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shree
is on page 332 of 496
francie’s grown up far too much too soon, i think her interaction with her teacher was a big benchmark of how much her worldview changed in such a short time span. cycling between comfort and horror(?) @ how resonant stories like this one, written semi autobiographically for a childhood >100yrs ago, can be all this time later.
— Feb 24, 2025 04:24AM
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shree
is on page 220 of 496
there are different forewords in my physical copy + epub. both are so good. in my physical copy, the foreword talks about how the success of the book is that francie is a realistic character who embodies a lot of human experiences. smith talks abt how ppl say they felt she wrote their life story. 82yrs of that. wow. i found myself writing out my own memories as a child that were like francie’s, beat by beat.
— Feb 23, 2025 03:04AM
shree
is on page 166 of 496
stopped myself right before the chapter where francie can read! this section was a double whammy because it was a reminder that for as much good that teachers and doctors do, they have so much potential to do harm. seeing this harm carried out onto francie was heard to read especially as someone who wants to advance child welfare thru education + medicine :<
— Feb 22, 2025 02:07AM
shree
is on page 75 of 496
really enjoying so far! made it thru exposition + some of francie’s parents’ history. she reminds me of so much in life. i really liked the foreword and think i’ll be coming back to it now and then
— Feb 19, 2025 03:28AM
