The Story Girl
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With Frontispiece by George Gibbs
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For entertainment value, I would give this book 3.5*. It was ruined for me, but, because of all the mentions of ghosts, witches, incorrect theology and hints of Eastern mysticism. Even though it was entertaining, I won’t read it again because of that. It also seemed rather shallow compared with Anne of Green Gables and additional similar books.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
L. M. Montgomery, leader of the much-loved Anne of Green Gables books, called The Tale Girl “my favorite among my books”, possibly because she saw the title character as a kind of romanticized version of herself. As the rest of us must lack that delightful sense of self-flattery, but, I’m worried the book falls flat. In it, the adventures of a group of eight Canadian children ages 11-14 (narrated by one of the boys looking back from adulthood), are interspersed with the tales told to them by the eldest of their number, the Tale Girl herself. We are told (again and again) that the Tale Girl, though not gorgeous, is nonetheless the sort of charismatic personality that draws everyone to her. “If voices had colour, hers would have been like a rainbow. It made words live. Whatever she said became a breathing reality, not a mere verbal statement or utterance.” There’s rather a lot of this sort of thing, every time the Tale Girl does something, which is of course regularly, since the book is named after her. Set in the late 1800’s, the children are reasonably a bit (nearly unbelievably) more unworldly than tweens and early teens of our own era, and I had to constantly revise my expectations of their knowledge and conduct downwards (reasonably a bit downwards, in fact). Which I reflect, even more than the tiresome hyperbole about the Tale Girl’s attractiveness, is what rings fake in this book. It reads like a book written by the childless auntie who just adores the small darlings! and has no real concept of what real children are like. Throughout it refers to their feelings and exploits with a winking sort of smarminess that is just a few shades too twee to be borne.
“And I, even in these late years of irreverence for the dreams of youth, am not in the least ashamed to confess that when I knelt down to say my boyish prayer, I thought of our small furry pal in his extremity, and prayed as reverently as I knew how for his healing.”
This sort of “talking down” to children makes me cringe, and I can’t but imagine how much more embarrassing it would be to a child who was reading it. Not a keeper.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I opted to go cheap and buy the paper back. I ordered this for my daughter. She’s been reading it for three days and already the pages are falling out. I’ve never seen that take place so quickly in a paper back. The glue seems brittle and cracks when you open the book. Excellent lesson for next time. But the tale is wonderful.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Mostly hilarious and sometimes sad. Regularly sweet and rarely sappy.
This book (along with its companion, The Golden Road) chronicles the misadventures of a group of cousins. They play and bicker and tease and laugh and weep just like any additional group of children (or adults). It is a mark of L.M. Montgomery’s talent that each one is an individual, with his or her own personality quirks, strengths, and weaknesses. It is very fine reading. With all due respect to Anne and Emily, these two novels are L.M. Montgomery’s best work.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
A charming tale by LLM, one of my all time favorite authors, about tow boys who visit for the first time their Canadian cousins and their friends. Sara is a master tale teller and keeps the gang rivited throughout the novel with her wonderful storytelling. If you are an avid reader of LMM you may admit some of the tales in the book, but there is plenty of novel things like the praying contest and the day the world finished. i hope I peaked your interest in this book. This is a book for everyone from child to adult. It’s a tale you will cherish and read over and over. Pass it on to your children and grandchildren!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5