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Heidi (Heidi #1)

by Johanna Spyri, Scott McKowen, Arthur Pober

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 80,767 ratings · 1,290 reviews

What happens when a little orphan girl is forced to live with her cold and frightening grandfather? The heartwarming answer has engaged children for more than a century, both on the page and on the screen. Johanna Spyri’s beloved story offers youngsters an endearing and intelligent heroine, a cast of unique and memorable characters, and a fascinatingportrait of a small Alp...more

Hardcover, 272 pages

Published October 28th 2006 by Sterling (first published 1880)

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Dec 11, 2012 K.D. Oliveros rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to K.D. by: 501 Must Read Books (Children's)

Shelves: childrens, 501

Heidi's Ten Life Enriching Lessons for Grownups:

I normally read children's books during Christmastime. Not only to catch up with my Reading Challenge (I am behind by 10 books as of this writing), but also, most of children's books have life lessons that can be good reminders for the coming year. New Year always means new beginning, new hope. Do you remember when you were still in school and after reading a story in class, the teacher asked you what was the lessons you learned from it? So, in thi...more

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Oct 22, 2010 notgettingenough rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, changed-my-life

Mostly during primary school my chosen prospective career was saint.

Ah, but then there was the period where I discovered Heidi and as I read and reread it a bunch of times, I most fervently wanted to become a goatherd, with all that this entailed. The bell. The sleeping snuggled into warm hay in the attic. The eating of too much cheese.

So taken was I with the idea of Switzerland that when we were asked, about grade 6, where we were going for the term holiday, I – who had never been on a holiday...more Mostly during primary school my chosen prospective career was saint.

Ah, but then there was the period where I discovered Heidi and as I read and reread it a bunch of times, I most fervently wanted to become a goatherd, with all that this entailed. The bell. The sleeping snuggled into warm hay in the attic. The eating of too much cheese.

So taken was I with the idea of Switzerland that when we were asked, about grade 6, where we were going for the term holiday, I – who had never been on a holiday because we were way too poor – said Switzerland. I just might have gotten away with this but for the fact that my mother taught in the senior school. Since I had further elaborated when pressed, that we were going by boat – another fixation I had throughout childhood, seafaring – and the term holiday was a mere fortnight, news soon spread through the school that my mother was leaving her teaching job. In case you don’t get the plot so far, I was weaving this fantasy in Australia where I was born and raised.

Never mind the trouble I got into for this, it didn’t in the least affect my taste for anything Swittish.

Since then, as an adult I’ve been able to visit Switzerland five times, mostly Geneva. By no means goatherd territory, but still. You can see Geneva as a straightforwardly beautiful city. You can see it through Australian eyes as having that aesthetic qualities of age that our cities so lack, not to mention the mountain backdrop the like of which we would never see at home. Or you can see it, I discover, as a young child would whose dreams were always of other places. I confess as I’ve wandered about the city, staring at those snow-capped mountains, to feeling that I have come home in some way that I’m sure derives from the profound effect this utterly magical book had on me when I read it so long ago.

I don’t know if other people wonder if they have let down the small bundles of hopes and dreams they once were, but I do. It breaks my heart, the idea that I might have disappointed that little hopeful dreaming thing I was once, and I have found it a very emotional experience being in this dream I once went to sleep with every night. I really can’t remember, but I hope she – I – did always believe dreams come true. Yeah, well. Sometimes they do.
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Apr 17, 2013 Kathleen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, reviewed

All the evils of the world might be cured by mountain air, kindness, and goat's milk.

Vividly descriptive. Just whisk me to the Swiss Alps, bright with myriad blossoms, fragrant with fir and pine, alive with birdsong. The blessings of nature surround, the sun shines down all around, and never an unkind sound.

