Daisy Miller (Penguin Classics)
Registered by mhs160 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA on 1/30/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Amazon Editorial Review: (from BC Global Overview)
Daisy Miller travels to Europe with her wealthy, commonplace mother and in her innocence and audacity offends convention and seems to compromise her reputation.
Penguin Classics edition. Edited with an Introducation by Geoffrey Moore and Notes by Patricia Crick.
Daisy Miller travels to Europe with her wealthy, commonplace mother and in her innocence and audacity offends convention and seems to compromise her reputation.
Penguin Classics edition. Edited with an Introducation by Geoffrey Moore and Notes by Patricia Crick.
This is the first time I've read a work by Henry James. I liked the dialogue between the characters (especially between Daisy and Winterbourne), but wasn't impressed by the book as a whole. Daisy portrays a flirtatious (sometimes bratty) girl who doesn’t care about changing her behavior in foreign company. Is James making a generalization about all American girls at that time? I hope not. Daisy does say a few gems. Here’s my favorite:
“I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.” (p. 88)
“…and I, thank goodness, am not a young lady of this country. The young ladies of the country have a dreadfully pokey time of it, so far as I can learn; I don’t see why I should change my habits for them.” (p. 99)
P.S. The introduction and end notes are helpful, but gives away the ending. So read these after the story if you don't want spoilers.
“I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.” (p. 88)
“…and I, thank goodness, am not a young lady of this country. The young ladies of the country have a dreadfully pokey time of it, so far as I can learn; I don’t see why I should change my habits for them.” (p. 99)
P.S. The introduction and end notes are helpful, but gives away the ending. So read these after the story if you don't want spoilers.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing today at the Audubon BookCrossers meeting at the Panera Bread.
Releasing today at the Audubon BookCrossers meeting at the Panera Bread.
I got this at the last meeting of ABXC. If you had been there perhaps YOU would have gotten it first!
Journal Entry 5 by PrettyPoodle at Trader Joe's in Ardmore, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Thank you so much for picking up this book. Please make a journal entry here on this page if you haven’t already done so to let me know that this book has found a good home. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join (it is entirely free). If you choose to join, I would love if you could indicate Prettypoodle referred you.
I really hope you enjoy the book you found! When you’re done reading it, you can make another journal entry with your comments here to let me know what you thought of it. You can keep the book forever and ever or pass it on to someone else. If you’re giving it to someone directly, make another journal entry saying so. If you choose to leave it somewhere “in the wild” for anyone to catch, make release notes that indicate where you left it. If you register, you will be alerted by e-mail each time someone makes another journal entry. It’s all confidential (you’re known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Then you can track this book as it goes on its journey!
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