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A review by p_e_prideaux
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
5.0
Greetings, Internet Readers!
"Skylark" by Patricia MacLachlan is the fifth book I read in 2021.
If I had blinders on for "Sarah, Plain and Tall" that kept me gripped in nostalgia...I fully succumbed to that grip for "Skylark" because, oh my God, I love this f**king book!
As I stated in my "Sarah, Plain and Tall" review, I really loved the film adaptations of this book series that star Glenn Close and Christopher Walken respectively. Where "Sarah, Plain and Tall" lacked the depth the film adaptation brought to the screen, "Skylark" felt, to me at least, like it carried the warmth and the depth and the tragic realism I so much enjoyed about the films. In fact, the adaptation of "Skylark" as a film stuck EXTREMELY CLOSE to the book and this book, while still a light read in terms of length, carries much more weight in the story that's being told. This makes sense as Anna, our narrator for the second time, is no longer the child she was in the first book. As she has matured, so has the story and her observations. And I'm just HERE FOR IT!
I gave this one a 5/5 people. Yes, that's right! This actually is the first book I'm shelving on my "Favorites" shelf since signing up for Goodreads. Do I acknowledge it may be nostalgia blinding me and overhyping this book? Perhaps. But I do not care in the slightest! I loved this book and, once again, think this is a perfect, cozy little feel good read.
"Skylark" by Patricia MacLachlan is the fifth book I read in 2021.
If I had blinders on for "Sarah, Plain and Tall" that kept me gripped in nostalgia...I fully succumbed to that grip for "Skylark" because, oh my God, I love this f**king book!
As I stated in my "Sarah, Plain and Tall" review, I really loved the film adaptations of this book series that star Glenn Close and Christopher Walken respectively. Where "Sarah, Plain and Tall" lacked the depth the film adaptation brought to the screen, "Skylark" felt, to me at least, like it carried the warmth and the depth and the tragic realism I so much enjoyed about the films. In fact, the adaptation of "Skylark" as a film stuck EXTREMELY CLOSE to the book and this book, while still a light read in terms of length, carries much more weight in the story that's being told. This makes sense as Anna, our narrator for the second time, is no longer the child she was in the first book. As she has matured, so has the story and her observations. And I'm just HERE FOR IT!
I gave this one a 5/5 people. Yes, that's right! This actually is the first book I'm shelving on my "Favorites" shelf since signing up for Goodreads. Do I acknowledge it may be nostalgia blinding me and overhyping this book? Perhaps. But I do not care in the slightest! I loved this book and, once again, think this is a perfect, cozy little feel good read.