Land Girls

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Summary: Entertaining, Elegant, Witty
Review: Angela Huth as an original style of writing. The plot and characters are credible and the destinies are realistic. A absorbing, leisurely read. I rarely come across such a well-balance book. Fantastic!

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Summary: What a wonderful book!
Review: I enjoyed the Land Girls primarily due to its glimpse of girls/women during WWII. With the men away at war, and England cut off from supplies from other countries, women were the only "chance" for England itself to survive. They were essential in the factories and on the farms. They kept the country going, and in doing so, forged a new way of life for women. Women realized they were capable human beings. They basked in their new found abilities and the knowledge that England needed them for the same reasons she had needed its men. The war changed the world in many ways, perhaps most crutially by what it did for women. Whether these changes were for the good of all people is open to interpretation. But there is nothing like learning you are a strong and capable person, and for me, that is what was best portrayed in this story. I did not care for the ending, though. I felt it didn't make sense in relation to the rest of the story. It seemed contrived and forced, and that is why I could not give it more stars.

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Summary: A good story with some minor flaws.
Review: I enjoyed the Land Girls primarily due to its glimpse of girls/women during WWII. With the men away at war, and England cut off from supplies from other countries, women were the only "chance" for England itself to survive. They were essential in the factories and on the farms. They kept the country going, and in doing so, forged a new way of life for women. Women realized they were capable human beings. They basked in their new found abilities and the knowledge that England needed them for the same reasons she had needed its men. The war changed the world in many ways, perhaps most crutially by what it did for women. Whether these changes were for the good of all people is open to interpretation. But there is nothing like learning you are a strong and capable person, and for me, that is what was best portrayed in this story. I did not care for the ending, though. I felt it didn't make sense in relation to the rest of the story. It seemed contrived and forced, and that is why I could not give it more stars.

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Summary: Great insight into women's efforts during WWII
Review: I like books of this era, particularly Coming Home by Rosamund Pilcher so picked up Land Girls with great expectations. I was not let down. This novel is a thoughtful character study of how three extremely diverse young women react to the difficulties of farming, isolation, and each other during the frightening days of World War II. I enjoyed that the story is bookended by scenes from the future. This offers greater insight into the girls. Truly a book that will absorb you!

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Summary: Liked It
Review: I liked this book. It was very well written, thoughtful, had strong character development.

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Summary: Better than the Movie . . . Again
Review: I saw Land Girls on video before I read the book, and once again, the book was better than the movie. I never understand why they need to change crucial parts of a perfectly good story, when it wouldn't have done the film any harm at all to tell it Angela Huth's way. That said, I loved the book, especially the ending; it was just as sad, but more fulfilling, than the end of the film.

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Summary: Jumped right in and couldn't put down!
Review: I thouroughly enjoy reading about this era in history - both non-fiction and fiction. The 3 main characters were all very interesting and so different. My aunt loaned me her copy and as soon as I read the first few pages I was hooked and I had a hard time putting it down. I have now picked up a copy to give to a dear friend for Christmas.

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Summary: Better than expected!
Review: I was pleasantly surprised at how well-written and thought out Land Girls is. I especially enjoyed Ms. Huth's depiction of farm life for this trio of greenhorns. She has an engaging style of writing that captures the reader's imagination, and allows one to feel a partnership with the charactors. The only problem I had with the charactors of Prue, Ag and Stella was that their relationships with one another were a little too easy and pat. A little more conflict, considering their disparate backgrounds and moral upbringings would have lent more authenticity to their roles. A very enjoyable read overall.

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Summary: Get a cup of tea and enjoy.
Review: If you like English books, and if you like WW II English books especially, this is a good read. Not so serious or well-constucted as an Iris Murdoch, not so esoteric or topical as a Margaret Drabble, but a good English-y story, with lots of Dorset charm. Am looking forward to the movie, but read the book first.

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Summary: Land Girls
Review: In this 20th Century based novel, 'Land Girls' by Angela Huth, the author takes three girls through a life changing experience. Huth takes wealthy city girls Aga, Prue, and Stella to live on a farm. On this farm, these girls have to perform jobs that men would do if they were not at war. WWII is going on and it will take a while for these girls to get adjusted. 'This place was horribly old-fashioned, Gloomy, dingy.'(p.10) Everything was terribly different from home, but even though these girls came from different backgrounds, they help each other survive. They are bound to become friends for life. These young girls will encounter love, honor, friendship, and courage through the adventures in this novel.
Angela Huth wrote a great novel in which she is able to put war together with love and friendship. I think that it is a great talent to be able to put all these concepts together in one book. I also like the way the characters were chosen because they are very different, which means that the reader will have fun reading about the different issues these characters will encounter. The change in life styles for these girls is also a big deal that makes the story more interesting because we will see how the girls change from their peaceful lives at home to this farm. All the girls encounter love with a certain boy, which is also interesting because we see how love acts on different people. The best thing in this book is the way the author takes all these characters, which are strangers to each other and take them through many adventures that, will make them become friends for life.
This novel could be recommended to both men and women. To women because the novel is all about how women are able to do as much as men when it comes to hard work. With this novel, women will get the encouragement that we can do man jobs and that we are as good or even better than they are when it comes to inner strength. Because the women in this novel have plenty of inner strength for joining the Women's Land Army and working for men. Men should read this novel so they can learn to appreciate women. With this novel men will see that women are very hard working who will do many things for them. Men will realize that women are not useless and that they can carry on with or without men. I would not recommend this novel to younger, immature people because it contains some sexuality. 'Get your knickers off as fast as you can is my belief, before the poor buggers are shot down. Bit of quick fun, then off to the next one.'(p.180) Overall this novel is very interesting and adventurous; reading it was a very exciting experience.