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A review by rebelbelle13
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
4.0
The Country of the Pointed Firs is a beautiful little novella focusing on a remote fishing village in Maine just before the turn of the century (circa 1896). It is a series of vignettes portraying a summer on the coast and the lives of the aging townsfolk within. This town is well past its hay day, and so are its inhabitants. The main character, a female writer, is spending the summer here for relaxation and writing opportunity. She describes the setting so richly and thoroughly that it becomes a character of its own, playing a part in each story that is relayed to her and each person she meets, and each day that envelops her. You can practically smell the saltwater and hear the waves crashing on the north-eastern shore.
The people of this village are heavily focused on the past- people they used to know, the lives they used to have, and the adventures they went on in their early years. The novel has a heavy tinge of longing for past days, and how things used to be. This only makes it more sad when you realize what the march of time will do to these people and their way of life, and what the future has in store. Things will never be the same again.
This is a gorgeous, melancholic little book, and I truly enjoyed my time with it. If you are looking for a setting and character driven novella that you can just relax and lose yourself in, this is definitely it.
The people of this village are heavily focused on the past- people they used to know, the lives they used to have, and the adventures they went on in their early years. The novel has a heavy tinge of longing for past days, and how things used to be. This only makes it more sad when you realize what the march of time will do to these people and their way of life, and what the future has in store. Things will never be the same again.
This is a gorgeous, melancholic little book, and I truly enjoyed my time with it. If you are looking for a setting and character driven novella that you can just relax and lose yourself in, this is definitely it.