tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post4614566004429533287..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Musings: Understood BetsyAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-79359631623925676512011-11-04T18:23:45.808-05:002011-11-04T18:23:45.808-05:00Ooh interesting review. I've yet to read The ...Ooh interesting review. I've yet to read The Homemaker by this writer, but I have it on my tbr list.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-9243162445956652502011-11-01T17:38:44.145-05:002011-11-01T17:38:44.145-05:00I actually love books like these. I wonder if I re...I actually love books like these. I wonder if I read it as a kid? It sounds familiar. <br /><br />I'm quite sure you most certainly would gain a lot of gumption and become a self-sufficient young woman who would take charge of the apples and butter for every meal, if it happened to you.Carrie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585975894624687972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-38289409985225569242011-10-31T03:37:51.095-05:002011-10-31T03:37:51.095-05:00Found it, thanks!! :-)Found it, thanks!! :-)joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952558113054391317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-34261350381733068822011-10-30T09:40:14.884-05:002011-10-30T09:40:14.884-05:00Joanna, if you can't find it on Amazon, I'...Joanna, if you can't find it on Amazon, I'd look for it on Project Gutenberg. I probably got it there.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-68072745425261547682011-10-29T12:33:17.957-05:002011-10-29T12:33:17.957-05:00where did you get the e-book? I don't see a ki...where did you get the e-book? I don't see a kindle version on amazon. I love books like this and I don't like to think too much about the realities either, I love the simplicity and beauty and calm of stories like this one.joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952558113054391317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-58017882640491973912011-10-27T14:31:52.323-05:002011-10-27T14:31:52.323-05:00This sounds like such a delight. I have her Persep...This sounds like such a delight. I have her Persephone book for adults, The Home-Maker, and if I love it as much as I expect to I know I'll be reading everything of hers I can find, including this. Good to know the e-book is available online!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-1259416655752914252011-10-26T20:54:47.429-05:002011-10-26T20:54:47.429-05:00I've never read this one but i do love to read...I've never read this one but i do love to read books from my childhood.bookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-24444446327108155712011-10-26T17:58:58.826-05:002011-10-26T17:58:58.826-05:00I think more people could than do. There was a who...I think more people could than do. There was a whole movement of city/suburban kids who moved to rural areas in the late 60s-early 70s, and stayed. They build lives that were quite different from the way they were brought up. In my area, they started artistic businesses, bookstores, organizations to support rural women. They have made a very good life, and I do think the country atmosphere changed them in profound ways. The incomes aren't as high, but neither is the stress or crime or push to succeed, succeed in monetary ways.<br /><br />I reread my childhood copy of Understood Betsy seven years ago, and this is what I wrote:<br /><br />'I so liked reading Anne of Windy Poplars last month that I thought I'd read<br />another childhood book of mine. Though I didn't feel this was an excellent book, I really enjoyed it very much. It was funny to see something in the book referred to as old-fashioned, and the book itself published in 1916! Even then, so long ago, there was the city/country difference. The book begins in the city where frail Elizabeth lives with older relatives. Because of an illness in the family, she must go live in Vermont with<br />country relatives. This is a lovely story of the healing power of country, outdoor working life, and the way children can do all kinds of things. A bit of a morality story, with annoying interruptions by the author in her voice.'Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-84538948558343818422011-10-26T17:18:05.701-05:002011-10-26T17:18:05.701-05:00Oh my God. Oh this book. I love this book. I read ...Oh my God. Oh this book. I love this book. I read it when I was a little girl and I have never been one iota immune to its charms. Whenever Cousin Ann is good to little Betsy and gives her a compliment, my heart feels all warm all over. I love it when she gets the kittens, oh!, and they can't drink milk properly.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-338007272812487282011-10-26T15:02:11.535-05:002011-10-26T15:02:11.535-05:00And I am happy that you are reading these books th...And I am happy that you are reading these books that I never would have heard of otherwise :DBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51897990408058016812011-10-26T10:30:14.079-05:002011-10-26T10:30:14.079-05:00I agree with you that the thought of these stories...I agree with you that the thought of these stories are always met with a little bit of eye-rolling for me, but obviously I don't often end up feeling that way about them, as I have read the Little House books several times, and am always enchanted. It sounds like this is a wonderfully gentle and comfortable read, and one that I would like to check out at some point. There is something that is so comforting about a book like this that is done well. Great review! I am off to download this one for myself!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.com