A review by kricketa
The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle
4.0
the joys of a new madeleine l'engle book being published after her death! i cannot seem to review l'engle without using the word "quaint." but it was. quaint. 20 year old elizabeth is spending the summer as a theater apprentice on the shore. there's a delightful campy feeling, with all the theater employees living in a big cottage and going to get hamburgers at diners and whatnot. unfortunately i'm not that keen on stage people myself (chalk it up to my high schools insufferable "theatre troupe") so i couldn't get into the rehearsal scenes.
elizabeth falls in love with an older actor, kurt, who calls her "liebchen" and admires her for her childlike innocence. this is a recurring theme in many of l'engle's novels, one that i might find creepy if i did not unabashedly LOVE HER WORK SO MUCH. kurt is kind of slimy but it is elizabeth's first love so everything is very important and romantic.
unfortunately, the book's ending was absolute suckitude.
elizabeth falls in love with an older actor, kurt, who calls her "liebchen" and admires her for her childlike innocence. this is a recurring theme in many of l'engle's novels, one that i might find creepy if i did not unabashedly LOVE HER WORK SO MUCH. kurt is kind of slimy but it is elizabeth's first love so everything is very important and romantic.
unfortunately, the book's ending was absolute suckitude.