Finding Day's Bottom

by Candice Ransom

After her father dies, eleven-year-old Jane-Ery slowly finds healing through her relationship with her grandfather and their rural Virginia home.

Genres: Historical

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jane R · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Finding Days Bottom" by Candice Ransom was truly entertaining. This story is about how a little girl's father dies in a work accident and her mother, her grandfather, and the little girl were all forced to cut their spending habits when money got low. This story is about how that little girl forced herself to see a Brightside in this novel.

I personally loved this book, but the novel had an incomplete ending, as I would put it. The story was too short and the author, Candice Ransom, did not seem like she put enough effort at the end. In fact it didn't even seem like she made it to the end. She had stopped short of what could be the climax of the book, and did not get to finish what she had made, this certain detail did in fact irritate me, and I was very discouraged about the fact Candice did not lead on to what could have been a better book.

I recommend this book to people who have very little time, but great imagination, unlike myself I could not finish this book all in my head. I also recommend this book to slow readers, who want an enjoyable book their speed. In conclusion , this book was entertaining, short, but it did not finish properly, in my opinion.

[Tami Traylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Candice Ransom weaves her tale of the intricate relationships between the young Jane-ery and her grandpap and mother as tightly as Jane-ery learned to weave a basket out of pine needles. This story hit very close to my Virginia-born heart with references to many bygone places, especially Thalheimers and the old Summerduck Raceway. The voices are so clear and true to the mountain folk, it was like hearing my own grandparents speak in the stories I remember hearing as a child. This is a wonderful book about overcoming loss and coming to terms with what really holds worth in this life.

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luminous. I was suspicious of it at first- how many fatherless girls does it take to support a book industry?- but it won me over. Narrated by an 11-year-old grieving child, it's a softly redemptive meditation on what love is.

[Linda D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely story about a young girl Jane-Ery who lost her father in an accident and how it affected her relationships with her mother and grandfather. A poignant look at grief through a child's eyes. One of the best books I've read this summer.