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May 23, 2011

Ri-Rin rated it:

The Yearling, kisah Jody dan seekor rusa.

Akhirnya Senin dini hari (23 Mei), aku menyelesaikan novel setebal 501 halaman ini. Saat membaca bagian awal novel hadiah Kuis Buku Gratis Bulan Mei dari GRI sempat khawatir tak bisa menyelesaikan tepat waktu. Bukan hanya karena ketebalannya yang lumayan—biasanya aku membaca buku setebal 200-300 saja—juga pada bagian awal kurang menarik minat.

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Dec 17, 2009

Jenn rated it:

I had never read this classic, despite the fact that it is set just south of here, I have seen the original manuscript at UF archives, and been to Rawlings house where whe wrote it. It was slow, but there is some nice vivid imagery of rural Florida. The story is centered around a boy, maybe ten years old, and his expireinces growing up as an early settler in Florida. I was shocked by Rawlings descriptions of some of the female characters, but understood after finishing the book whay she wrote More...

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Oct 28, 2011

06GoldaD rated it:

I read The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings for Honors English. It is 400 pages and it's set in Florida in 1938. It is told in third person limited, past tense. I thought it was way too long and sometimes boring, so I rated it 2 stars.
The main characters are Jody, a young boy who loves to hunt. His father, Penny Baxter and his mother, Ma Baxter. Fodder-wing is Jody's best friend and Flag is Jody's beloved pet fawn.
Jody lives in the woods a few miles from other houses or buildings. More...

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Oct 27, 2011

08IsaacF rated it:

I read this book recently and had mixed feelings that changed all through the book. I laughed, I wondered, and I had a great time with this book. I would definitely recommend it.

This book is written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and has 428 pages. It is a 1st person story. The main character of this book is a boy by the name of Jody Baxter, living in the backwoods of Florida sometime during the late 1800's. In this book, you see everything through the eyes of Jody. He could be compared More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Rob rated it:

A Civil War-era coming of age novel that's a spiritual cousin to Where the Red Fern Grows, but with a broader story and a deeper dive into life's challenges. Reading this book reminds you how deeply people understood the consequences of choice, as sloth translated brutally into starvation. Indeed, the need to work for one's supper every day, planning for both the moment and the future, contrasts starkly with our present-day welfare state that, for some, rewards indolence.

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Mar 26, 2011

Robyn rated it:

Meh, This wasn't a terrible read, but it didn't have anything in it that made it stand out from other similar tales of children's coming of age stories with animals, such as "Old Yeller" or "Where the Red Fern Grows". The only real novelty is that the protagonist befriends a deer instead of one of the more standard domesticated animals. Unfortunately, there's very little with which the modern reader can identify with. I really felt that the author got so caught up More...

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Feb 19, 2011

Shelley rated it:

Jody Baxter lives in the Florida wilderness with his family and the animals. Magnolias grow wild in the tangle of moss. Palmetto bushes and pine trees and wildlife at every turn. Rain falls at the drop of a hat, winters can be cold, and the living conditions are not the most favorable for people who are not well off. Jody and his parents, Ora and Penny live in a hard time and are poor. Jody is a typical boy- running the woods with his friend, playing, having fun, but also learning how to wor More...

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Aug 28, 2010

Agnes rated it:

I'd never given much thought to The Yearling, but apparently I thought it was some kind of young adult novel. I remember first noticing it on my list of Pulitzer winners and being a bit surprised. However, not only did it win the Pulitzer - it deserved it.

The general story is that of a boy named Jody living in the Florida backwoods. He works the land with his father and goes on adventuresome hunting trips, but has no people his own age to spend time with. After years of begging for a More...

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Jul 24, 2010

Willow rated it:

Jody faces the harsh realities of life and grows from a boy into a man in this Pulitzer prize-winning book for middle school, teen, and adult readers. Jody and his folks live a hard life on a Florida farm in the late 1800’s. He gets very little schooling, but instead is expected to help out with the chores: hoeing, hauling in wood for the fire, and tending the cow, the pig, and the chickens. Everyone in the family must pitch in to make sure there’s food on the table every day.

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Sep 12, 2009

Shanna rated it:

The Yearling is a masterfully written, Pulitzer prize-winning novel about a backwoods family in post-Civil War Florida. Jody, the child of Penny and Ory, adopts an orphaned fawn, naming it Flag. Flag provides the central theme of the story, as Jody's friendship with the animal comes to represent his childhood innocence. At the end of the story, when Flag is destroyed, Jody painfully comes of age and assumes responsibility for his family.

