I am a little bit over half way through right now. The book has such beautiful voice, and is able to create this voice not only with words, but also with style and grammar. It gives a glimpse into such a different life which fascinates me; although I do think it is important to be careful of the single story. This book is not a representation of a poor broken family in the south, it is a representation of one girl's life and experience. Still, fascinating. The quote on the front of the book says that Ellen is a southern Holden Caulfield, but she is so much sweeter than that. I am excited to see how Ellen turns out. Does she rise above all her tragedies and find happiness? If only it weren't so close to the end of the semester and I wasn't so buried deep in lesson plans and unit plans and essays and papers, then maybe I would finish this book.Wednesday, April 3, 2013
What I have been reading
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons.
I am a little bit over half way through right now. The book has such beautiful voice, and is able to create this voice not only with words, but also with style and grammar. It gives a glimpse into such a different life which fascinates me; although I do think it is important to be careful of the single story. This book is not a representation of a poor broken family in the south, it is a representation of one girl's life and experience. Still, fascinating. The quote on the front of the book says that Ellen is a southern Holden Caulfield, but she is so much sweeter than that. I am excited to see how Ellen turns out. Does she rise above all her tragedies and find happiness? If only it weren't so close to the end of the semester and I wasn't so buried deep in lesson plans and unit plans and essays and papers, then maybe I would finish this book.
I am a little bit over half way through right now. The book has such beautiful voice, and is able to create this voice not only with words, but also with style and grammar. It gives a glimpse into such a different life which fascinates me; although I do think it is important to be careful of the single story. This book is not a representation of a poor broken family in the south, it is a representation of one girl's life and experience. Still, fascinating. The quote on the front of the book says that Ellen is a southern Holden Caulfield, but she is so much sweeter than that. I am excited to see how Ellen turns out. Does she rise above all her tragedies and find happiness? If only it weren't so close to the end of the semester and I wasn't so buried deep in lesson plans and unit plans and essays and papers, then maybe I would finish this book.
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Loved that book! I also loved Charms for the Easy Life by the same author.
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