What Katy Did Next

5+ stars (8/10 hearts). Such a beautiful story! This is definitely my favourite Katy Did book. I’ve always had a thing for going-abroad/traveling-Europe books and this book totally satisfied me. <br /><br />Set in America, England, France, and Italy during the 1870s, this story is a lovely mix of adventure &amp; slice-of-life. The writing style is just gorgeous, as always with Susan Coolidge. The descriptions of Europe were so well done that I felt as if I was traveling along with Katy. I was delighted with the bookish perspective, especially in England! There are beautiful descriptions of nature &amp; people &amp; places and such excellent humour… <br /><br />And the characters! Katy is even sweeter and lovelier than ever, and just becomes more and more of an inspiration. Amy is so sweet and funny, and Mrs. Ashe is a darling. As for Lieutenant Worthington, he is just absolutely wonderful. &lt;3 Rose Red was funnier than ever, and Lily + Mrs. Page more a warning than ever. The boat captain was so sweet, and there were a host of other minor (some very minor) characters who were all quite vibrant and alive. <br /><br />The plot was lovely, with an unusual climax but quite a fascinating one. I admire how Coolidge kept this book so quiet and slow-paced—it was a very relaxing read. The romance is one of the sweetest ever, and I absolutely love it. There were no overt themes or messages, but I found a host of good reminders on being a polite, kind, and active person… and the hints on romance were so good.<br /><br />Overall, this is a sweet, beautiful, funny, relaxing read and I highly, highly recommend it.<br /><br />Content: a couple mentions of wine; a mention of fairies.<br /><br />A Favourite Quote: <i>And because it may be, and often is, happy tidings that come, and joyful things which happen, each fresh day as it dawns upon us is like an unread story, full of possible interest and adventure, to be made ours as soon as we have cut the pages and begun to read.</i><br />A Favourite Humorous Quote: <i>‘And the snow, ugh! And the wind, ugh! And burglars! Every night of our lives they come,—or I think they come,—and I lie awake and hear them sharpening their tools and forcing the locks and murdering the cook and kidnapping Baby, till I long to die, and have done with them forever! Oh, Nature is the most unpleasant thing!’<br />‘Burglars are not Nature,’ objected Katy.<br />‘What are they, then? Art? High Art? Well, whatever they are, I do not like them.’”</i>

Wonderful! And two of the best last sentences ever!<br /><br />I really enjoy the Katy books and so appreciate the subtle ways they speak truth. Make sure this series is on your reading list!<br /><br />Cleanliness: Mentions girls going to some little dances. There is a spoiled girl in the story that acts awfully - she is painted in a proper light, you know she's not acting correctly. Mentions lingerie (just the old term for undergarments). A man offers his arm to a girl and they take a walk, a man kisses a girl's hand, a man has his arm around a girl. Mentions wine. Good gracious and thank heaven are said.<br /><br />**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you’re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that!<br /><br />So <b>Follow</b> or <b>Friend</b> me here on GoodReads! And be sure to check out my bio page to learn a little about me and the <b>Picture Book/Chapter Book Calendars I sell <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BookRadar" rel="nofollow noopener">on Etsy</a>!</b>

—3 stars—<br /><br />When books persist through the years to become classics, they tend to have something in them that connects to readers across the years.<br />Like Katy, I would drop everything to go to Venice ? it’s literally my favourite city<br />Anyway, I like Katy much more in this book, she’s got such a caring and motherly nature (which I do not relate to at all?) but she’s not too preachy, which has happed before<br /><br />Thanks for reading!❤️

