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Title: A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos ISBN: 0-8124-0122-0 Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound Pub. Date: January, 1983 Format: Unknown Binding List Price(USD): $11.19

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (23 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: wonderful story
Comment: i tried to read this book when i was ten, and i wasn't interested at all. it is a wonderful story, well written and well placed. despite this, it was written for the wrong age group. you have to be of a certain age before you will get anything out of it, and also the language is a bit complex for many people. when i originally tried to read ti, i could, but didn't want to. whan i picked it up again a month ago, it was almost too easy. to understand it, you must be familiar with old styles of language, and that takes time and quite a bit of interest. generally speaking, you will hate almost every book you are assigned to read, so basing an opinion on that isn't really fair. give this book a chance, and if it's not right now, try it again later, it's worth reading at least once in your life.

Rating: 2
Summary: "Gathering" Just Doesn't Get There
Comment: "A Gathering of Days", which tells the story of Catherine Hall, a girl growing up in 1830s New Hampshire, tries hard to make an impact. It really does. However, it just comes up a bit short. The language is quite difficult, and sometimes exaggeratedly old-fashioned. It is also done in journal style. As a result, it is often hard to find the true storyline. In addition, it is not by any means the most exciting book I have ever read. I understand that it is supposed to be low-key and serious, but this is one area where it overachieves its purpose. Many people will say that since I am a male teenager, I missed some of the subtleties and meaning that a girl might have picked up. Well, I first read this book as an assignment in fifth grade, and very few people in my class (in an educationally strong private school) enjoyed it, regardless of gender. Some may still argue that I was too young to appreciate it then. I have also read it since then, hoping that a change in perspective that comes with a different age would give me a different take on it. Sadly, I had the same feelings the second time around. In conclusion, the story has potential, but it is just not carried out right and doesn't provide any "hook" to catch the reader's interest.

Rating: 1
Summary: A tough read
Comment: I'm a middle school teacher and have read loads of teen lit. This is probably the most difficult teen lit book I've ever encountered. The language was so stilted, trying (overtrying really) to sound like "old-fashioned" diction. While the story was passable, I found the language to be a major impediment (and I'm an English major, used to the likes of Shakespeare and Milton). I can't imagine any of my students getting out of this book what is actually in it. Unfortunately because of its brief length, well-spaced print and short chapters, I'm afraid my struggling readers will be drawn to it thinking it easy. As a result I'm taking it off my choice book shelf. I can't imagine what the people who set reading level, or who award the Newberry Medal were thinking.