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Jul 17, 2009

Kathleen rated it:

By today's standards, this slow-paced and ponderous work seems ill-fitting to Y/A, and yet too ordinary or naive for adult readerships. But to me in fifth grade, perhaps because of my thirst for another time and place from my poverty and fear, and of course my love of animals, this was the perfect fit, if a bit haunting.
I'll never forget Jodie's bittersweet affection for Flag. Knowing to keep his family alive from starvation meant to kill his beloved pet, he chooses what a man would do, More...

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Jun 22, 2009

Jamie rated it:

This book was a delight for me to read. The descriptions of the Florida swamps and the storms reminded me so much of Texas. I loved the vernacular of the characters. There are still people in Texas who talk just like them, act just like them, and live just like them. It is a coming of age tale about a young boy named Jody. It was as true to life as coming of age gets. I don't think growing up always happens slowly over time, but in an instant. Death, illness, and hardship often cause peop More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Stephen rated it:

I grew up in a farm community and while I didn't live on a farm, most of those that I grew up with raised livestock that was then slaughtered for food. I've always wondered how they stood it.

In this book Jody loves hunting, loves the various foods that his family gleens from the Florida backwoods but hates the actual killing. When he adopts a fawn it's clear and inevitable what's coming but Jody, with the innocence of a child lives in the now and can't forsee the outcome. This story More...

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Jun 11, 2011

Gaye rated it:

What language. It was dense and thick and like poetry. The story, The Yearling, is of a young boy named Jody and his life in the hardscrabble backwoods of northern Florida in the late 1800's. Jody and his parents live a solitary life and one where frivolous things don't belong. Yet all Jody wants is something that belongs just to him; a pet. When his father is struck by a rattlesnake in the deep woods, a doe is shot and killed for her healing organs, leaving behind a tiny fawn. This fawn now bec More...

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Oct 20, 2010

J. M. rated it:

A classic I had never been assigned to read or really had recommended, this 1938 novel was suggested to me by a librarian and I read it chapter by chapter over a number of weeks.

Taking place on "Baxter's Island" in post-Civil War Florida, this follows the bond formed between a boy, Jody Baxter, and a fawn he rescues from the wild and attempts to domesticate. I found it surprisingly touching, with some beautiful passages depicting the ineffable link we may feel between ourselv More...

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May 15, 2011

Marchel rated it:

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Pemenang Pulitzer Prize for Novel tahun 1939. Apa itu Pulitzer Prize?

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The Pulitzer Prize (play /ˈpʊlɪtsər/) is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It More...

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Jun 04, 2011

Cee Lakambini rated it:

Looking at the book cover, I thought I was going to read about a child and his pet deer. Well, there is a child and there is a deer but their relationship is only secondary to that of the boy and his father. I think that this is foremost a story about a father and his son and the valuable life lessons that he gives his child through one memorable year. Taking care of a deer is just one of those life lessons.

The boy Jody lives with his parents in the Florida brush in a time when childr More...

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Jul 13, 2011

Judy rated it:

This is required reading for kids growing up in Florida, as I did. I loved this story of the young boy in old Florida and his pet deer. It is not a cute book about a pet deer for little kids; it is a deep and realistic story about family life for poor farmers in Florida in the late 1800's (post-Civil War). The story is set up near what eventually became Volusia and Alachua counties, which is where I went to college, so I know the environment well. It's beautiful country -- Florida pines and More...

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Oct 26, 2011

03JoshA rated it:

The Yearling, by Marjorie Rawlings, was 428 pages long, and it took a while to read it, because the character’s speech took a while to understand. It is set in the 1870’s, in Florida.
It’s about a twelve year old kid named Jody Baxter. He works on the farm his family owns, but he likes to run away from his chores and wander in the woods. One day, a really smart bear named Old Slewfoot comes to the farm and kills a sow. Penny Baxter gets mad and goes to follow it and kill it, and brings Jod More...

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Dec 17, 2008

Mi_twilite rated it:

This is a fabulous book. I read this in 6th grade and it made me want to cry a little at the end. The author used words the way people would have said them, and her characters had heavy southern accents with words that may take a little time to figure out. This story carries you into a solid plot, mostly about the main character Jody's life. He is a poor boy living in florida, which surprised me because of the country slang. You may or may not have trouble finding things to relate to. Keep in mi More...

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May 20, 2011

Josiah rated it:

The Yearling is a long book, I'll admit. There are some parts to the story that may seem to contemporary readers as if they drag along at a slow pace, but author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is a master at using small details to create the true picture of a time and place foreign to most readers. She sets the mood deftly through the detailed accounts of the Florida frontier area and its colorful residents, as seen through the eyes of Jody Baxter. Jody is a boy who loves the rigorous farming life More...

