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After watching the Christy series on a library tape.to my dismay they ended it before Christy has typhoid and finds she loves the doctor.so I bought the book again just to read the final section which I found to be one of the most romantic I've read.beautifully written.so thats my review.Elaine
And another thing, ugh. I learned a lot in this book about many different things such as the life of a teacher in the Appalachians, quiet wisdom and Christian charity. Thank goodness I received an old version of the book with a different cover. Do not decide to read this book based on the book jacket picture. After reading either story, "Christy" or "The Harvester," you are profoundly glad to have learned to read. This is one of them.
I did turn it off though.There are stories that are unforgettable.
Do not watch the movie, Please.
This book reminded me a lot of a book called, "The Harvester".
Absolutely corny picture.
I read each word and savored the storyteller's art.
I could tolerate no more than 5 minutes of it, after which I threw the DVD across the room.
Just kidding.
Although they are different in many ways, they are similar in many fine and nobel ways.
It's a gift to read stories such as these.
I remember reading this book in college - it was wonderful. In one instance, it describes a rape in some detail, which might traumatize young readers. So, I decided to get it for my nine year old daughter. I remembered the basic plot, but forgot that there are very mature topics in this book. PLEASE do not buy this for young children or even young teens. This is much more suitable for high school students and older.
I like it even better now than I did then (and I loved it then, too). This is one of those classic novels that you could read again and again. I hadn't read it since high school twenty years ago and just re-read Christy last week. I would have loved to have had Catherine Marshall's version of a sequel (hopefully it would have consisted of a continuation of Neil & Christy's romance), but I guess we get to imagine the "happily ever after" instead. It's a great read.
Sorry, but the glut of coincidences and melodramatic writing was just too much. I'm going back to my nonfiction now.
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