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Mistress Pat | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Mistress Pat discussion - part 4

How did you feel about the ending: was it contrived, inevitable, satisfying, rushed?

Further questions are under a spoiler tag in the comments 😊

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BarbaraJean Do you get the sense that Pat chose Hilary as a last resort? Or is it that her eyes were finally opened to how she felt about him?

Is he a substitute for Silver Bush, or is he the only one who can help her come to terms with its loss? 2y

BarbaraJean One of my frustrations with the ending is how rushed and tacked-on it feels. My mind wants to fill in all of the motivations and romantic resolutions that are barely hinted at or left out completely. I could have been fine with the plot choices LMM made (even though they feel contrived), if she had only fleshed out the ending a bit more. I do think that the crisis prompts realization and better self-knowledge for Pat, but I have to assume that. 2y

lauraisntwilder I was SO disappointed that Pat didn't choose Hilary until Silver Bush burned down. I can't BELIEVE the house actually burned down. It was too much! Pat never had to grow or change and burning the house just removed the barrier between her and her future. 2y

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BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder Oh, absolutely—their reunion is robbed of the depth it would‘ve had if Pat had actually chosen him without Silver Bush being taken from her. Even if it hadn‘t burned down, it had already been diminished for Pat by Sid bringing May into the house. And of course Judy‘s death. Sometimes everything has to be stripped away before we see what really matters, but it didn‘t read like that to me. It felt like the only option left to her. 2y

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder It also felt like LMM wrote herself into a corner with Pat and didn‘t know how to get out of it. I do think LMM could have taken the very same circumstances, fleshed out the conclusion, and given us something more convincing, with actual growth on Pat‘s part. And I would have accepted it better. But it‘s all so sudden and rushed. 2y

lauraisntwilder @BarbaraJean It is rushed. I totally agree. Another interesting thing about the ending, based on Pat being 5 when the WWI armistice was signed, this book ends after Canada had entered WWII. It was published in 1935 though, so LMM was writing the future. I'm glad Jingle, Sid, and Joe didn't have to go to war! 2y

BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder Oh, that is fascinating! It would certainly change the dynamic of the book if WWII had entered into the narrative. Maybe Sid wouldn‘t have married May Binnie if he‘d gone off to war… 😆 2y

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Mistress Pat | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Mistress Pat discussion - part 3

What did you think about May Binnie and the Binnie clan, and the way they are characterized in Mistress Pat?

Are they just Josie Pye and the Pye clan 2.0? Or is there more to it than that?

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BarbaraJean I haaaaated May Binnie in Pat of Silver Bush and didn‘t like her any better here. She has some particularly awful, catty, petty moments, but I also couldn‘t help thinking that she just didn‘t *fit* at Silver Bush with its traditions & old-fashioned ways. Her personality & her family weren‘t a good fit for Pat & the Silver Bush family, but honestly, she probably wouldn‘t have been so bad if given her own new, modern home to do with as she pleased. 2y

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Mistress Pat discussion- part 2

I saw SO many similarities here with other LMM books—just a few listed above. Were there others you noticed?

Did these similarities endear you to the Pat books, or did they feel too same-y?

What did you like or dislike about the way these themes and plot devices were handled in the Pat books?

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BarbaraJean Some of these worked for me and others didn't. I don't think I'll ever get tired of LMM's descriptions of home & nature, or of characters who love both so deeply. Pat takes it to an extreme, but still. I also liked the way her relationship with David Kirk was handled here...it was like all the good things about Dean without the creepy possessiveness & childhood grooming. I could have done without Pat's repeated “fickleness“ with beaux, though! 2y

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead - Mistress Pat discussion - part 1

We have several new (or newly fleshed out) characters in Mistress Pat: Tillytuck, Cuddles/Rae, Suzanne and David Kirk.

What did you think of these characters?

How do they affect the narrative? How do they affect Pat?

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BarbaraJean I loved Rae & how she became a confidante for Pat, almost filling Bets' role. I also loved Suzanne & wanted more of her friendship with Pat (after their connection/misunderstanding, we don‘t get much of Suzanne actually on the page). And I really liked David & wanted to see more of him as well--to read some scenes of those evenings at the Long House, when it becomes such a refuge for Pat. The Kirks draw Pat out a bit, and I wanted more of that! 2y

lauraisntwilder I loved Rae and Tillytuck. I loved both these books, but the first one was too light on dialogue. Having these two characters actually talking helped it feel more real and grounded, so Judy wasn't the only one talking. 2y

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#BookReport

Finished Mistress Pat #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I finished Out of Africa #foodandlit #Kenya.