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Oct 04, 2011

Vicky rated it:

I can't say that it was an enjoyable read for me. The main obstacle was the dialogs and the attempt to recreate a realistic spoken language which made it at times almost impossible to understand for me. I had to read most of it out loud since it made the "guessing" at what the "real words" must be much easier. As I progressed through the novel it got a little bit easier, but still not enough to enjoy.

The detail with which the plants were described was also at tim More...

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Nov 30, 2011

Elinor rated it:

I just couldn't do it. The story was centered around hunting, then eating, hunting, eating, having mishaps with neighbors, eating. It isn't that it's not a good book, but it just doesn't interest me. I realize that life in those times did have lots of hunting, but it doesn't have to practically dominate the book. And it was strange with Jody's mother. She seemed to only exist to feed them, and there was a slight negative slant on her in general.

I picked this up because my dad loved it, More...

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Oct 12, 2011

05kearae rated it:

Have you ever had to let go of something that you really loved? Or wanted something you found but your parents didn’t want you to have it? Jody a ten year old boy has to deal with these situations. Jody is a character from the book The Yearling. This book was quite interesting. It isn’t my favorite book. I wouldn’t want to read it again.
The book was one that I would have never picked up on my own. But sense I had to choose between this book and another one, it was one of my options. More...

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Apr 24, 2011

Fanda rated it:

Hanya 1 kata yang bisa mewakili buku ini: Beautiful!
The Yearling memukauku dari awal hingga akhir dengan jalinan kata-kata indahnya Marjorie Kinnan Rowlings (dan jelas sangat terbantu oleh penerjemahannya). The Yearling berkisah tentang keluarga Baxter: ayah, ibu dan anak tunggal mereka: Jody. Mereka tinggal di tanah dataran tinggi, dan hidup dari bertani, beternak dan berburu. Kehidupan mereka sangatlah bergantung pada apa yang disediakan alam. Penny memiliki karakter yang kuat dan teguh m More...

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Oct 24, 2011

03AbbyR rated it:

When I first started reading this I thought that I was going to hate it, I thought that it was going to be a boring book about a boy and his deer. As I got further into the story each day, I discovered it was more than that. It was the story of a boy and his family, a family that had hardships. Jody wants to live life to the fullest extent, he wants to enjoy it. Being the only child in times like those though? Made living life just for fun, pretty hard.

Jody lives on Baxter Island. A sm More...

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Oct 25, 2011

02nathanb rated it:

A classic tale of a classic theme. The Yearling by Majore Kinnian Rawlings is one of the greats in American literature. It is in a profound book that burrows deep into the character's and reader's mind and shows not only what they think, but what they feel, how they take to certain concepts that are common to all life, and how to they deal with them. She truly shows who they are. That does not, however, make the whole of the story. In many parts of the book, she uses very repetitive tactics More...

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May 23, 2011

Suryati rated it:

Kisah tentang Jody yang tinggal dengan ayah dan ibunya, Ma dan Pa Baxter di daerah terpencil di antara pohon-pohon pinus jauh dari para tetangga.

Pa Baxter, lelaki kecil yang tak banyak bicara anak dari seorang pendeta dan dibesarkan dengan didikan keras, sulit bersosialisasi tapi sangat bertanggung jawab, jujur dan penuh cinta kasih.Dia memilih hidup terpisah dari komunitas masyarakat pada umumnya karena lebih merasa hidup diantara hutan dan hewan-hewannya daripada hidup dianta More...

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Apr 18, 2011

Althesia rated it:

Sebelum The Yearling, Rawlings kerap kali mendapat penolakan dari editornya, Max Perkins. Namun Perkins mengarahkan Rawlings untuk menulis sesuatu yang dia pahami dari lingkungannya. Sejak itulah Rawlings mulai menulis The Yearling yang sebelumnya pernah diajukan dengan nama The Flutter Mill dan Juniper Island. Meskipun penulisan novel ini sempat terhenti, namun pada tahun 1938, novel ini berhasil dipublikasikan dan terpilih menjadi Book-of-the-Month Club pada bulan April 1938. Novel yang pern More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Libby added it

This was a very good book and I liked when Jody saw the fawn and started talking to him. Jody's parents let him raise the fawn and he was responsible for caring for him. I didn't like it in the book when Jody's best friend died that was a very sad part in the book. If you don't like sad endings to books then stay away from this book. I guess that I learned about life,death,loss and suffering it is something that we alll must go thorough. I guess that I can sypathize with Jody because my dog had More...

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