tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post6062158892360556144..comments2023-10-25T22:46:15.543+08:00Comments on What I felt about...: Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterLorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417839801930729678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-29994106322135938302014-12-14T04:34:22.289+08:002014-12-14T04:34:22.289+08:00Hi Loraine! I finally had a chance to come read yo...Hi Loraine! I finally had a chance to come read your post! (You commented on my Daddy-Long-Legs post nearly a year ago.) :) I enjoyed reading what you wrote!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867744753830511111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-57392532474038279172014-03-03T22:25:11.027+08:002014-03-03T22:25:11.027+08:00Hi vidyasbottledwishes! Your way is definitely a m...Hi vidyasbottledwishes! Your way is definitely a more delightful approach to reading. Fiction, mostly, are created for entertainment. I understand where you come from when you suggest to not take the story 'too seriously'. Be that as it may, I couldn't help it. When I read Daddy-Long-Legs, I was completely plunged-in. I'm too enthusiastic and too involved with the characters to not criticize them. Jean Webster gave us a generous man and we only have Judy's words to describe him. It was borderline satirical for the author to champion feminism or women's independence in the book because she marries off her main character to the rich old man who can finally get Judy to afford all the feathered hats she could ever want.<br /><br />To end the note, I think we all have our own ways to enjoy a book. Especially a good one like Daddy-Long-Legs. And anyway, I can only truly admit that I enjoyed a book when I reach a personal-emotional judgment about it. It is what runs this blog.Lorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417839801930729678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-73239113691753942672014-03-03T01:31:38.912+08:002014-03-03T01:31:38.912+08:00Thanks for reading my review too:) With this parti...Thanks for reading my review too:) With this particular book, I somehow did not want to read too much into the book from the critical angle and once this starts, one can really tear it apart - example: did he really see her as someone to truly help with education or did he have ulterior motives right from the beginning and more such questions would make me really cynical. i just wanted to focus on the positive aspects of it all. More delightful approach don't you think?:)vidyasbottledwisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435750464370270007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-22064975733571409782014-01-17T21:30:23.178+08:002014-01-17T21:30:23.178+08:00To Arati: I will, I will. :) Thanks for dropping b...To Arati: I will, I will. :) Thanks for dropping by!<br /><br />To Maddie: I'm very curious about Dear Enemy!!! :DLorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417839801930729678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-975678956633503952014-01-17T00:52:42.854+08:002014-01-17T00:52:42.854+08:00Thanks for leaving a comment on my post! I enjoyed...Thanks for leaving a comment on my post! I enjoyed your review of Daddy Long Legs also. I never really thought about it.... but that is sadly true. I'm sure Judy never could be spoiled, and she hopefully not allow herself to be bossed around. The second book shows a little of Judy's later life. (Dear Enemy)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537654678696215193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-12868664497235428942014-01-16T16:39:07.891+08:002014-01-16T16:39:07.891+08:00Nice review! I do like your thoughts on Judy's...Nice review! I do like your thoughts on Judy's ending up being wed rather than being an independent woman author, as befit the time period - however, have you read the sequel? It dwells more on themes of women's suffrage and tells what happens to Judy later on in life.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my review of Daddy Long Legs - we have moved Book Weyr to www.bookweyr.com, please do visit! Arati Devasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122389340907583105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-68567938232929446762014-01-16T14:45:26.762+08:002014-01-16T14:45:26.762+08:00To Athira: I actually have not! Now, i'm curio...To Athira: I actually have not! Now, i'm curious.<br /><br />To Carlyn: That's a more intense way of interpreting it, "never respected her", and couldn't help but agree with you.Lorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417839801930729678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-12264693502328289822014-01-16T06:19:00.611+08:002014-01-16T06:19:00.611+08:00Hi Lorraine, thanks for reading my review too. I a...Hi Lorraine, thanks for reading my review too. I agree that it is a pity that Judy did not get to exercise her independence more after she graduated. I always thought that the man that she ended up with never respected her. He indulged her and found her amusing but never took anything she said seriously. Carlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226024126682885326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817641302749188210.post-54306741841576270042014-01-16T04:22:19.738+08:002014-01-16T04:22:19.738+08:00I quite enjoyed this book. Have you watched the mo...I quite enjoyed this book. Have you watched the movie version yet? I am hoping to check it out sometime.Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.com