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Freckles
by Gene Stratton-Porter
I must admit, while I had this book on my list, I wasn't feeling that enticed to read it. It's OLD. Published in 1904! But then again, I adore Anne of Green Gables, written around the same time, and this actually had a similar feel to that in some ways. The sequel, 2nd in the Limberlost series (and more well known) A Girl of the Limberlost was selected for my book club for May ... so I figured I should read this one first.
I liked it, didn't LOVE it. It doesn't check off a lot of my boxes to get a higher rating. I'll remember it, but likely wouldn't recommend it or care to have a copy to keep. Didn't make a lot of notes. Not feeling the urge to discuss. Cover/Title ... a little blah.
I was able to get the audio from the library (it's on Hoopla). The ebook copy was there, too, but not Kindle. I'm a Kindle gal. I happened to check Amazon and found a copy there free!
20 chapters ... Roman numerals numbering them in the Kindle copy. And each chapter has a full heading, starting with "Wherein" ... which reminds me of the Friends sitcom (the one where ...) and Gary Paulsen had one that did that too (and A Girl of the Limberlost continues the tradition). Many are quite descriptive, and it's rather fun to read over them in the Table of Contents and refresh my memory as to what was in that chapter (Ch2 Wherein Freckles Proves his Mettle and Finds Friends, Ch12 Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack, Ch18 Wherein Freckles Refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of it).
All 3rd person/past tense. Mostly from Freckles POV, but it does shift to some other characters as well (Ch9 Wherein the Limberlost Falls Upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue ... the one chapter from Mrs. Duncan's POV ... we also get the Angel a time or two).
A while back, I read [book:The Backyard Bird Chronicles|194803881], and all the descriptions of birds and watching them, it just reminded me of that book ... and Freckles wanting books to learn more. His "chickens" and the Bird Woman.
The whole situation was a little frustrating ... one man alone trying to protect from illegal timbering, not only for the tree but for a bet. His back story and having it uncovered, in the end, so easily. Quite convenient!
Words I note: plethora
Other notes: A statement about "appropriate dress" on a woman making her more beautiful. About "being manly" and saving the girl from herself/her own big heart. Angel "mixing drinks" (not alcoholic, more a soda fountain/flavors) mentioning "acid" (which I get from chemistry, and the book [book:Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking|30753841] but it still sounded a little off to be "adding acid" and a more modern connotation (acid being "a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind).
I liked it, didn't LOVE it. It doesn't check off a lot of my boxes to get a higher rating. I'll remember it, but likely wouldn't recommend it or care to have a copy to keep. Didn't make a lot of notes. Not feeling the urge to discuss. Cover/Title ... a little blah.
I was able to get the audio from the library (it's on Hoopla). The ebook copy was there, too, but not Kindle. I'm a Kindle gal. I happened to check Amazon and found a copy there free!
20 chapters ... Roman numerals numbering them in the Kindle copy. And each chapter has a full heading, starting with "Wherein" ... which reminds me of the Friends sitcom (the one where ...) and Gary Paulsen had one that did that too (and A Girl of the Limberlost continues the tradition). Many are quite descriptive, and it's rather fun to read over them in the Table of Contents and refresh my memory as to what was in that chapter (Ch2 Wherein Freckles Proves his Mettle and Finds Friends, Ch12 Wherein Black Jack Captures Freckles and the Angel Captures Jack, Ch18 Wherein Freckles Refuses Love Without Knowledge of Honorable Birth, and the Angel Goes in Quest of it).
All 3rd person/past tense. Mostly from Freckles POV, but it does shift to some other characters as well (Ch9 Wherein the Limberlost Falls Upon Mrs. Duncan and Freckles Comes to the Rescue ... the one chapter from Mrs. Duncan's POV ... we also get the Angel a time or two).
A while back, I read [book:The Backyard Bird Chronicles|194803881], and all the descriptions of birds and watching them, it just reminded me of that book ... and Freckles wanting books to learn more. His "chickens" and the Bird Woman.
The whole situation was a little frustrating ... one man alone trying to protect from illegal timbering, not only for the tree but for a bet. His back story and having it uncovered, in the end, so easily. Quite convenient!
Words I note: plethora
Other notes: A statement about "appropriate dress" on a woman making her more beautiful. About "being manly" and saving the girl from herself/her own big heart. Angel "mixing drinks" (not alcoholic, more a soda fountain/flavors) mentioning "acid" (which I get from chemistry, and the book [book:Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking|30753841] but it still sounded a little off to be "adding acid" and a more modern connotation (acid being "a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind).