![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, the girls seem to do whatever they want and none of it matters. ![]() ![]() If they are going to beg for food, I expect the neighbors to mention it. If they are going to chop their hair off haphazardly, I expect their parents to do more than laugh and get out the scissors. If girls are going to be jumping out of trees willy-nilly, I expect someone to get hurt or for them to get into trouble. The problem really seems to be so little is connected in the lives of these girls and that nothing bad ever seems to happen. Montgomery has not done it better someone else has. Bad haircuts, pledges to be good made in religious fervor, going begging at the neighbors–if L. But while Anne always experiences the consequences for her imagination, Betsy & Co. The girls try to learn how to fly, jumping off things rather in the manner of Anne Shirley. Montgomery’s Story Girl, except her stories are not quite as good. And that, perhaps, is part of the problem. Everything you could imagine wanting in a book about childhood set in the past is here. They possess, I admit, the sorts of elements that normally I would find delightful–childhood friendships, secret clubs, disagreements with annoying older siblings, and good intentions gone awry. I was unenchanted by Betsy-Tacy, but felt obliged to continue with the series in hopes of discovering why generations of readers have loved these books. They do, however, have a lot of fun whether that means inventing new recipes, giving each other haircuts, or learning how to fly. Betsy, Tacy, and Tib are best friends and they never quarrel. ![]()
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