tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post4871270240470281075..comments2024-03-27T03:04:01.422-06:00Comments on Seasons of Humility: Discussion 1 ~ Heidi Read-AlongAmber Holcombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-15070049119763027982020-01-22T15:41:32.276-07:002020-01-22T15:41:32.276-07:00MovieCritic,
Hehe, I can understand having a soft...<b>MovieCritic</b>,<br /><br />Hehe, I can understand having a soft spot for Peter! As I've kept reading, he still hasn't quite won me over... But there's still time. ;) Mostly, I'm probably wanting more maturity from him than is warranted for his young character. After all, it's not surprising that a boy his age would think and act the way he does!<br /><br />Sebastian is such a fun character! And his interactions with Heidi are the best. :) <br /><br />I hope to comment on your post soon! Thank you so much for joining us in reading <i>Heidi</i>! I'm really glad I'm finally reading this too. :) It's so sweet!<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-18128740099143842292020-01-16T15:07:39.725-07:002020-01-16T15:07:39.725-07:00Yes, Peter is a bit selfish. I love every fictiona...Yes, Peter is a bit selfish. I love every fictional character named Peter (pretty much) so I have soft spot for him and tend overlook that. :)<br /><br />I'm so glad that you like Sebastian, too! I love when he's serving Heidi and she doesn't know what to do.<br /><br />My post is finally up. I'm sorry, I meant to have it up two days ago!<br />https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/01/heidi-read-along-chapters-1-8.html<br /><br />I'm glad that you are able to finally read this and that you included all of us!Chloe the MovieCritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200752624092560917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-82808987326660111102020-01-15T16:10:05.714-07:002020-01-15T16:10:05.714-07:00Ginette,
Awesome! :D
And oh, that's complete...<b>Ginette</b>,<br /><br />Awesome! :D<br /><br />And oh, that's completely understandable that it would be trickier to read that font, especially at such a young age!! That would take some work at any age, I'd imagine. But that's so neat you persevered and were able not only to read the stories but to truly enjoy them. :) <br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-60634069824821808992020-01-13T15:26:10.856-07:002020-01-13T15:26:10.856-07:00Yes, Amber, that's it! It came in one volume w...Yes, Amber, that's it! It came in one volume with 'Artur and Squirrel'. It's the font that's different, not so much the language - for an example, you might want to look here: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fraktur#/media/File%3AGoethe_Faust_Opening_Fraktur_20052706_crop.jpg<br />That was rather difficult for me to decipher when I had just managed to master regular print as a 7 y.o.!Ginette Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548335725827477385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-77424611075455873662020-01-13T14:27:37.714-07:002020-01-13T14:27:37.714-07:00Carissa,
Yay! I'm so glad to hear it. :) Will...<b>Carissa</b>,<br /><br />Yay! I'm so glad to hear it. :) Will come comment on your post!<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-65577943472797480862020-01-13T14:26:31.807-07:002020-01-13T14:26:31.807-07:00Ginette,
Those sound like neat collections! And I...<b>Ginette</b>,<br /><br />Those sound like neat collections! And I love that you learned to read an older German and could enjoy stories like <i>Einer vom Hause Lesa</i> in that language! :) Based on your description and the name, I'm wondering if maybe that story is <i>Vinzi: A Story of the Swiss Alps</i> in English? (<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/59941/59941-h/59941-h.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's the Project Gutenberg link.</a>)<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with this author, and for giving us a recommendation! <br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-9748737916072240712020-01-11T13:59:20.675-07:002020-01-11T13:59:20.675-07:00I'm enjoying re reading Heidi as an adult and ...I'm enjoying re reading Heidi as an adult and looking at it from an adult point of view. Here's my post: https://belovedgraceful-carissasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2020/01/discussion-1-heidi-read-along.htmlCarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161144492587350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-57781171728828387612020-01-11T11:09:35.634-07:002020-01-11T11:09:35.634-07:00I have read a number of Spyri's stories during...I have read a number of Spyri's stories during my childhood but personally only own two collections of stories - one contains three, the other two stories, each of them around 100-150 pages or so. Some of them have sequels that I have never read. One of my favourites is about the children of the 'Lesa-Hof' (Lesa being the surname of the family that's described) - there are two parts, but I have only read the first of them (want to get the second part some time, too, though). It's about a boy - Vincent - whose father runs a farm in the Swiss Alps and who thinks his son is a dreamer - the son's head is full of music and songs, and he forgets his duties over these. In order to ground / earth him and understand that dreams and music won't feed you, he sends his son away to work on his cousin's farm. The original title is 'Einer vom Hause Lesa'. I got this book as a child, it was printed in old German fracture that I couldn't read... I learnt to read it very quickly :-) Ginette Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548335725827477385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-68924523948278140692020-01-11T09:47:46.292-07:002020-01-11T09:47:46.292-07:00Julie,
