Another turn of the century novel. I really debated about reading this book. I couldn't figure out if it was a pro-evolution novel or one about the evolution of a girl from childhood into womanhood. I've finished and I still haven't quite answered that question. The writing is fabulous, and the relationship Calle V has with her brothers and grandfather, along with how the mind of a nearly 12 year old girl works is very amusing. It brings back some memories, and generates new thoughts. Some girls grow up enthralled with the possibility of becoming a wife and mother. It is so natural to their being that they can't picture any other possibility. Other girls find the thought constricting and distasteful. I wonder which Calpurnia Tate adopts?
Sunday, January 10, 2010
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Another turn of the century novel. I really debated about reading this book. I couldn't figure out if it was a pro-evolution novel or one about the evolution of a girl from childhood into womanhood. I've finished and I still haven't quite answered that question. The writing is fabulous, and the relationship Calle V has with her brothers and grandfather, along with how the mind of a nearly 12 year old girl works is very amusing. It brings back some memories, and generates new thoughts. Some girls grow up enthralled with the possibility of becoming a wife and mother. It is so natural to their being that they can't picture any other possibility. Other girls find the thought constricting and distasteful. I wonder which Calpurnia Tate adopts?
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