I read Sandman volume 4, 5 and 6

I‘m currently reading Bless the Daughter and Soul Tourists, and I hope to finish Soul Tourists before the weekly forecast tomorrow.

Cinfhen Oh wow!!! You had an amazing week!!! And you really stayed on track ❣️impressive 🙌🏻 2y

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I get the *very* strong impression that these aren't anyone's favorite L.M. Montgomery books, but I thoroughly enjoyed them...until the last 15 pages of Mistress Pat. I'm sorry, what did I just read?! Can't wait to see what everyone else has to say about it. #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

AnneCecilie That sounds interesting. I‘ve really enjoyed these, but I‘m getting close to those last 15p 2y

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Mistress Pat | L.M. Montgomery

#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead reminder: our discussion of Mistress Pat is next week. I‘ll post questions mid-morning Pacific Time.

And, our October read will be a short story collection, Among the Shadows. I‘ve had a hard time tracking down a copy and am borrowing one from a friend—so if you‘re interested in this one, you may have to do some hunting for the book. I‘ll post a Table of Contents so people can find the stories elsewhere if needed.

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#WeeklyForecast

Finish Mistress Pat #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

I want to finish Out of Africa #foodandlit #Kenya

I want to try and read volumes 4, 5 and 6 in the Sandman series.

I want to continue Bless the Daughter

I want to start Soul Tourists

Cinfhen Good luck 🍀 any sports on tv to distract you?? 2y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen Not really. The winter season hasn‘t started yet. But we have been told that we need to return more to work and that‘s 2-3 hours less reading the days I work from the office. I have been working from home until now. So that‘s a distraction. 2y

Richryan52 If you are a Holmes fan, check out the update on the Kickstarter link. Publisher just added a great stretch goal! 2y

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#BookReport

Continued with the buddy reads, tagged #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and The Flatshare #LittensLoveRomance

I finished Sandman volume 1 and read volumes 2 and 3.

I finished After Sappho and read The Death of Vivek Oji

I‘m currently reading Out of Africa #foodandlit #Kenya and Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in her Head.

Cinfhen Looks like you had a great week 😀 2y

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead for September.

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#WeeklyForecast

Continue with the tagged #KindredSpiritsBuddyReas and The Flatshare #LittensLoveRomance

I want to finish After Sappho

I‘ve just started The Sandman graphic series and want to finish vol 1 and hopefully read vol 2 and 3

I want to read The Death of Vivek Oji

I‘m going to an author event with Warsaw Shire later this month and I want to be prepared. So I‘ve bought her poetry collection Bless the Daughters and want to start that

Cinfhen Sounds like a fully booked week😁🙌🏻💜 2y

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#BookReport

I continued with the buddy reads; Mistress Pat #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and The Flatshare #LittensLoveRomance

I finished Murder most Unladylike, read The Colony and has made good progress on After Sappho.

TrishB A good week 👍🏻 2y

Cinfhen Looking good 😊 2y

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Mistress Pat | L.M. Montgomery

#WeeklyForecast

Keep up with the buddy reads; Mistress Pat #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and The Flatshare #LittensLoveRonance

Finish Murder Most Unladylike, read The Colony and hopefully get a start on After Sappho.

Cinfhen I loved this one - hope you will too

The Colony

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen I‘ve seen a lot of love for it. I get some The Milkman vibes, because of the Troubles, but I might be completely off. 2y

Cinfhen I never read the Milkman / thanks for reminding me I want to try it 2y

BarbaraBB I loved Milkman too but I didn‘t think of it while reading The Colony! 2y

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Mistress Pat | L.M. Montgomery

I never got around to post my weekly forecast, but here‘s my #BookReport

I‘ve started Mistress Pat #KinderedSpiritsBuddyRead and The Flatshare #LittensLoveRomance

I finished Bitter, decided to DNF Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies(already returned to the library) and read Day of the Day.

I‘m currently reading Murder Most Unladylike.

BiblioLitten I was planning to read Murder most unladylike after Flatshare 😃 . I might start it now since it‘s due soon at the library 2y

AnneCecilie @BiblioLitten I‘m loving Murder Most Unladylike, so would absolutely recommend reading it now. 2y

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