Heidi Read Along Discussion 2

Hosted by Amber at Seasons of Humility

Welcome to the second discussion for the Heidi read-along! If this is the first you've heard of the read-along, you can view the schedule in this  invitation post .

Today we'll be discussing chapters 9-13 (part 1). If you've already read these chapters, you can share your thoughts in the comments section below or in your own post. (Feel free to use the image above, linking back to the  Heidi read-along tag .) If you still need to catch up on the reading, you're welcome to check in when you're ready. :) We're happy to have you join us whenever you can!

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Heidi: Chapters 9-13

Discussion format: your favorite quotes, general impressions, and three questions to answer for each week's reading
Favorite Quotes*

“My worthy Rottenmeier, “ Replied Frau Sesemann, “If a person is called ‘Heidi” and has grown accustomed to that name, I call her by the same, and so let it be.”

“Think what a comfort it is when the heart is heavy with grief to be able at any moments to go and tell everything to God, and pray Him for the help that no one else can give us.”

“Because I would a thousand times rather be with grandfather on the mountain than anywhere else in the world.”

General Impressions

 I did enjoy Heidi’s adventure as well as some of the things she got up to. Like sneaking the kittens in the house. Klara was another favorite and love the fact that Klara’s grandma treated Heidi no different than she did Klara. But I am glad we ended this section with Heidi going back Home.

Discussion Questions

Answer any or all three of these questions in the comments section or in your own blog post.

1. What struck you most from the grandmamma's (Frau Sesemann's) interactions with Heidi? That she took the time to help Heidi to learn to read. That she treated Heidi like she would her own grandchild.

2. Do you think Heidi could have learned to thrive in the Sesemann house over time, or do you think she truly needed to go back to the Alm in order to be healthy and happy again? Heidi could have learned to live in the Sesemann household but I don’t think she would have thrived because of the way she had been brought to Sesemann house by her aunt basically lied to her.

3. What was your favorite part about Heidi's return home? Her grandfather breaking down in tears as soon as he saw Heidi.


Join us next Friday for our third discussion! (Part 1: Chapter 14 and Part 2: Chapters 1-4)

**Johanna Spyri, Heidi, Kindle version (A Public Domain Book) 130, 135, 170

Reading this week

Finished

A Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M White

Reading

Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw TBR Jar

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen TBR Jar

There’s A Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany

Non-fiction reading

You are Worth it: Building a life worth Fighting for by Kyle Carpenter (audio)

Classic

Heidi by Johanna Spyri- Read along for January

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas-Classic a chapter a day till finished 68 chapters

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo a chapter a day for the year (365 chapters)

Audio on the Way to Work

The Gray Chamber by Grace Hitchcock

Getting ready to read

A Girl’s Guide to the Outback by Jessica Kate

Where Fire Falls by Karen Barnett-Kindle

Book reading for bookclub at work

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

Reviewing

Devotional reading

Did not Finish

Reviews Posted this week

Collateral Damage Review

Title:  Collateral Damage

Author: Lynette Eason

Series: Danger Never Sleeps book 1

Chapters: 29 plus epilogue

Pages:384

Genre: Christian Suspense 

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Publisher:  Revell

Lynette Eason has been my go-to for suspense and law enforcement novels. Now it looks like she’s going to be my go-to for military fiction in the Christian fiction market along Ronie Kendig. I didn’t know how I was going to feel about Collateral Damage because outside of Revolutionary war fiction I don’t tend to read military fiction as I’m scared that the authors not going to do their research or in my opinion not do justice to characters. But since I’ve loved Lynette Eason’s law enforcement suspense I was willing to give this new series a try and she really did her research.

The hero and heroine shows that there are no unwounded in war. That they all have scars just that some aren’t physical and they war can affect people differently.

