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What a lovely little book! It consists of a series of vignettes, showing us the forging of a lifelong relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. The little girl's mother has just died, so the household consists of these two and "Papa" who never says anything but who we occasionally hear about.
The little girl is Sophia, and she seems very typical. We never learn the name of the grandmother, who I think is not particularly typical. They make up stories about the world around them. Usual ...more
The little girl is Sophia, and she seems very typical. We never learn the name of the grandmother, who I think is not particularly typical. They make up stories about the world around them. Usual ...more
Dec 17, 2019
Joanna
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it was amazing
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A nearly perfect book. It's quite hard to review this short book with its chapter-long vignettes of rambling about between a grandmother and her young (maybe six years old?) granddaughter. The perspective of the book shifts fluidly between the grandmother and the granddaughter as they meander about building magical cities, fishing in ponds, going to the beach, and watching father do his unspecified work. There's no plot exactly, but perfectly encapsulated moments and discussions of life both big
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This short book is set during one particular summer on a small island in short bursts of stories between a little girl and her grandmother. I must admit that I just couldn't connect with them much and the structure just felt disjointed to me. Each story is about an interaction between the two on a particular subject and mostly, it feels like playing. The grandmother mostly gruff and the little girl's emotions fleet like the wind. In the end, however, I just felt the love this grandmother has for
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Reading this book was such an emotional experience--it reminded me so very much of my own very gruff but very loving grandmother. My complete review of this character study is at Col Reads: http://colreads.blogspot.com/2010/06/...
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Jan 29, 2022
Kim
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it was amazing
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5.0/5.0 - The best thing about doing reading challenges is when they push me outside of my reading comfort zone, and I discover treasures like this book. The writing was beautiful, it had simple black and white illustrations, and it would be a great book club choice.
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Jennifer AM
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Lindsay
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Claire Jefferies
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