The Blue Castle

De: L. M. Montgomery

Narrado por: Laural Merlington

Valancy Stirling is 29 years old. She has never been married, nor has she ever been in love. She lives with her quite judgmental mother and aunt, who constantly harp on her to get on with her life. An old maid by current societal standards, Valancy seeks reprieve from her current state in the form of reading books that take her to the Blue Castle, a place where all of her dreams and wishes come true. When her life takes a turn for the worse, she comes to terms with the person she wants to be and rebels against her family to fight for her own version of the Blue Castle.

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Delightful

Between the writing and the narration, I’m not sure which I loved more! Such a pleasure to read.

Characterization

I would have enjoyed this book more if Valancy had been characterized with deeper virtue. The way she thought about value and beauty remained just as shallow as her family’s view. And her immature spiteful behavior toward them kept me from feeling like her character had really evolved with her external appearance. Of course she had some very redeemable character traits, but Montgomery kept it all pretty surface level in my opinion.