Heidi is five -- pale and small -- when she first moves to Grandfather's simple alpine home with the star-gazing sleeping loft. Soon she's running barefoot, limber as the goats, burnished i...more

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Jun 12, 2008 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Chilren, adults, adults reading to children

Recommended to Katie by: Grandma

Shelves: children-ya, favorites

Thanks to all the bowdlerized, Disneyfied stupidifications it's been through, poor old Heidi's story gets a bum rap. In fact, Heidi is no sap, and more to the point, her friend Clara with the wheelchair is no timid Victorian dying violet. Somebody plonked this great big book in my lap when I was seven years old, a good reader, and in need of something heavy to hold me down on a long car trip. It worked; it took me off from my flat prairie summer to a land of purple mountain peaks and jumping goa...more

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Jun 12, 2011 Jeanette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-fiction, books-little-me-loved, europe-and-british-isles, for-the-munchkins

My sister and I were so enamored of this book when we were little. With that in mind, I'll let my four-star rating stand. However, I recently ran across a copy of the book and thought it might be fun to read it again after all these years. Nostalgia and all that, right? I was sickened by the over-the-top flowery writing. Gaaaaag me with syrupy sentiment! I was also surprised by all the gooey religious references, which I didn't remember AT ALL from my childhood readings of it. I don't object to...more

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Feb 17, 2010 Truly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heidi Versi Penerbit Atria

“Hari ini juga tidak ada kesempatan untuk menguap!”
Sepertinya jika ada Heidi dalam kehidupan kita,
maka tidak akan pernah ada kesempatan untuk menguap!

Heidi adalah nama seorang gadis kecil yang berasal dari Swiss. Sebagai anak yatim piatu, Heidi pada awalnya berada dalam perawatan Bibi Dete. Namun seiring perjalanan waktu, saat berusia 8 tahun ia tinggal bersama Kakek Alm di Pegunungan Alm. Awalnya banyak yang menyangsikan mereka akan dapat hidup rukun, mengingat tabiat...more

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Jul 11, 2008 Anthea Gupta rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was always one of my favorites as a child and I still enjoy it (and the sequels, though they are not by Johanna Spyri). It engages with what constitutes good treatment of children.

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Aug 07, 2008 Verena rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: family-oral-books

A prime example where the movie is far outdone by the book. Loved sharing this with the kids.

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Sep 06, 2008 Sarah Boyce rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's A classic front to back... A good read for ages 8-10

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Jan 02, 2013 Tracey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, fiction

My two favorite aunts gave me Heidi when I was eight years old. I don't know if it was Christmas or birthday; all I know is I have them to thank not only for this but for Anne of Green Gables (and my very favorite stuffed bear Snowball), bless their names forever. As with Anne, I read Heidi over and over (and over), and followed up with some of the sequels from the library, and loved it dearly; unlike with Anne, though, I haven't read Heidi in many years. The Goodreads Kindred Spirits group chos...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Jason rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Children's lit

Recommended to Jason by: Me

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I just realized that a lot of the children’s books that I read involve kids who can’t walk. The Secret Garden, Pollyanna, this… Maybe I should discuss it with a therapist? Oh well.

I enjoyed this book, and if any book ever exemplifies the phrase “and they lived happily ever after,” this is it. Everything is wrapped up so neatly at the end for Heidi, that I wouldn’t be surprised to find that she never suffered from so much as a hangnail for the rest of her life.

Again I must do a movie/book compari...more I just realized that a lot of the children’s books that I read involve kids who can’t walk. The Secret Garden, Pollyanna, this… Maybe I should discuss it with a therapist? Oh well.

I enjoyed this book, and if any book ever exemplifies the phrase “and they lived happily ever after,” this is it. Everything is wrapped up so neatly at the end for Heidi, that I wouldn’t be surprised to find that she never suffered from so much as a hangnail for the rest of her life.

Again I must do a movie/book comparison, and this one is based on the Shirley Temple version of the movie. Having seen that thing so many times since I was but a wee tot myself, I have difficulty separating the two in my head. For example in the book, Klara’s father is Mr. Sesemann, and the chatelaine is Miss Rottenmeier, but as I was reading, my mind kept calling them Herr Sesemann and Fraulein Rottenmeier. I couldn’t shake it. Nor could I shake the images of any of the characters; they resembled the characters in the movie completely even though the physical descriptions were a tad different for a couple of them.

