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The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth

The Wild Girl

by Kate Forsyth

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  • Jul 2015, 496 pages
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Shirley L. (Norco, LA)

Excellent Story But a Bit Slow Moving
I was intrigued with the subject matter of this book and enjoyed the author's ability to provide historical details in an entertaining manner. I thought the characters were well drawn and I cared about their experiences throughout the book. I don't need an action packed thriller, actually I prefer character driven stories such as this one. However, on several occasions while reading this book, I had the sensation that somebody had moved my bookmark back and that I was rereading passages. I would recommend editing some of the repetitive sections about how difficult life was under Napoleon's rule. This would makemore
Barbara R. (Lander, WY)

Wished for more
I wanted to like this book more than I did. I was not impressed by Wilhelm. Despite the reality of his poverty, he seemed to be an "ivory-tower" academic, preoccupied with his work and insensitive to anything real. Because of this, I could never believe that Dortchen's love was more than the crush she never outgrew, that she clung to in order to survive her own reality.
Maggie S. (Durango, CO)

The Wild Girl
I found that the premise of The Wild Girl" by Kate Forsythe was very interesting. The novel told the story of the brothers Grimm, who they were, how they found the fairy tales, the times they lived, and the story of Dortchen Wild who was the main character. I love historical fiction as I end up doing my own research on the times that I don't know that much about. This book definitely does make me want to learn more about the Napoleonic wars especially with Russia and I want to read the Grimm's fairy tales as well. Having said that, it was a bit of a slog for me and I think it could have been much shorter. Themore
Mary B (CT)

An entirely new perspective
The beautiful book cover and the promise of an "untold love story" made me start reading this book immediately. I should know by now not to judge a book by its cover; this was a much more serious novel than I expected. Dortchen Wild's family lives in the same German village as the Grimm family in the early 1800s. Life is hard for everyone in the area during the Napoleonic Wars, but especially difficult for Dortchen and her sisters, who have a cruel, abusive father. Wilhelm Grimm is determined to document the folk tales of his people, to preserve the German culture despite invading military forces. These folkmore
Rosanne S. (Franklin Square, NY)

The Wild Girl
Unfortunately, The Wild Girl did not deliver what I had hoped for. I love historical fiction and look forward to learning historical facts in a fun way. While I learned facts about the Grimm Brothers and the world they lived in , I felt that the delivery was a bit juvenile . At times, I felt like it read like a fairy tale.

I did learn about the Napoleanic era and the affects it had on the people of Germany. The information about how the Grimm Brothers formulated their published tales was fairly interesting too but all of this was just not enough for me.

Dortchen's story was a sad and disturbing one. Hermore
Rosemary S. (Somers, NY)

The Fictional Account of the Grimm Tales
i was excited to read an account, albeit fictional, about Germany's Grimm's brothers. I know there is a Grimm's Fairy Tale Road in Germany that brings to life castles and other places that were the inspiration behind many of the stories. This book disappointed me because it didn't follow the journeys of the Grimm brothers, but the "wild girl,"Dortchen Wilde, who lived next door to the brothers.
The author focused on this character and her life. Many characters, such as her sister, Rose, were introduced and after my interest was peaked, following her arranged marriage to a man many years her senior, she was nevermore
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