Comments | christina_reads: Daddy-Long-Legs

christina_reads

Daddy-Long-Legs

Jan 11, 2012 22:38

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genre: children's lit, challenge: what's in a name 5, genre: fiction, challenge: 12 in 12, genre: epistolary, reviews, challenge: new authors 2012, era: 20th century, country: america, genre: romantic, genre: coming-of-age

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christina_reads January 13 2012, 00:51:56 UTC

Haven't read much of Sarah Addison Allen yet, but I did really like The Peach Keeper, so I'm definitely planning to read more of her work!

Romance in stories is invasive, sometimes shogunsquirrel January 12 2012, 12:49:17 UTC

I haven't read Daddy Long-Legs, but from your mention of strange romance, I wonder if he's The Guy. an Unseen Benefactor doesn't seem like a romantic lead. Definitely a dubious thing.

I keep reading stories where the romance feels tacked on and it bugs me. Won't name them, so as not to spoil, but really, must the central boy and girl character get all to smooching in the adventure/mystery/historical thing I'm reading at the time? BAH I say.
And/or get off my lawn. :-)

Re: Romance in stories is invasive, sometimes christina_reads January 13 2012, 00:54:07 UTC

Haha, those kids should get off your lawn -- they're trespassing!

I don't want to spoil Daddy-Long-Legs for anyone (since it IS a cute book overall!), so I'll just say that I had mixed feelings about the romance. In one way it was organic to the story, but I think I would have liked the book even more without it. And I usually love a romantic element in my adventure/mystery/historical books! :)

birdgirl_1107 January 13 2012, 15:01:13 UTC

This sounds very sweet. I will have to keep my eye out for it. :)

christina_reads January 14 2012, 01:26:13 UTC

It's very sweet and adorable -- a perfect comfort read!