it is filled with epic and wonderful moments. Selina Peake DeJong might be one of the greatest heroines put to page. She’s not a scandalous antihero like Scarlett O’Hara or Becky Sharpe. Nor is she the lovable wit like Elizabeth Bennet. Her resonance comes from her quiet strength. Selina is not flashy. She quietly does the things she needs to do in order to survive and provide for her son and she doesn’t apologize for it. Throughout it all, she remains open to the beauty of the world.
This is a quiet gem of a book which despite being first published almost 100 years ago, still resonates.
This is a small book, yet it is filled with epic and wonderful moments. Selina Peake DeJong might be one of the greatest heroines put to page. She’s not a scandalous antihero like Scarlett O’Hara or Becky Sharpe. Nor is she the lovable wit like Elizabeth Bennet. Her resonance comes from her quiet strength. Selina is not flashy. She quietly does the things she needs to do in order to survive and provide for her son and she doesn’t apologize for it. Throughout it all, she remains open to the beauty of the world.
This is a quiet gem of a book which despite being first published almost 100 years ago, still resonates.