A review by octavia_cade
The Children of the New Forest, by Frederick Marryat
2.0
Really quite readable for such an old book, although it truthfully should be called "The Boys of the New Forest" as Marryat has less than no interest in the two sisters of the title children, preferring to follow the exploits of their brothers.
It's certainly a product of its time, from a political and social perspective, and the bias of the author shines plainly through - I side-eyed the text quite a few times. Still, despite this and the absolutely romanticised version of peasant life that the kids lead, it scoots along fairly quickly and at least has a semblance of a plot, which considering some of my more recent reads was something a relief.
It's certainly a product of its time, from a political and social perspective, and the bias of the author shines plainly through - I side-eyed the text quite a few times. Still, despite this and the absolutely romanticised version of peasant life that the kids lead, it scoots along fairly quickly and at least has a semblance of a plot, which considering some of my more recent reads was something a relief.