Catherine, Called Birdy

Still the GOAT

Well, this was an interesting read. I was overtaken quite a few times on the very selfish nature of Birdy. She writes about her father as though he cares nothing for her, puts her brothers down, and even describes her mother as less than perfect. Ah, well, so do many teenage girls.
While the times call for the marriages of girls to bring their family better prospects and money, Birdy is completely against the match that her father finally puts together for her. She does nothing to help this, by driving away all of the suitors that come for her. She cares for nothing but her birds, dogs, and herself. While her take on life is very narrow, she does not do much to change that either. The entire book is spent complaining about her life, until the end, when the chances that she might lose her mother make her take a second look. But her views on her family really do not change.


I am not quite sure how I really feel about this book yet. I thought I would enjoy it more, but honestly it is one, that I will never read again, and really do not recommend out.

It was good! I was very slow reading it at first, but about halfway in I found if I ignored the “Feast of X” subheadings the flow of the book was much better and I was able to stay in the story, even if that meant missing out on the often humorous entry titles.