The Heroine’s Bookshelf

Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder

De: Erin Blakemore

Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert

Duración: 4 h y 43 m

Resumen del Editor

The literary canon is filled with intelligent, feisty, never-say-die heroines, and legendary female authors. Like today’s women, they too placed a premium on personality, spirituality, career, sisterhood, and family. When their backs were against the wall, characters like Scarlett O’Hara, Jo March, Jane Eyre, and Elizabeth Bennet fought back - sometimes with words, sometimes with gritty actions. Their commonsense decisions resonate even more powerfully in a world where women are forced to return to the basics, paring down and shoring up their resources for what lies ahead.

In this compelling book of beloved heroines and the remarkable writers who created them, Erin Blakemore explores how the pluck and dignity of literary characters, such as Scout Finch and Jo March, can inspire women today. She divides these legendary characters into chapters that pair each with her central quality - Anne Shirley is associated with irrepressible “Happiness"; Scarlett O’Hara personifies “Fight”. Each chapter includes insights into the authors’ lives, revealing how their own strengths informed their timeless characters.

From Zora Neale Hurston to Colette, Laura Ingalls Wilder to Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen to Alice Walker, here are some of the most cherished authors and characters in literature.

©2010 Erin Blakemore (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“An inspiring look at literature’s greatest and most enduring female characters - such as Jo March, Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet, Laura Ingalls and others - and their authors, who have helped shape the inner lives of generations of women, teasing out universal tenets of strength and survival, and gleaning the wisdom and solace they offer to help women navigate these challenging times and find their inner heroine.” (PublishersLunch.com)

Got me thinking about some books I hadn't read..

Where does The Heroine’s Bookshelf rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a really good book

What about Tavia Gilbert’s performance did you like?

It felt warm and homey

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The Heroine’s Bookshelf?

It has added several books to my MUST READ (or in some cases REREAD) list.

Author's bio or personal melodrama?

Not quite what I hoped for. Much of this book is a really interesting review of great authors and wonderful stories. But then we have to go through all of the sophomoric opinions and gushing feminism, ugh. The author's thesus is wonderful, but then becomes way too "in your face" and overdramatic. The reader is very talented (great accents), but she starts out so strident and shrill, that it is very hard to get past it. I suggest skipping the introduction all together.

meh!

What disappointed you about The Heroine’s Bookshelf?

While so many of the heroines described are focused outside of themselves, the author keeps returning to Self. Had hoped there would be more depth.