Book: Goody Hall
Author: Natalie Babbitt
Pages: 192
Original Publication Date: 1971
Hercules Feltwright was an actor, but decided to leave his acting troupe in exchange for the career of a tutor. And a tutor is needed at Goody Hall, where he is headed.
There he begins to tutor Willet Goody, who is the only child of the widow Mrs. Goody.
Willet’s father is supposed to be dead, but he doesn’t believe that is so. Soon he involves Hercules and together they search for the truth about Willet’s father.
This book was a little slow to start, but it turns out to be quite good. There is a bit of mystery, which I definitely liked. The characters, I think, are all a bit strange in their own ways, but that makes them interesting.
I found this to be a very enjoyable read. I love Natalie Babbitt’s style of writing. Her stories are just so. . . I’m not sure I can find a word for them. But they are imaginative and this one was just as good as others I’ve by her. I found that I really loved Goody Hall and it’s cast of characters. It’s a rather charming book that I would definitely read again.
Book: Goody HallAuthor: Natalie BabbittPages: 192Original Publication Date: 1971Hercules Feltwright was an actor, but decided to leave his acting troupe in exchange for the career of a tutor. And a tutor is needed at Goody Hall, where he is headed.There he begins to tutor Willet Goody, who is the only child of the widow Mrs. Goody.Willet’s father is supposed to be dead, but he doesn’t believe that is so. Soon he involves Hercules and together they search for the truth about Willet’s father.This book was a little slow to start, but it turns out to be quite good. There is a bit of mystery, which I definitely liked. The characters, I think, are all a bit strange in their own ways, but that makes them interesting.I found this to be a very enjoyable read. I love Natalie Babbitt’s style of writing. Her stories are just so. . . I’m not sure I can find a word for them. But they are imaginative and this one was just as good as others I’ve by her. I found that I really loved Goody Hall and it’s cast of characters. It’s a rather charming book that I would definitely read again.
Comments (4)
I enjoy your book reviews! I like mysteries!
I’m reading Cloud Atlas right now. A friend might send me one of the Longmire series books. I’m looking forward to that. I enjoy the Longmire TV show.
HUGS!!!
I wish I had time to read every book you recommended!
@Aloysius_son - Well, you could learn how to speed read
lol
@adamswomanback - I’ve never read the Longmire series or seen the show.
@Shining_Garnet - That’s funny. I do speed read, but not when I am reading for entertainment. Then I like to read slowly, sometimes I read a page two or three times, depending on how good the writing is. With technical journals and newspapers I blow through them. It drives my wife nuts because she will be reading something with me and I finish before she is a third of the way through, and I have excellent retention and comprehension.
You probably read pretty quickly yourself.