I have noticed some great description but I am concentrating more on keeping the storyline straight because I haven’t read it before. I keep wondering about that and reminding myself how young Hattie is. Right now the romantic, girl in me is so curious about Hattie’s relationship with Charlie. I noticed most of all that I could linger on the author’s craft when I was rereading because I already knew the story. Of course, I reread parts of books as I go along, but rereading the whole entire book is a different situation. JEN: When I reread books in April, I focused on how I was read differently when I was rereading. Do you feel that you read differently the first, second, and even third times you read a book?
It will be interesting to see how our discussions goes with this being your first reading of the book. Reading historical fiction brings history to life for me in such a real way.ĬOLBY: I think that I am reading Hattie Big Sky differently since this is my third reading. And I loved how things fit together like a puzzle piece. Then I read the book and it made sense all of a sudden. I remember studying both but I didn’t connect the timeline of which came first and how far apart they were when I was a kid. I had no idea the French Revolution came after the American Revolution. I read Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran, it’s adult historical fiction about the French Revolution. It’s amazing how much I learn from historical fiction. I’m trying to think if I have read other books set during this time period and I can only think of Grapes of Wrath or Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck…and I’m not sure if they were the same time period or not. I didn’t even know homesteading was a verb. JEN: I don’t think I know anything about homesteading in America. I was fascinated by Hattie’s story and I felt like I understood so much more about this time period from reading Kirby Larson’s book. The first time I read Hattie Big Sky I immediately looked up a bunch of different things about homesteading in America. This month our pick is Kirby Larson’s Hattie Big Sky.ĬOLBY: Jen, I am so excited to talk Hattie Big Sky with you! I am curious to see what you think of one of my all time favorite historical fiction books. As we read the book we chat back and forth in a google document. Each month Jen Vincent and I choose a book to discuss together.
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