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Title | : | The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye (Enola Holmes #6) |
Author | : | Nancy Springer |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 166 pages |
Published | : | May 13th 2010 by Philomel Books (first published May 4th 2010) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fiction |
Nancy Springer
Hardcover | Pages: 166 pages Rating: 4.21 | 2894 Users | 331 Reviews
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Overall I really enjoyed this book and this whole series. They were quick, well written, fairly educational books with a fun character that I liked. There was only one tiny detail that kind of bothered me though. The books (especially this one) felt overly feminist to the point where I felt like it was saying that being a wife and or mother is far inferior to being a well educated woman who actually makes a difference in the world and isn't held back by a family, particularly by children. It was like it was saying, yeah, being a Mom is fine for some, but you can do so much better.I guess I've been noticing that attitude a lot in young adult lit lately but it really seems to push it in this book. I am a mom, a stay at home mom at that, and I guess I get a little defensive with this attitude. I would have loved these books as a teen and loved Enola's independent nature. I will be happy to share them with my girls when they are old enough, but I hope that too much of these kinds of books won't give them the idea that being a mom is as bad as going to prison or consigning yourself to a life of misery.
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Original Title: | The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye |
ISBN: | 0399252363 (ISBN13: 9780399252365) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Enola Holmes #6 |
Characters: | Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes |
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Ratings: 4.21 From 2894 Users | 331 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye (Enola Holmes #6)
I enjoyed this last book in the Enola Holmes series, but I was kind of relieved to have it finished. I was intrigued enough by the characters and the overarching mystery of the whole series to keep reading, even though I found some parts boring and/or very unbelievable.I am not one for verbal descriptions of dresses...and for an independent advocate of women's rights, Enola sure knew a lot about dresses and fashion accessories. I could understand her describing the bustle and the corset and theFinal book of Enola Holmes and her battle for independance...Year has passed since Enola ran from home after her mother left her but also leaves her means to be free and independent, leaving her money she saved for years. In this series Springer showed us world of London underground, lower and upper classes, fashion, Suffragetes movement, history characters and how to be free. Enola is heroine of 14 years in late 19 century but almost at that age girls are geting married and poorer ones worked
I'm so sad that I'm done with this series. Nancy Springer provided a great twist on an old classic. These books were all quick reads and/or listens, and I loved the emphasis on girl power prevalent throughout the series. I regret that Katherine Kellgren will not have an opportunity to narrate anymore audio books. She was a true talent and her voice will be missed.
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This 6th book in the Enola Holmes series of mysteries starring Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes' 14 year old sister is a bittersweet ending to a series I have come to love. The series began a year earlier when the mother of Enola and her much older brothers Mycroft and Sherlock abandoned Enola on her 14th birthday leaving a handmade book of ciphers for Enola to use to discover all of the money she had hidden in various places for Enola's use. The mother had never been very nurturing or motherly, even
11/12/11Ah, bliss.I really enjoyed the ending to the series, even though it's a bit bitter-sweet - both because of some happenstances in the story, but also just because I like the series so much I'm sort of sad to see it ending. Better than that continuing into perpetuity and getting boring, though.Anyway - the mystery aspect of the story was ok but, in my opinion, it as heavily overshadowed by all the family drama and developments that were going on. Since the two parts of the story are very
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