As seems to be the case with almost any book to movie transition, Hollywood took some liberties. In fact, they took a lot with this one. Absent from the book are both outright kidnappings of Heidi. The first departure of Heidi is done with the grandfather’s consent even though he’s against it, but consent he does nonetheless. Because of this, there is no grandfather searching Frankfurt for Heidi because he knows exactly where she is. The second one doesn’t happen at all, nor does Fraulein Rottenmeier try to sell Heidi to the gypsies. In the book, Rottenmeier is just a prissy lady who likes things in apple pie order. Heidi has a way of being a piece of grit in the cogs of life, so Rottenmeier is frequently vexed, and punishing Heidi, but there is no evil behind any of it; just a desire to get all the ducks in a row which is pretty much what one should want in a head housekeeper. Yeah, she’s unpleasant, and even harsh, but certainly not evil.

Another character that’s different in the book, or at least largely glossed over in the movie, is goatherd Peter. He has a much more active role in the novel, although I must say he is probably one of the stupidest boys I’ve ever read about. It’s a good thing goatherd and gullible are near each other in the dictionary, because if this book is any indication, the two ought to be well acquainted. Though not as exciting as kidnapping, the predicaments perpetrated by poor, pusillanimous Peter provide pleasingly proficient plot proceedings (but no pecks of pickled peppers, say sorry). I felt kind of sorry for the kid, though I would’ve had more pity were he not so dumb. It’s apparent Johanna Spyri didn’t care much for boys, for none in this book come off looking all that great.

Looking through other reviews of this book, I see that some people disliked the religious connections. Heidi is taught about God, how to pray, what to expect, et cetera, through a couple of characters periodically throughout the book. However, I didn’t find it to be heavy-handed, or as though Spyri were proselytizing directly to the reader, but that’s really a judgment call that only the reader can make. It didn’t bother me, and it’s certainly nothing compared to that Paul guy in the Bible; talk about beating a dead horse! Anyway, I don’t think it should scare anyone off from reading this book.

So, there you have it. I enjoyed this kid’s tale about the little Swiss girl. It was well written, and both fun and quick to read, and I would suggest it to anyone who enjoys light-hearted and simple stories.(less)

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Apr 30, 2009 Tamra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who's thinking about being a hermit in the Swiss Alps--take me with you!

Shelves: own-currently

I never read this book as a kid. It sounded too girly. But it's a classic, so gave it a shot.

It's a slower read, for normal juvenile lit--owing to the fact, I'm sure, that it was written more than 100 years ago. Compared to other things I've read from the same time period, the book is a page turner! And it's a page turner compared to most of the adult fare I read, too. But it's not a lightweight book in terms of wordiness, length, and descriptions.

It does have a good dose of religion, but Spyri...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Lauren added it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-young-adult

The edition that I actually read is from 1954 and I absolutely loved the tale of the little girl who goes to live with her grandfather in the mountains, etc. She shows a real strength of character and an aptitude to adapt to her surroundings and make the best of the situations in which she finds herself.

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Dec 27, 2008 Ryan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I was 14, I ran away from home and lived in various places for a year. Fortunately, I had a family that made sure it wasn't on the street, but I was no less lonely or frightened with a roof over my head. I wasn't raised in any particular faith either - probably not for lack of trying (I remember going to church, just not liking it much or being made to keep going) - and somehow I found a great deal of strength and comfort in this book. Not the 'outdoor-wholesome' thing, but in the Grandmoth...more

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Sep 16, 2010 Yushi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: inspirative

Cool book..

Ringan n inspirative...

Describing... a positive thinking and a cheerful heart of a little girl...
awesome attitude... only with positive thinking, and a cheerful feeling can change your environment..

