Reviews by gibel

Seventeen

by Booth Tarkington

A story of infatuated youth. It impacted me most by reminding me how emotionally instable being young is and I’m less regretful that my youth is past having read it.

Reviewed on 2013.04.18

Cherry

by Booth Tarkington

The story of a young self-proclaimed intellectual named Sudgeberry who talked incessantly and was naïve enough to believe people appreciated his company and his endless lectures.
He and another boy were courting the same girl, but of course Sudgeberry knew she loved highbrow him more than the frivolous romantic poet boy that his competitor was.
The book seemed to go nowhere for the first half and I worried it would just be story of a boy and his delusion, but it’s a short book so I kept reading. The action picked up in the ending and turned out to be an okay story.

Reviewed on 2013.03.13

Barbara Ladd

by Charles G.D. Roberts

Taking place in the late 1700’s, the story is a romance following a young girl as she matured to womanhood and how she came to true love with the boy that loved her, despite their significant differences. Charles G D Roberts love for nature is obvious in his rich descriptions that have me longing to be relaxing on a calm river in the woods. I also enjoyed the behind the scene view of the revolution war without dragging me into the battle as a war book might.

Reviewed on 2013.03.07

Earthmen Bearing Gifts

by Fredric Brown

Very short. Really more a joke than a story. The ending caught me off guard, I enjoyed it.

Reviewed on 2013.02.26

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