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Griselda Takes Flight (2011)

by Joyce Magnin(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1426726430 (ISBN13: 9781426726439)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Abingdon Press

series

Bright's Pond

review 1: Having visited the whacky world of Bright’s Pond twice before, I was anxious to return again by way of Joyce Magnin’s novel, Griselda Takes Flight. Set in a small, 1970s Pennsylvania town, this book is filled with peculiar people and peculiar goings-on. There is a man in a coma at the nursing home, a hussy has just moved to town, a plane made an emergency landing and giant pumpkins are the focus of one farmer’s life. And the rumor of lost treasure buried at the abandoned mine has everyone racing to become rich. Such is life in Bright’s Pond, a town with a lot going for it in terms of community and friendship, but a little short on common sense and insight. But there is the town librarian, Griselda Sparrow, who is tasting a bit of freedom in the sky above the town.J... moreoyce Magnin is adept at creating a town quirky enough to keep you laughing, but with enough real fears and hopes to make the characters relatable, or at least some of them. Have I mentioned the peculiar people? Griselda is the voice of the novel and also the voice of reason. Struggling to find her new identity, Griselda is willing to explore and grow, rather than to stay same.If you liked Jan Karon’s Mitford, but want a little more adventure and spirit, and yes, oddity, in your reading, then choose Griselda Takes Flight. This book is #3 in the series, but could be read as a standalone. But why? Be sure to check out book 1, The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow and book 2, Charlotte Figg Takes Over.Recommended.
review 2: I first read Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise and really enjoyed the characters of Bright's Pond. Realizing that this was a series, I decided to read a second book, even though I am going out of order based on what is currently available at the library. Some of the characters alluded to in Charlotte Figg were defined in Griselda Takes Flight and I didn't feel that I had missed anything by reading the books out of order. I just didn't care that much for Griselda Takes Flight though. The mystery of a treasure hunt, the shady "new folks in town" who pop up at the same time Stella's long-lost brother ends up in a coma and the obsessive, almost cruel antics of Stella's husband who is trying to win the pumpkin contest just seemed to drag out way too long for me. I also got tired of the on again, off again relationship between Griselda and her long time boyfriend. I didn't laugh as much over this one, but I won't give up on the series. less

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