Book: The Children's Hour
Author: Lillian Hellman
Pages: 72
This is my 172nd read for the year
This is a play where 2 women run a school for girls. One of the more malicious students starts a rumor about the two women which starts a scandal. As the truth comes to light it seems to be too late to repair what has been done to these two women and it ends in tragedy.
If you were wondering why I read this - it is because every once in awhile I read a book off the Rory Gilmore list. This short book rounded off my month of September nicely. It is a well written play and something you can read in an afternoon. The horrible girl - Mary - is truly a terrible character and I found myself gripping the book wanting to reach into the pages and get rid of her and shout that what she was saying wasn't true. I guess this makes a mark of a good story when you want to help out? Who knows. I liked it overall and glad I picked it up.
Stars: 4
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