SIMPLE.. but gave you... a deep lesson...

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Feb 25, 2008 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens

I love Heidi! I feel the same way about the landscape of my home as she does. I love my Idaho mountains and the miles and miles of sagebrush. God's creations inspire people--and I believe they inspire goodness. It is easier for me to remember God in the mountains and valleys and forests and animal pens of the country than in the man-made cities with department stores and skyscrapers lining asphalt roads and concrete sidewalks. I empathize with Heidi's need for home and family and admire her abil...more

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Feb 13, 2012 Sherry rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book brings back wonderful memories of my childhood and the beginning of my love for reading. I remember wanting to be like Heidi, wandering the mountain slopes with Peter and having goats’ milk, bread and cheese for lunch. The goat’s milk, bread and cheese (or at least the bread and cheese with perhaps a glass of wine) still conjure up memories of the beautiful Swill Alps. For me a good read is one that stands the test of time. One where you can still remember how you felt when you were re...more

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Nov 26, 2008 Annie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Christian children

Recommended to Annie by: Danica

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Apr 23, 2013 tinabot rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I first read this book when I was about 7 years old and just loved it. I think it was the gorgeous descriptions of Heidi's mountain that really won me over. I also enjoyed the descriptions of butter making and of milking the goats. Recently I reread this book with a class of students, and you know what they say about a book being like an old friend. I wondered if I would still like it, and I still do. This time around, reading it again almost 3 decades later, I liked Heidi as a character. She ac...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Eva Ernst rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Although I have read this book numerous times, I have really come to appreciate the wild and colorful nature of it and will read it again and again. I too had this book supplied to me for a long car trip and immediately fell in love with her grandfather, whom I was sure would turn out to be a kind and loving man from the start, and Heidi herself along with the elaborate scenery surrounding her in the beautiful mountain range, a place I have always loved. The joyous child inspired me to go on mor...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Marty rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: school-bookshelf

Reading with my kids is really a selfish endeavor. I just want an excuse to either read childrens books I'd always meant to or revisit past worlds where a memorable part of my childhood dwelled. Heidi was the former, though as we read I vaguely recognized some story elements--though I'm not sure from what.

Not that recognizing story elements took too much, since there isn't much too it. For that reason, things got off on a rocky start. Used to the simple language and brisk plotting of the Oz book...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Colleen Stone rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books

Not so much a review as a reflection...

I read this book as a child and really must revisit it again soon. But what has stayed with me over the years is the cheese that Heidi and her grandfather toasted over an open fire on toasting forks. It sounded impossible and delicious at the same time. My exposure to cheese at the time was limited to Kraft Cheddar Processed Cheese. These days I wouldn't classify it as real cheese. It certainly would not have survived the toasting process!

Fast forward many...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Ryoichi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Extensive Listening & Reading 2
Mathew's class
Mathew's class
Mathew's class
Mathew's class

-about an hour and 30 minutes(10/28)

-7 word summary:
girl-villagers-friends-animals-nature-communication-beutiful

-Discussion Questions:
1.In the last part of this book, Heidi's friend Clara could walk around with her feet.
Heidi were pleased with her success.Then, have you been pleased with someone's success? What? Why?
Answer:
Yes. About 2 years ago, my couin got bowel cancer sadly. He was admitted to hospital...more

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Oct 12, 2012 Charlotte Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heidi is the first non- school book that I chose from my parent’s library and read unprompted when I was 9 years old. I remember curling up on a beanbag in my room and instantly falling in love with the characters and magic that leaped at me page after page. I sat reading all day until I had finished the whole book and from then on I became an absolute book worm!

This book is about a young girl called Heidi who is sent to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps by her Aunt. Her grandfather i...more

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Sep 24, 2012 1 Annabelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Sep 07, 2012 Jawaher Mirza rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this book a long time ago and I also remember watching an animated series, so my review is from my memories of when I was a little girl.
I absolutely loved the story- how the little orphan Heidi, in her own special way wins the love and affection of her grandfather, her friendship with Peter and the adventures they share. Sadly, she is sent to Frankfurt to be the companion of Clara, a rich girl who is wheel chair bound. They become close friends but Heidi misses her grandfather dearly and...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fans of classics, children

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book is a classic.