I plan to continue the series and I look forward to the second book releasing this year.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

An Uncommon Woman review

Title:  An Uncommon Woman

Author: Laura Frantz

  

Chapters:37

Pages:384

Genre: Christian Historical Christian historical Romance

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher:  Revell

Laura Frantz is my go to for frontier fiction and I have a new favorite book of hers in An Uncommon Woman . I know I seem to say that about all of her books once I read them, but this one has everything that I love about frontier fiction in one book. It’s the book I wished she’d write since I read The Frontiersman’s daughter. I’ve always loved captive narratives but I’ve never read an historical fiction novel that has done  I also didn’t think that any book would replace A Moonbow Night as my favorite but I do think at the very least An Uncommon Woman is tied for first as my favorite.

Tessa Swan is what I’d like to imagine real life frontier woman we’re like I’ve always pictured them being and strong and capable not damsels in distress, and Colonel Clay Tygart  is a hero unlike any I’ve read in books before, but  enjoyed  meeting him. And like previous military heroes Laura shows that war effects all military man rather or not they have physical scars, war scars every fighter.  I love that Laura doesn't shy away from that in fiction because in real life no military person comes home un-scared they just aren't all physical. Laura's military heroes hold a special place in my reading heart. I also have to say this book has one of the most stubborn and hard headed  characters I’ve ever read. There’s one secondary character that managed to get quite a few chuckles out of me during my reading which was something I wasn’t expecting.  The far western Virginia frontier in what is now modern day West Virginia comes alive on the page which shows that Laura does her research.  An Uncommon Woman shows why Laura Frantz is the queen of frontier fiction.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher as part of a blog tour. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Discussion 1 Heidi Read Along

Hosted by Amber at Seasons of Humility
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Heidi: Chapters 1-8

Discussion format: your favorite quotes, general impressions, and three questions to answer for each week's reading
Favorite Quotes*

“Heidi was never unhappy, for where she was she found something to interest or amuse her.”

“Long enough to hold two persons, for Heidi had a way of always keeping close to her grandfather whether he was walking, siting or standing.”

General Impressions

I loved re reading Heidi and the re read confirmed that the memories I had from Heidi were indeed from reading the book as a child. It’s one of a hand full of books from my childhood in which I actually have memories of reading the book that aren’t confused with the movie.  I am reminded how much of a loveable child Heidi is. I was also reminded how much I didn’t really care for Dete.



Discussion Questions

Answer any or all three of these questions in the comments section or in your own blog post.

1. Which character ended up surprising you most in these first eight chapters? I have to say the grandfather imply because at first he didn’t want Heidi to stay with him, and in his own way even though he didn’t really say much he built things to make life in the cabin easier for Heidi and starting helping do things at the grandmother’s house.

2. Do you think you would enjoy living the way Heidi's grandfather does? What would you like or dislike about that kind of life and home? I would enjoy the farm and homesteading aspect but  there’s no way that I would want to live like a hermit and I would need electricity and being around people. 

3. Which scene have you found most touching so far? Most amusing? Most touching was the grandfather helping Heidi make her bed and building her stool cause to me it was his way of showing that he was welcoming her. Most amusing was Heidi hiding the bread for the grandmother in the closet.


Join us next Friday for our second discussion! (Chapters 9-13)

*Johanna Spyri, Heidi, Kindle version (A Public Domain Book) 46, 49

Reading this week

Finished

An Uncommon Woman by Laura Frantz

Reading

A Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M White

Non-fiction reading

You are Worth it: Building a life worth Fighting for by Kyle Carpenter (audio)

Classic

Heidi by Johanna Spyri- Read along for January

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas-Classic a chapter a day till finished 68 chapters

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo a chapter a day for the year (365 chapters)

Audio on the Way to Work

The Gray Chamber by Grace Hitchcock

Getting ready to read

Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw TBR Jar

Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen TBR Jar

A Girl’s Guide to the Outback by Jessica Kate

Where Fire Falls by Karen Barnett-Kindle

Book reading for bookclub at work

Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

Reviewing

A Collateral Damage by Lynette Eason

On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M White

Devotional reading

Did not Finish

The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

Reviews Posted this week

First Lines Friday

First Lines Friday hosted by Hoarding Books blog

On Wings of Devotion 

by Roseanna M White 

Goodreads  Amazon

First Line

"A stranger stalking down the street shouldn't make her hands tremble in anticipation."