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goodreadsTitle: Daddy-Long-Legs
Author: Jean Webster
Genre: Classics
Rating: 9/10
# pages: Audiobook
Date read: March, 2007
Summary: Jerusha Abbott has grown up in the John Grier Home for orphans. As the oldest, she is in charge of the younger children. An anonymous benefactor on the Board, "Mr. Smith," decides to send her to college, as long as she writes to him faithfully detailing her education. Originally published in 1912, Jean Webster's coming-of-age tale continues to be relevant to young women today. Through a series of letters Jerusha writes to "Daddy-Long-Legs," a relationship filled with affection and respect develops, even though she is the only correspondent throughout the years. Although the narrative unfolds slowly, the language is sophisticated, highly descriptive, and witty.
Review: I needed something light and familiar to listen to on my way to and from Austria, and this book fit the bill perfectly. I'd forgotten how comforting a book it is, and the readers at LibriVox do a magnificent job at reading the character convincingly. A very sweet and cozy story.
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Author: Jean Webster
Genre: Classics
Rating: 9/10
# pages: Audiobook
Date read: March, 2007
Summary: Jerusha Abbott has grown up in the John Grier Home for orphans. As the oldest, she is in charge of the younger children. An anonymous benefactor on the Board, "Mr. Smith," decides to send her to college, as long as she writes to him faithfully detailing her education. Originally published in 1912, Jean Webster's coming-of-age tale continues to be relevant to young women today. Through a series of letters Jerusha writes to "Daddy-Long-Legs," a relationship filled with affection and respect develops, even though she is the only correspondent throughout the years. Although the narrative unfolds slowly, the language is sophisticated, highly descriptive, and witty.
Review: I needed something light and familiar to listen to on my way to and from Austria, and this book fit the bill perfectly. I'd forgotten how comforting a book it is, and the readers at LibriVox do a magnificent job at reading the character convincingly. A very sweet and cozy story.
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