Showing posts with label orphanage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orphanage. Show all posts

Monday, May 26, 2025

Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster - 4 hours, 18 minutes via Libby Audio Books

 This was a pure delight! The Ridgeview Ward book club is discussing this book tomorrow night, so I listened to it yesterday and today to get it done. Every minute was enjoyable, witty, and fun. And it reminded me about how the structures of the early 20th century, like women's colleges, were really good in lots of ways. It also reminded me of the excitement of being in college, of learning new things, and the fun and closeness of roommates. Just delightful. I have read this before, but somehow I lost the book. I think Sally Palmer gave me a copy, with sweet illustrations, but I must have lent it to someone because I haven't seen it in years. And I would have never parted with it again. What a treat it was to listen to it as I cleaned our new Monterey home, and sat and listened as I watched the golf course. Just a sweet and fun experience. 

Good, clean story with clever humor and solid character development. Jerusha definitely matures over the four years of the span of the story. Even her writing and vocabulary grow over time. Just love it. 

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster

I've had a hankering to reread this wonderful little novel lately. I was able to download it to my phone for free, and I enjoyed every sentence! It's a sweet story that takes place near the beginning of the 20th century. It's quaint in how men and women are depicted. It's a story told in letters, and the growth of the letter-writer is evident and enjoyable.

I vaguely remember seeing the movie that was made from this book years ago. I believe I enjoyed it...Then, quite a few years ago, for my birthday, Leonard asked my friends to give me a book they loved. My friend Sally Palmer gave me this book. She thought I would enjoy it and she was right. It recalls a simpler time and unfolds around the delightful character of an orphan. Her transformation in a women's college is just plain fun to observe. The literary device of having her benefactor be mysterious and become her confidante really enhances the story. Well worth the read. Very uplifting. Just plain good and wholesome!!!