The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie SocietyMary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Every once in awhile, a lovely little book comes along that charms and delights. Such is Guernsey.
Juliet Ashton is a writer covering the Second World War and its aftermath. One day she receives a letter from a member of the Guernsey you-know-what society, she plans to write a novel on the war's effects in Guernsey. Soon, the inhabitants of this small island are flooding Juliet with their stories. Typical small-town folk abound: the nice-but-awkward Dawsey, the mean ol' church lady, the fiesty spinster.
Guernsey is a nice little epistolary novel that provides a good story (if a bit predictable) and enchanting (if a bit one-sided) characters. Such a story in another's hands might have felt cloying or oversweet. However, while some aspects of the novel seemed almost too good to be true, the novel doesn't fail to captivate: once I started it, I couldn't put it down.
In a nutshell: Sweet but not overbearing, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a lovely little delight.
Bibliolatry Scale: 4.5 out of 6 stars
FTCBS: Personal copy. Sigh.
Juliet Ashton is a writer covering the Second World War and its aftermath. One day she receives a letter from a member of the Guernsey you-know-what society, she plans to write a novel on the war's effects in Guernsey. Soon, the inhabitants of this small island are flooding Juliet with their stories. Typical small-town folk abound: the nice-but-awkward Dawsey, the mean ol' church lady, the fiesty spinster.
Guernsey is a nice little epistolary novel that provides a good story (if a bit predictable) and enchanting (if a bit one-sided) characters. Such a story in another's hands might have felt cloying or oversweet. However, while some aspects of the novel seemed almost too good to be true, the novel doesn't fail to captivate: once I started it, I couldn't put it down.
In a nutshell: Sweet but not overbearing, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a lovely little delight.
Bibliolatry Scale: 4.5 out of 6 stars
FTCBS: Personal copy. Sigh.
7 comments:
Thanks for sharing a lovely review - I have never read a negative review of this book! there must be one somewhere...
It really is a charming book. And one that took me surprise I was bent on hating it because of the overly cutesy title. But I loved it.
I really liked the simpleness of this book. It also made me feel like visiting Guernsey.
Simple, quaint, elegant, these are the words to describe this book - and without the typical condescension that accompanies them. Love the short and sweet review of a short and sweet book.
This book is gorgeous isn't it? Well worth it; I think this is the kind of book almost everyone likes.
I can't believe I still haven't read this. I have it- somewhere! :p LOL
I didn't mind the predictability. I thought it was a charming book that touched upon a difficult period in history without being too hard to read.
I hope it's okay to link to your review on War Through the Generations.
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