An adventuresome and lively girl named Heidi is taken by her Aunt Detie to live with her grandfather high in the Swiss Alps. Her grandfather, however, is a foul-tempered and antisocial man who lives the life of a recluse- warily referred to by the villagers as "Uncle Alp". Despite this, he takes Heidi in and eventually warms to her righteous and trusting nature. Meanwhile, Heidi immediately takes to the life in the mountains. She befriends Peter the goatherd, and the two r...more This book is a classic.

An adventuresome and lively girl named Heidi is taken by her Aunt Detie to live with her grandfather high in the Swiss Alps. Her grandfather, however, is a foul-tempered and antisocial man who lives the life of a recluse- warily referred to by the villagers as "Uncle Alp". Despite this, he takes Heidi in and eventually warms to her righteous and trusting nature. Meanwhile, Heidi immediately takes to the life in the mountains. She befriends Peter the goatherd, and the two roam the mountain meadows daily like the carefree children they are. Heidi has a strong sense of justice by nature, and jumps on the chance to correct any small misfortune- the poverty of Peter's family, the illness of his grandmother, and even Peter's unwillingness to go to school in winter. In convincing her grandfather to help right these wrongs, she also inadvertently helps to redeem him in the eyes of the villagers.

However, just as things seem to be settling down, more trouble arises. The pastor from Dorfli, the village down the mountain, visits Uncle Alp and asks that Heidi be sent to school in the winter, like Peter and the other children. He also suggests that they come down from the mountain in winter, so that she can get to school more easily. Uncle Alp detests Dorfli and its inhabitants and refuses, saying that there is no need for Heidi to be educated, as she is perfectly happy up in the mountains.

Not long afterwards, Detie shows up again. She is working for a rich family in Frankfurt, and has discovered that the family is looking for a lively young girl to play with their daughter, a cripple. She decided to pick up Heidi and present her as a candidate, fully expecting both Heidi and Uncle Alp to be pleased with this arrangement. When she discovers the reverse is true, she and Uncle Alp have an argument and he loses his temper, telling her to take Heidi and leave. She does so, assuring Heidi absentmindedly that if she goes, she will be able to send Peter's family as many nice things as she wants.

While Heidi gets along very well with the invalid Clara and the various servants of the house, she is unsuited to city life and gets into all sorts of mishaps. She is constantly punished by Clara's governess Miss Rottenmeier for her lack of manners and education. Heidi is immensely homesick and attempts to run away, but is caught. Clara's kind Grandmamma sees her misery, and teaches her to read and pray to God.

Heidi proves to be so miserable that her health deteriorates and she takes to sleepwalking and dreaming of going home. The servants see her and mistake her for a ghost, but Mr Sesemann intervenes and discovers the true problem. It is decided that Heidi must return home for her own sake, and she goes delightedly. When she returns, she convinces her Grandfather that God loves him and uses her small allowance to provide for Peter's ill Grannie.

Clara had been meant to visit Heidi, but proves to be too ill. Her Doctor goes in her stead. When he sees how happy and healthy Heidi is, he decides that it would do Clara good to visit her. It is all arranged, and Clara is taken up the mountain with her wheelchair to Uncle Alp's house. She and Heidi are delighted to see one another, and she becomes a good deal healthier from the environment. She also goes out with Heidi and Peter to the meadows each day, a fact which delights Heidi and upsets Peter, who is not used to having a rival for Heidi's affection.(less)

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Aug 03, 2012 Spencer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

