Heidi by johanna spyri ( spoilers)
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Heidi by johanna spyri ( spoilers)
In Heidi, nature is described in all its splendour and glory, so much so that I always feel I am there, up amidst the Alpine heights...I just have to close my eyes ! The toasted cheese, the fir trees, the flowers, the sweet-smelling grass, grandmother's hymns, the making of cheese ...everything is a cause for joy for Heidi. The unconditional love of Heidi for her grand father, the way her little presence transforms his life, and the lives of grand mother , Peter, Clara, the doctor is magical, and yet so believable, it gives me hope.
Simpler times and simpler joys...years after I first read this book, it continues to make me smile and cry and sometimes leaves me with feeling wistful for such times...but when I feel a little sad like that, I go back a few chapters and re read the description of the toasted cheese and I am back to feeling good Atop the Swiss mountains with Heidi is my happy place to be
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It was beautiful and sad in the same time, but before all, it is so filled with optimism and joy. There are some classic children books - like Pollyanna, or everything by Frances Burnett - that really lift my spirits whenever I read them. Heidi is on of those books as well.
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Has anybody here read or heard of these two other books?
“there have been so many times
i have seen a man wanting to weep
but
instead
beat his heart until it was unconscious.
-masculine”
― Nayyirah Waheed
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Wow...I never knew about these books...thanks for sharing...please let me know where I can avail of them...stoppoppingtheP wrote:I loved reading Heidi for its pureness and simplicity. There is even a second and third book which is called "Heidi grows up" and "Heidi's Children" (I think). Its written by a different author, but that same authentic feel is still there. I have read Heidi Grows Up, but have not yet read the last book.
Has anybody here read or heard of these two other books?
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A very interesting thing to think about.pudy_wudy wrote: ↑30 Dec 2016, 01:06 I enjoyed Heidi too, and I always feel happy reading about her simple friendship with Peter and her devotion to Clara. I feel that Heidi is such a innocent and sweet girl and that is very refreshing, but I can't help but wonder how would she deal with reality as she grow up? Will she become less idealistic and innocent?
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