Elsie's Girlhood

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Summary: unrealistic, but a fun read...
Review: This is the only of the Elsie books in which Elsie disobeys her father and is eventually proven to be wrong in her disobediance. For that reason alone, it's worth at least a skimming. Rose, who is probably my favorite character in the entire series, is especially good here, and even Mr. Dinsmore shows some humanity. Wow. My issues with the book are based mostly on its inherent racism(apparent throughout the series) and anti-Catholic bias. But as ar fun read and a thought provoker, Elsie's Girlhood is one to pull off the shelf every couple of years and re-read.

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Summary: Wonderfull!!
Review: This was the first Elsie book I read as a child about 45 years ago. I had an opportunity to go back to it and also read the first two from Amazon. I cannot imagine why I liked it when young - all my other "youth books" bore re-reading in adulthood. The sanctimoniousness puts me off most of all. Then the horrifing mentally cruel child-rearing practices exemplified in the first two books could not possibly be a good example to any parent. The other subtle unwarranted elitistic messages also jar - racism, class-ism as well as the clear religious intolerance. I have put Elsie Dinsmore behind me for ever.

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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: This was the first Elsie book I read as a child about 45 years ago. I had an opportunity to go back to it and also read the first two from Amazon. I cannot imagine why I liked it when young - all my other "youth books" bore re-reading in adulthood. The sanctimoniousness puts me off most of all. Then the horrifing mentally cruel child-rearing practices exemplified in the first two books could not possibly be a good example to any parent. The other subtle unwarranted elitistic messages also jar - racism, class-ism as well as the clear religious intolerance. I have put Elsie Dinsmore behind me for ever.