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shonaholmes's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
the_sentimentality_of_books's review against another edition
3.0
Party Frock tells the story of the Andrews family in England, 1945 getting up a pageant. The reason for the pageant: their cousin, Selina, who lives woth the family has received a party frock which she has no chance of wearing, thanks to WWII having stopped any and all parties to which such a dress could be worn.
While the book is a delight to read, it can stir up a bit of anxiety, even irritation on behalf of the children, and especially Selina, as the pageant is taken over by a young man with grand ideas.
After a twist at the end, wverything is happily resolved and the strings of everyone's stories are neatly tied up.
While the book is a delight to read, it can stir up a bit of anxiety, even irritation on behalf of the children, and especially Selina, as the pageant is taken over by a young man with grand ideas.
After a twist at the end, wverything is happily resolved and the strings of everyone's stories are neatly tied up.
rcsreads's review against another edition
2.0
Selina is sent a fancy party dress from America but there's a war on and she has no occasion to wear it. She holds a council with her cousins and they decide to put on a pageant at the local Abbey to raise money for charity.
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The premise for this one is a little ridiculous. They end up with the Lord's son who is home injured and used to be a director helping them put on a ridiculous show with hundreds of people in it and about 1000 people coming to watch. Just so someone can wear a party dress!
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The pageant planning and rehearsals go on forever and the book dragged on and on and took us about a month to get through. I enjoyed the ending but it took way too long to get there.
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Also, did people in the 40's actually call their pre-school age children "old man" all the time? So weird!
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The premise for this one is a little ridiculous. They end up with the Lord's son who is home injured and used to be a director helping them put on a ridiculous show with hundreds of people in it and about 1000 people coming to watch. Just so someone can wear a party dress!
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The pageant planning and rehearsals go on forever and the book dragged on and on and took us about a month to get through. I enjoyed the ending but it took way too long to get there.
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Also, did people in the 40's actually call their pre-school age children "old man" all the time? So weird!
katekat's review against another edition
4.0
I have always loved Noel Streatfeild's books and as a child I got my library to ILL them for me or hunted through second hand book stores to find all of them. She tells the perfect "girls stories". I was always able to find one character in each book that was my favorite. They definitely stand up to re-reads.
singinglight's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t think I’d ever read this one but I ended up really enjoying it. While it maintains the shoes theme, it’s distinctly different than Theatre Shoes or Ballet Shoes. [Dec. 2009]
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