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Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “This is not the type of book you read for leisure. It can be difficult to read and drag on, but it is interesting to read a woman's first-hand account of settling in Upper Canada. Moodie does not glamorize the settler life, and this makes the book an important read for those interested in...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 2 stars

  “This is not the type of book you read for leisure. It can be difficult to read and drag on, but it is interesting to read a woman's first-hand account of settling in Upper Canada. Moodie does not glamorize the settler life, and this makes the book an important read for those interested in Canadian Studies.”

  Mal wrote this review Wednesday, July 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “My rating is based on my personal enjoyment of this book, so if you loved it, just assume I didn't "get" it. It was an interesting book, but such a long read that I wish I'd given in to the temptation to skim it or put it down. There are some pretty word pictures, and it was certainly enlightening, although since it was organized in vignettes, there were times it deviated from straight linear chronology. My thought was that reading an older book would force me to slow down and savour the language. I guess I'm too much a child of my times. Give me faster-paced, tighter writing with less passive and formal structure, and with less narrative comment.”

  Joanna Mallory wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No