Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Harriet the Spy
Book Review: I'VE LOVED THIS SINCE I WAS EIGHT -- SPY ON THIS BOOK!
Summary: 5 Stars
This wonderful book had a strong, female protagonist who was clearly intelligent and eloquent. Harriet eavesdrops, peers through windows and skylights and records her impressions in a notebook. She has regular "spying" stops in the Upper East Side Manhattan neighborhood where she lives. She knows quite a bit about the people in her neighborhood, thanks to her observant nature.Harriet is a student at the prestigious Gregory School, where she has an assortment of friends -- scientific, aggressive Janie, meek, retiring Beth-Ellen and a fun loving boy called Sport.
When Harriet's notebook falls into the hands of her classmates, problems arise big time. Harriet has a baptism in fire trying to redeem herself in their eyes. Meanwhile, Harriet's nanny is leaving to get married, her formerly disinterested parents are pushing more into her life and lastly, Harriet herself is maturing.
I loved this book so much as a child and do today. This book even inspired me and countless others to keep a notebook. It was a book about the empowerment of a strong female character.
Book Review: Jesus Wept
Summary: 1 Stars
This book is devoid of all morals. I encourage all parents to encourage your children to read really good children's literature, the BIBLE and forgo this trash. All of the characters are mean, and unlikable. I especially abhor the part when Harriet hangs the fetal pig in the school's stairwell. I homeschool all of our 7 children, and I read everything that I assign them to read. I couln't get past the first chapter of this book before I was ready to throw up in disgust.Book Review: LOVE IT!!! but......
Summary: 3 Stars
I LOVED reading Harriet the spy!!!! The prop. wuz im one of those people who get ideas from books.So I have 3 notebooks
I started this year. I took the first one 2 skool and my
teacher took it @ study hall. I HAD SORTA MEAN THINGS IN MY NOTEBOOK!!! and SHE READ THEM And wuz VERY
mad @ me. I`m gonna start a notebook nxt year or summer :)))
Book Review: Makes you want to spy on others!
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book when I was 11 years old and immediately declared it the best book ever. In the 20-odd years since I made that statement, I have read many other books that earned the same honor. But HTS stays in my mind because it wasn't a sappy kids' book; this was a story about a very real girl whom I could relate to.Harriet wasn't the average simpering little girl content to stay at home all day with her Barbie dolls; she was an off-the-beaten path sort who found joy in the unconventional; hence her penchant to spy on people. I laughed aloud as she unabashedly peered through windows and took sharp notes on what she observed. Thanks to her, I took up spying for a brief time after I read this book. Bravo, Harriet!
Book Review: NOT a kid's book
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a book ostensibly written for kids, but it's really the kind of book that adults read and love and only THINK that kids like. I read it as a child and thought that the characters were uniformly unlikeable (except for Ole Golly, my hero) and the situations unpleasant. As an adult, I enjoyed it, but I'm ready now for more spicy foods. This is like a very hot Bloody Mary, and as a child I was more interested in pina coladas. Does that make sense?