That's so true! I do like those lovely...<b>Julie</b>,<br /><br />That's so true! I do like those lovely, descriptive quotes. ;) And it's always fun to read your thoughts on the dialogue in a book!<br /><br />I like the thought of getting to know Peter's character as he matures. :) Agreed that he has a "wild" streak at the beginning of the story!<br /><br />So glad you're enjoying re-reading this book; will plan to comment on your post shortly!<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-8327694517851599832020-01-11T09:44:25.964-07:002020-01-11T09:44:25.964-07:00Ginette,
I'm so glad you stopped by to commen...<b>Ginette</b>,<br /><br />I'm so glad you stopped by to comment! Happy to have you follow along with the read-along and our thoughts. :) And it's great to hear your perspective on the story too!<br /><br />Those are good points about Aunt Dete. Her life couldn't have been easy either, and she had some difficult decisions to make regarding Heidi's future! <br /><br />I guess what bothers me most is her attitude about it all, the way she treats Heidi so unkindly and drags her around with little thought to her feelings. It's probably valid to think that if she had stopped to let Heidi say goodbye to the grandmother, she never would have gotten her to leave the mountain...but at the same time, she basically deceived Heidi instead into thinking she could come home whenever she wanted, which was clearly not the case. She was harsh with the little girl, both in bringing her to the mountain and in taking her from her grandfather and friends. :( I'm not sure if she would have had a chance to visit Heidi in either situation, but it seems pretty clear that she simply wanted the girl off her hands rather than to make sure she was well taken care of. At least that's how it seems to me!<br /><br />But there are definitely a lot of dynamics at play here, lots of characters who all have their own feelings and decisions to make, and that's good to remember! And definitely some sad circumstances for both Heidi and Klara. It seems a little difficult to tell at this point whether or not she and Heidi are truly friends, but I'm glad they get along well and hope that it ends up being a friendship that blesses both of them. :)<br /><br />As Julie noted, it looks like there are other stories by this author that are available in English! Do you have a favorite besides <i>Heidi</i>?<br /><br />Thank you again for your thoughtful comment and for checking out this post!<br /><br />~AmberAmber Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100265646497152198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-57101913034162930552020-01-10T09:57:11.337-07:002020-01-10T09:57:11.337-07:00Love the quotes you chose! I find it interesting t...Love the quotes you chose! I find it interesting to read others' favorite quotes. You pick out descriptive quotes for the most part and I tend to go for the dialogue quotes. ha! Just an observation. Love your thoughts on the book so far. I guess I had forgotten that Peter is a bit on the "wild" side. And seeing him want to be so cruel to one of the little goats made me a bit disgruntled. I think that he gains some humanity after he grows up a little :)I'm enjoying the story. Here is my post on my blog: https://myfavoritepastime.blogspot.com/2020/01/heidi-read-along-discussion-1.html<br /><br />Oh and Ginette, I looked up the author and there looks to be several books by her that are in English. I ordered them from Amazon because they are free for the Kindle. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190011785450338206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163733401418146284.post-58565699683344601572020-01-10T01:47:35.942-07:002020-01-10T01:47:35.942-07:00I'm not reading along as I have read Heidi num...I'm not reading along as I have read Heidi numerous times already (it's pretty much a staple in my part of the world), but wanted to comment on how interesting it is to me to look at this book from your point of view and see what you find remarkable in it. <br /><br />Regarding Aunt Dete, I'm afraid she was a victim as well as an 'offender' - she couldn't keep Heidi due to her living circumstances, and so she had to give her away, and she takes her away from the grandfather again when she's ordered to do so. I imagine she mentioned to the Sesemanns that she has a niece in Switzerland, and in a way she tries to help her out of what she thinks are miserable circumstances (life with the grandfather surely has its inconveniences, and in Frankfurt, Heidi is supposed to receive some education so she could make a living later on that's better than being someone's maid). <br /><br />My heart goes out to Heidi when she has to go to Frankfurt. I know both places - Frankfurt and the Bad Ragaz area where the Swiss scenes are set - and while the former certainly has become even bigger and more grey, it already was a huge contrast to the green pastures of the Swiss Alps back in Spyri's times. It's a dramatic change for Heidi, and I feel for her. <br /><br />I also feel for Klara. She's basically lonely and gets mollycoddled in a way that's not good for her. <br /><br />I look forward to reading more about your (and everybody's) impressions. <br /><br />Out of interest, is Heidi the only Johanna Spyri book that you can get in English?Ginette Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548335725827477385noreply@blogger.com