On a long airplane trip home from California I started reading this book. The optimism and innocence portrayed in this delightful novel made the wearisome trip much more bearable. Heidi is an orphan in the 19th century (imagine that!), and her aunt has found a job but cannot care for Heidi any longer. She boldly takes her and deposits her with the child's irascible grandfather (I should look up the definition of orphan. If she has an aunt and a grandfather, does that mean she is no longer an orp...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-literature

Heidi
Spyri, Johanna
New York: Lancer Books, 1968
351 pages
Chapter book, few illustrations

Genres: Episodic drama, coming of age

The five-year-old orphan Heidi is sent to live with her hermit-like Grandfather in the Alps. The old man is at first resentful and distant, but Heidi wins him over with her obedience, kindness and curiosity. Heidi becomes best friends with a goat-herding boy named Peter.

Later, Heidi is sent to live as a companion with a wheelchair-bound girl named Klara. Heidi learns to re...more

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May 13, 2012 Starr Daphne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wow. There are a few things going on here:

a) This translation is amusingly terrible. A few gems: "Now the children sat up in bed and said each her evening prayer" (284); "'Where are the precipices?' asked the child, but did not stir from her seat, for with every breeze the sweet perfume was wafted to her nostrils" (32); "His father, who followed the same business, and was also called goat-Peter, had been killed while felling wood the year before. His mother, whose name was Brigette, was always s...more Wow. There are a few things going on here:

a) This translation is amusingly terrible. A few gems: "Now the children sat up in bed and said each her evening prayer" (284); "'Where are the precipices?' asked the child, but did not stir from her seat, for with every breeze the sweet perfume was wafted to her nostrils" (32); "His father, who followed the same business, and was also called goat-Peter, had been killed while felling wood the year before. His mother, whose name was Brigette, was always spoken of as goat-Peterin, or goat-Peter's mother, from the connection; and for everybody far and near his blind grandmother had the same name." (11) (I had to type that last part and read it out loud to understand that people ("far and near") were calling the grandmother goat-Peterin, as well. Because her son had been a goat-herder.) I heard there's a new translation out that is awesome. I think that this one is sweet, but distracting. Very very distracting.

I am considering "translating" the translation into what I think the author might've been trying to say. And then I want to compare that to the "good" translation.

b) This book is really triggering for me, and I knew it was going to be. One of my murky memories about my childhood is that we watched the movie during my church when I was very very little, and I identified with Heidi very very much. It was really creepy reading the book with this in mind, particularly because I was being abused by a grandfather-figure at the time.

This is not likely to be a problem for others (I hope!), and it is actually contributing to my (slightly) positive review-- it is helping me to explore my painful past! I am really learning a lot about how I've identified on an unconscious level with:

c) HEIDI THE MIRACLE-WORKER!!!!

I miss grad school so much. I want to be writing a term paper on this book. Here are my notes:

Heidi = Jesus?
Heidi is a type, not a character. She doesn't develop, and we mostly "hear" other characters telling us how wonderful she is (or in the case of the villain, how awful she is). We aren't "allowed" to form our own opinions of what Heidi is doing because Spyri
makes sure we know!!!!!
by having all and sundry (everybody far and near!) telling us constantly what a joy she is and how she makes life worth living. One character even says that she will die when Heidi stops coming to visit her.
Heidi (as opposed to the character) is really just a combination of a memoir and a parable: here is how beautiful it is on the Alm (to be fair, it sounds AWESOME!) and if you trust in God, better things will happen than you can even imagine.

The real reason that this book got an okay vote from me is that I totally agree with the premise of the book, in its clumsy way. I truly do believe that everything, especially the things that seem most unfair, is to the good of the Goddess and that the earth and air and elements heal us.(less)

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Johanna Spyri was an author of children's stories, and is best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.

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“God certainly knows of some happiness for us which He is going to bring out of the trouble, only we must have patience and not run away. And then all at once something happens and we see clearly ourselves that God has had some good thought in His mind all along; but because we cannot see things beforehand, and only know how dreadfully miserable we are, we think it is always going to be so.” — 17 people liked it

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