Okay, I wandered into the realm of 'literature' and got lost.
This book is supposed to offer "a fun take on the impact literature can have on our lives." Wow, how fun and confusing, and seemingly pointless can such an impact on my life be?
The 'story-teller' in the story is a 13 year old girl who lives with a mother in a B&B they run with a German housekeeper. Anne-Marie is the mother and Penny is the 13 year old daughter. Apparently Anne-Marie has been 'visited' literally by heroines from well-known literary books since childhood. Penny is upset because she feels her mother loves the heroines more than her. So begins the story.
Honestly, I really tried, but I didn't get it. The way the story is written, it doesn't provide as much 'fun' as it does the belief that someone in this story must be mentally ill. Which does come up in the story. A lot. We spend a great deal of time with Penny in a mental hospital until she is rescued by the king from a rather obscure story. She ended up there only because she tried to tell people about the heroines and her mother's obsession with them. It could happen to anyone, right?
Since the story takes place in the 60's and 70's we may have to just wink and nod in agreement that it is likely the product of, or supposed to be the product of, too much pot.
Whatever inspired this story didn't inspire me and personally I'd like to think that literature doesn't drive one to the funny farm.
This book is supposed to offer "a fun take on the impact literature can have on our lives." Wow, how fun and confusing, and seemingly pointless can such an impact on my life be?
The 'story-teller' in the story is a 13 year old girl who lives with a mother in a B&B they run with a German housekeeper. Anne-Marie is the mother and Penny is the 13 year old daughter. Apparently Anne-Marie has been 'visited' literally by heroines from well-known literary books since childhood. Penny is upset because she feels her mother loves the heroines more than her. So begins the story.
Honestly, I really tried, but I didn't get it. The way the story is written, it doesn't provide as much 'fun' as it does the belief that someone in this story must be mentally ill. Which does come up in the story. A lot. We spend a great deal of time with Penny in a mental hospital until she is rescued by the king from a rather obscure story. She ended up there only because she tried to tell people about the heroines and her mother's obsession with them. It could happen to anyone, right?
Since the story takes place in the 60's and 70's we may have to just wink and nod in agreement that it is likely the product of, or supposed to be the product of, too much pot.
Whatever inspired this story didn't inspire me and personally I'd like to think that literature doesn't drive one to the funny farm.
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