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thatokiebird 's review for:
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
I don't know how I raced through childhood without ever reading Harriest the Spy. It is exactly the kind of book I would have loved to read when I was 10 or 11, but now in my 30's I couldn't get past a lot of Harriet's antics that made me cringe or roll my eyes. There's honestly not any true growth for Harriet or any of the other characters for that matter. That's not something I would have missed as a child... I mean a story just needs to be fun and relatable with schoolyard conflicts and petty attitudes abounding - what more does a book need? Apparently it needs a lot more as an adult.
I did love the whole concept of observation and note-taking with a journalistic flair, even if it did play out in fairly creepy ways more than occasionally. I feel like that's something I would've loved spending my time doing; observing the happenings of the world around me and finding patterns and anomalies in people and animal's behavior.
I am glad overall I finally took the time to read the story of Harriet the Spy, but I doubt I'll read the remaining books in the series or heartily recommend it for anyone, unless they are under the age of about 12 or are just searching for a simple and quick read.
I did love the whole concept of observation and note-taking with a journalistic flair, even if it did play out in fairly creepy ways more than occasionally. I feel like that's something I would've loved spending my time doing; observing the happenings of the world around me and finding patterns and anomalies in people and animal's behavior.
I am glad overall I finally took the time to read the story of Harriet the Spy, but I doubt I'll read the remaining books in the series or heartily recommend it for anyone, unless they are under the age of about 12 or are just searching for a simple and quick read.