The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare
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So many people told me they loved this book, but I was never very sure how I would feel about it. I always hesitate when people tell me something is amazing. I should have read this book ages ago. Loved it. Here are some examples of what I am talking about:
Beside the plain blue homespun and white linen which modestly clothed Aunt Rachel and Judith, Kit's flowered silk gave her the look of some vivid tropical bird lighted by mistake on a strange shore. The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront.
I talk in my review about the culture clash that happens when you travel great distances. Here is a perfect example of how this is beautifully handled.
"Why do they say she's a witch?" Provedence demanded as the two walked slowly back along the path.
"Because they have never tried to get to know her. People are afraid of things they don't understand."
Here's an example of the diversity that is explored. Not everyone hates the idea of the witch... and some get to know her and love her for what she is: a person. You don't often find that in books about this time. Mostly everyone just hates the witch, unconditionally, as if everyone in the world felt the same.
In a surge of memories, Kit could almost feel the deck lifting beneath her feet, and a longing almost like homesickness caught at her throat. How she would love to sail on the Dolphin again! Forgotten was the smell of horses, the motionless waiting, the sudden terror of gale and lightning. She remembered only the endless shining reaches of water that stretched to the end of the world, the vast arc of the milky way, and the scouring rush of salt wind that blew back her hair. What would she give to stand on the deck of the Dolphin, facing down the river, toward the open sea and Barbados!
I had JUST gotten off a cruise ship when I read this. It's still a true experience, even today!
"Sometimes it isn't that a man doesn't care, sometimes he has to prove something to himself. I don't think John wanted to go away. I think somehow he had to."
Very deep meaning here.
https://www.librarything.com/review/42131733
Beside the plain blue homespun and white linen which modestly clothed Aunt Rachel and Judith, Kit's flowered silk gave her the look of some vivid tropical bird lighted by mistake on a strange shore. The modish bonnet with curling white feathers seemed to her uncle a crowning affront.
I talk in my review about the culture clash that happens when you travel great distances. Here is a perfect example of how this is beautifully handled.
"Why do they say she's a witch?" Provedence demanded as the two walked slowly back along the path.
"Because they have never tried to get to know her. People are afraid of things they don't understand."
Here's an example of the diversity that is explored. Not everyone hates the idea of the witch... and some get to know her and love her for what she is: a person. You don't often find that in books about this time. Mostly everyone just hates the witch, unconditionally, as if everyone in the world felt the same.
In a surge of memories, Kit could almost feel the deck lifting beneath her feet, and a longing almost like homesickness caught at her throat. How she would love to sail on the Dolphin again! Forgotten was the smell of horses, the motionless waiting, the sudden terror of gale and lightning. She remembered only the endless shining reaches of water that stretched to the end of the world, the vast arc of the milky way, and the scouring rush of salt wind that blew back her hair. What would she give to stand on the deck of the Dolphin, facing down the river, toward the open sea and Barbados!
I had JUST gotten off a cruise ship when I read this. It's still a true experience, even today!
"Sometimes it isn't that a man doesn't care, sometimes he has to prove something to himself. I don't think John wanted to go away. I think somehow he had to."
Very deep meaning here.
https://www.librarything.com/review/42131733
