Oct 30 2009
“Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled” Review
Jennifer Bogart of Quiverfullfamily.com has written a great review of Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled, which you can read here. Here’s an excerpt:
Each short and snappy, slice-of-life chapter (written by either Thomson or Currey), invites us into the joyous tumult of family life. From “The Battle of Underwear Mountain” — we have one of those — to “Vacuum Cleaners I Have Known” — wherein I found assurance for my husband that ours is not the only home inhabited by clumps of tangled hair on the rug due to its many long-haired occupants — and everything in between, this volume is both frank and comedic.
As an added charming flourish, both Currey and Thomson write with a distinctly homeschooled flair. Sprinkling such gems as “quoth” into the mix, with a sense of precise syntax paired with oddball impressions add to the distinct character of the text. A few times I found myself thinking, “Someone has certainly been reading (or watched) Tolkien and Austen lately.” With my ongoing predilection for vintage vocabulary, I found these stylistic renderings quite endearing.
Thanks for a great review, Jennifer!
I remember reading Tales and thinking “Yes! We’re not the only ones who live like this!” I remember laughing at every other sentence. You and you cousin did a great job!