Review: POLLYANNA by Eleanor H Porter

 About the Author:  

Eleanor Emily Hodgman was born in Littleton Hampshire, on December 19, 1868, the daughter of Llewella French and Francis Fletcher Hodgman. She was trained as a singer, attending the New England Conservatory for several years. In 1892 she married John Lyman Porter and relocated to Massachusetts, after which she began writing and publishing her short stories under the name Eleanor H Porter (retaining her maiden surname & her husband's together) and, later, novels. She died in Cambridge Massachusetts, on May 21, 1920.

Absorbing, &  Life Changing!

The Book:

The book has pictorial representations and runs over 230 pages in a font that would make all children enjoy irrespective of the biological age; 8 to 80 as they say and why not even 100!

It is presented thru 32 short chapters. Quite an easy and enjoyable read-till-you-finish kind of a book. I read thru in one go as it was impossible to put it down till the end. So absorbing.

It is one the best Children's classics that I have come to know in long time. Author brings to life the lead character of the book POLLYANNA, a young girl of 11 years of age who moves, on the early death of her mother. to her Aunt Ms Polly, a stern rich lady.  How she transforms Ms Polly & the neighbourhood is simply amazing with her innocence & determination to be glad in all situations.  

Pollyana is a jovial child.  Always happy and makes everyone around her happy. Like with most children's classics there is always a thing or two to be learnt to live life. Pollyanna teaches all to   L I V E   life and not just live. 

She plays the 'just being glad' game with one and all. It is an interesting game and I would not take away the curiosity by spilling the beans in this review. Would rather the readers explore and find out for themselves. Just a clue could be shared; which is, find happiness in seemingly adverse situations based on one's perception of the adversity in a given situation.

I wish I had read it when I was a child. It would have shaped my life better; not that I am not happy but the reading would surly have helped being a better human being & certainly more happy thru the challenging times that one goes thru.

My take from the book. We all can learn to be glad about everything we have; if only we make a sincere effort find one. Just be glad and enjoy life to the fullest by  

     L i v i n g !

I recommend this book to those who want to be happy in life and want to enjoy and live in its literal and figurative sense.  Explore the game - 'just being glad'.  Game, are you, for the exploration!  I feel you do. So just go ahead and immerse in the book asap.

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