bookishdoll's review against another edition
5.0
I adore historical fiction & I adored this. I also love diaries so that made me love this even more. A little slow but I absolutely recommend it.
sar_19's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting tale of a girl who decides to have an adventure and become a Harvey Girl. This tale focuses mainly on 3 girls who are in training together.
caitz's review against another edition
4.0
With two brothers and a father who love trains, I was familiar with Fred Harvey and his restaurants. As a child we would go to the Spinning Wheel, a Harvey house in suburban Chicago, for special occasions but ever since my trip to Dodge City and the Grand Canyon I've been reading everything I can find about Fred Harvey. This book looks at the life of a young Harvey Girl in Kansas and Arizona. I found it interesting. I would recommend it to anyone who, like me, is fascinated by the Harvey houses and the old west.
justkatiejust's review against another edition
2.0
I'd give it 2.5 stars. This was a novel written in diary format about life as a Harvey Girl, but the main character was boring and her stories were rambling.
ladysmijubug2's review against another edition
5.0
The history was incredibly interesting, and the story was, thankfully, not overly cheesy I had never heard of Harvey Girls before. I was fascinated the whole way through.
csd17's review against another edition
4.0
When I was in my teens I came across a Judy Garland film about the Harvey Girls. I thought the historical idea was fascinating, even if the film was a relative flop.
About that same time, I read Meyer's other books about the British Queens as young girls. So this book had a lot of nostalgic build- up.
Historically, the book is fascinating. It includes(I'm assuming) legitimate photos of real places and people. The story lacks the built- in tension that was automatically (or perhaps naturally is a better word) present in her books about Mary and Elizabeth I. But that's the nature of the tale. And something that I've forgotten exists. So I was glad for the reminder.
About that same time, I read Meyer's other books about the British Queens as young girls. So this book had a lot of nostalgic build- up.
Historically, the book is fascinating. It includes(I'm assuming) legitimate photos of real places and people. The story lacks the built- in tension that was automatically (or perhaps naturally is a better word) present in her books about Mary and Elizabeth I. But that's the nature of the tale. And something that I've forgotten exists. So I was glad for the reminder.
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