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The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
Author: Tiffany Baker
When Truly Plaice's mother was pregnant, the town of Aberdeen joined together in betting how recordbreakingly huge the baby boy would ultimately be. The girl who proved to be Truly paid the price of her enormity; her father blamed her for her mother's death in childbirth, and was totally ill equipped to raise either this giant child or her pola...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446194204
ISBN-10: 0446194204
Publication Date: 1/8/2009
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 93 ratings
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 120 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
A lot of quirky charm but ultimately unsatisfying.
MarchiaLuigi avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book was good from start to finish. Truly isn't your typical heroine and I think that is why I was drawn to her story. Larger than average, but with normal dreams and aspirations, Truly went through life expecting nothing and getting nothing, until she took her destiny into her own hands. The author's way with words made the story believable, from the magical parts to the unexpected parts to the surprise ending. Favorite passage: The reason that the two of us were as opposite as sewage and spring water, was that pretty can't exist without ugly.
reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Fascinating story. Spellbound.
augieandlourock avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really liked this book.I cant wait to read the next book by this author.You could really sympathize with Truly the main character.She is not the average size of a normal human being.She cant understand why she is like this.She has to make her own clothes because normal clothes wont fit her.Everyone makes fun of her.Her father resents her and doesnt pay attention to her while her sister gets all the attention.She then marries a doctor who tries to figure out why she is like this but he is not nice to her and she ends up betraying him at the end.She then learns about different herbs and remedies and tries them on her self.Other people soon come looking for her to help them. If you get a chance read this book.You will enjoy it she also finds the quilt which help her make the potions she needs to help cure people
laceylosh avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 53 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The life story of this novels heroine, Truly, is one of hardships, death and misunderstanding. Despite her obstacles, she manages to grow up to be a kind, hard-working person with a good moral conscience. She looses both of her parents early in life, and shortly after, she finds herself permanently separated from her sister, who is her only remaining family member.

Truly finds a good life with a poor family in town, and helps out on their farm while attending the local school. As as adult, her life takes a turn and she finds herself the caretaker of the small town doctors home and his child, Bobbie. Her relationship with Bobbie is one of my favorites throughout the novel. The novel spans most of Trulys lifetime, and much of Bobbies as well.

There is enchantment, mystery and unexpected romance in the last two parts of the book that part one of the story just didnt seem to possess. Its well worth reading through the first part to reap the rewards of the rest of the novel.
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MKSbooklady avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 989 more book reviews
A large girl and her larger life.
reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 2 more book reviews
This book was very good but slow at times. I enjoyed the story and could identify with the characters. The ending was a little predictable, but still worth the read! I rate 4.5 stars.
Jennmarie68 avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 217 more book reviews
There was so much about this one that I loved. The writing was beautiful, the characters were very well developed, and the story was captivating. I had actually been eying this one for a while and never got around to it. But I'm glad that I was finally given the chance to read it.

There's so many great things about this book that in trying to write this review I don't really know where to start. The main character is so great. Truly's life is so extraordinary, and yet so simple. The events that occur in her everyday life are really so normal. There are just a few events that cause her life to be so different.

The main characters were so well written that I was able to connect with them all. I could understand what they were all going through and why they choose the paths that they took. While my emotional attachment in this one was with Truly, I had a great understand of what they were all feeling.

In addition to the great characters the story was very well written also. While it was definitely larger than life none of it was unbelievable. This story is really something that I could see happening in any town in America.

With this one I could go on and on forever, as it was just a great book. I guess that's the best way to sum it up: Truly a great book!
BeadsOne avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on
Took a while to get into - almost abandoned it. Glad I stuck with it - very good read, deeper than it seems at first. Enjoy!
busterboomer avatar reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 96 more book reviews
Just finished reading this. It is a treasure!!! I highly recommend it. A part of Truly, the main character, is a part of me. What Truly had to put up with for being physically different, the nerve of people telling her right to her face what they thought she was. A lot of heartless remarks she had to deal with. Despite everything that had happened to her, she had her own philosophy to keep herself together to overcome other people's cruelty. She had a lot of cruelty thrown at her too. In the end, her spirit had grown for her to survive.
reviewed The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on + 101 more book reviews
I loved this book. I got it out of the library, then had to get my own copy because I loved it so much. It is a family/ town saga - complete with the town legends, which makes it sort of gothic. It is not a romance, more like a John Irving novel -- sort of fantasy in places. Reminded me of "The Monsters of Templeton", which I also loved. A very inventive and imaginative book. It was great!


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