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A review by meganmilks
The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
5.0
had never read jewett before. she is a 'regionalist' and so often that means 'minor' writer. but in fact she can be seen as a precursor to woolf's aesthetic, and modernist literature as a whole, in certain ways.
what i loved most about this book is jewett's/her narrator's deep affection for her characters. here, humanity is a joy. an approach to character that's hugely refreshing, like a clean sea breeze lapping - or slapping! - the face.
i cannot write a simile that is not willfully bad.
episodic, loose narrative structure that happily, humbly eschews plot in favor of 'slice of life'.
i miss mrs. todd already.
what i loved most about this book is jewett's/her narrator's deep affection for her characters. here, humanity is a joy. an approach to character that's hugely refreshing, like a clean sea breeze lapping - or slapping! - the face.
i cannot write a simile that is not willfully bad.
episodic, loose narrative structure that happily, humbly eschews plot in favor of 'slice of life'.
i miss mrs. todd already.