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grace_moody's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
josiekai's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bekki_f's review against another edition
3.0
I am not as enamoured of these as I was when I was a child, but they still have charm. However, I chafe at the gender roles exhibited.
emlinthegremlin's review
5.0
A wonderful sequel to a wonderful series. Words cannot express the love I have for this book :)
kerveros's review
4.0
If I was reading this for the first time now this would probably get either two or three stars depending on my mood - however, this is about the 10th time I have re-read this book (in fact it was the book that introduced me to this series) and I still really enjoy it.
This book is a lot less 'preachy' than the first in the series, but it still has its morals and tales of what is considered ladylike behaviour. This does make this incredibly outdated (although I personally think they are still good standards to live by) but it is an enjoyable read regardless.
This book is a lot less 'preachy' than the first in the series, but it still has its morals and tales of what is considered ladylike behaviour. This does make this incredibly outdated (although I personally think they are still good standards to live by) but it is an enjoyable read regardless.
maew's review
I have always liked to pretend to be a character from a book. This particular book I read and re-read countless times at the age of ten, and from it played "boarding school" with my siblings. I found the list of rules about things to do before breakfast fascinating and wrote up a few for myself (why I was so attracted to that concept I have no idea: who can fathom the ten-year old brain?) I also woke up at a ridiculous hour in the morning, wore dresses with aprons (I was upset mum wouldn't let me change clothes umpteen times a day like they and Elsie Dinsmore did) tidied my room, didn't sit on the bed (because they weren't allowed to) and sent all my non-school work hours playing "school".
Rose red is the most realistic character, I think. Katy and her sister are lovely, but who is that perfect?
Rose red is the most realistic character, I think. Katy and her sister are lovely, but who is that perfect?
wyvernfriend's review
4.0
I remember reading it many years ago and some of the parts resonated, I read Katy by Jacqueline Wilson recently and wanted to compare the two, and yes the first half was an echo but the second was an interesting twist on the story, now I want to read the next again.
Katy is an adventurous girl who is always getting into scrapes and one day a minor moment of disobedience results in her having to learn to live with disability for a long time.
Adulthood does spoil some of the enjoyment and bring to light some of the preachyness and paternalism (and odd bits of mild racism) but overall not a bad read.
Katy is an adventurous girl who is always getting into scrapes and one day a minor moment of disobedience results in her having to learn to live with disability for a long time.
Adulthood does spoil some of the enjoyment and bring to light some of the preachyness and paternalism (and odd bits of mild racism) but overall not a bad read.
certifiedfangirl's review
4.0
It's a book about discovering your strength and patience on the road of goodness through the 'School of Pain'.
I liked how Katy transformed into such a great and loving big sister, making everybody around her happy like her Cousin Helen. She even became the housekeeper when she was only 14, even though she couldn't move her feet. Her journey is an inspiring one and even though at the end everything is back to normal, I think that if she hadn't fallen off that swing she would never become the young lady she became.
I liked how Katy transformed into such a great and loving big sister, making everybody around her happy like her Cousin Helen. She even became the housekeeper when she was only 14, even though she couldn't move her feet. Her journey is an inspiring one and even though at the end everything is back to normal, I think that if she hadn't fallen off that swing she would never become the young lady she became.
sophiahelix's review
3.0
I don't know how I missed this in childhood, when I read most of the Victorian/Edwardian "good invalid" books -- Little Women, The Birds' Christmas Carol, Pollyanna -- but I guess I've read it now. Too bad about the super-preachy moralism in the last third, because the first part of the book is about real children behaving realistically, reminding me of the best of L.M. Montgomery or Laura Ingalls Wilder. The children are charming and fun, kind of like the Five Little Peppers except not poor, and I would much rather have read more about their adventures than about the School of Pain.