This is the third in the series of books about the Carr family which began with <i>“What Katy Did”.</i> I felt that <b>What Katy Did Next</b>, was the weakest of the three, perhaps because it introduced concerns about which I was not interested, namely exclusively female chitchat, and a predictable romantic element. It was written in 1886, thirteen years after the second one, and intended for a more mature audience.<br /><br />The book introduces a new character, a widow called Mrs. Ashe. Her nephew, Walter, has come to visit, but then he is discovered that to have scarlet fever. Mrs. Ashe does not want her only daughter Amy to get the disease, so she is sent to live with the Carrs. (What a considerate mother!) She and Katy, the eldest daughter, become good friends.<br /><br />When Walter has recovered, Mrs. Ashe decides to invite Katy to be her travel companion on a vacation to Europe.<br /><br /><i>“It is a curious fact, and makes life very interesting, that, generally speaking, none of us have any expectation that things are going to happen till the very moment when they do happen. We wake up some morning with no idea that a great happiness is at hand, and before night it has come, and all the world is changed for us; or we wake bright and cheerful, with never a guess that clouds of sorrow are lowering in our sky, to put all the sunshine out for a while, and before noon all is dark. Nothing whispers of either the joy or the grief. No instinct bids us to delay or to hasten the opening of the letter or telegram, or the lifting of the latch of the door at which stands the messenger of good or ill.”</i><br /><br />Mr. Carr persuades Katy that this is a good idea, and gives her some money for the trip. Before she goes, however, Katy goes to Boston to visit her old friend Rose Red Browne from Hillsover. Rose is now married, to someone called Deniston, and they have a child. Katy is delighted to hear the news and see the baby, but Rose is boastful about being a “Bostonian”. The two old friends argue about the merits of the natural world, which Katy loves.<br /><br />They organise a reunion of all their school friends from Hillsover, to take place in Rose’s house. Mary Silver, Esther Dearbon, Ellen Gray, and Alice Gibbons meet up once more and reminisce about old times. It is revealed that Miss Jane is still teaching, Lilly Page is now in Europe, and Bella is teaching out on the prairies.<br /><br /><input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="09348ab5-eb16-434d-ab44-5c40014cf5ae" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="09348ab5-eb16-434d-ab44-5c40014cf5ae">After the reunion, Katy goes on a steam ship to England with the Ashes, as planned. All three of them are seasick on the journey, but they eventually arrive. Katy does some sight-seeing, but finds English culture very confusing. For instance it seems strange to her that a <i>“fine day”</i> means any day it is not raining. She is also very disappointed to discover that the English muffins she had been looking forward to tasting, ever since Charles Dickens had enthused about them commended in his books seem to have no taste, to her.<br /><br />Predictably enough there is a love interest. After spending some time with Ned, Mrs. Ashe’s brother, the two fall in love. Back home again Katy receives a letter from Ned and blushing, runs to her room. The book ends leaving her sister, Clover, and the reader expecting Katy and Ned to get married in the future.</label><br /><br />This is the only other book I read in the series. It seems very run of the mill, with newly narrow concerns and gossipy females; quite a disappointment for who had been rooting for the formerly spirited heroine, Katy Carr. This is a nascent romantic novel, for young girls who would be immersed in such books to the exclusion of all others, later. This was never to be my choice of reading material, but as such it functions reasonably well, so I rate it at two stars.

This book is about Katy whose mother fall ill with pandemic fever and she had to be with Mrs Ashe and Amy and they maintain a great relationship during the time and Katy house financial condition is not so good when Mrs. Ashe offer to take Katy for a Europe trip for a year, her mother got ready as that will help them to sustain they went to trip via Cruise and the journey had adventure as sea sickness hurt the most but things get better when they reach England and life is going great then are having good time and enjoying the moment when small moment happens and Soon things got escalate as they were tripping then met Katy cousins who don't want her near them but jealous of her chance to be on trip with someone they backbite behind back and she doesn't care and then they were having there time as reference from novels and quisine , language kept them busy and life has been different until Katy met Mrs.Ashe brother and things would fall in place as they might have a chance to be together as author indicate that there might be relationship here and that's the innocent of childhood love , people try to make her angry that trip got abandoned in mid way and they were not able to roam while Katy thought she can't go alone to Germany and other countries so she came back to New york with Amy and Mrs.Ashe and the moment of love is still pending.

Yet another in the Katy books! What Katy did next was go to Europe on a trip w/a neighbor and her little daughter, in a travelogue written by someone who apparently hated traveling, which made this kind of hilarious. England is too rainy, I don't remember the problem w/Paris but it was horrible, Italy is full of fever, and they come home early. Of course, what Katy also does next is fall in love, although it's in an odd slightly second-thought way that I also found kind of funny. And, of course, we don't actually get to see any romance or hear any romantic talk from the lovers, because the author wishes to protect our innocent young minds from the subject. If you can't tell from this, I enjoyed it!

What Katy Did Next by Susan Coolidge is the third book in the Carr Family series which has been enchanting.<br />In this book we see Katy as she undertakes a European tour with her friend and her friend’s young daughter. It was very fashionable to travel abroad for the well to do. It was quite an undertaking in the late nineteenth century.<br />The reader journeys across the sea and is treated to time spent in England, France and Italy. There are wonderful descriptions enabling the reader to experience the beauty and delight, along with Katy.<br />Once more, Katy’s love for life and kind heart are infectious, making this series of three books a pure delight.<br />

Siapa yang bakal nolak jalan-jalan gratis keliling Eropa? Tentunya bukan Katy Carr!<br />Di buku ketiga dalam seri What Katy Did ini, Katy diajak menemani Mrs Ashe dan gadis kecilnya Amy untuk jalan-jalan ke Eropa: Inggris, Prancis, Italia ... Banyak deskripsi tempat dan orang-orang yang menarik. Lumayan bikin pengen ikut jalan-jalan ke sana ... hahaha.<br />Perjalanan mereka tidak melulu senang-senang, ada periode kelamnya juga. Ada orang-orang menyebalkan yang mereka temui, ada hal-hal yang terjadi di luar perkiraan. Tapi semuanya berakhir dengan cukup baik.

Dalam #whatkatydidnext Katy Carr berpelesir ke Eropa.<br /><br />Keluarga Carr merawat si kecil Amy sementara ibunya, Mrs Ashe merawat ponakan kecilnya yg sakit. Setelah sang ponakan pergi, Mrs Ashe merasa ingin ganti suasana. Dia mengajak Katy yg sudah berusia 21 thn ikut jalan-jalan bersamanya dan Amy ke Eropa selama setahun! Dr Carr setuju setelah melalui banyak pertimbangan.<br />.<br />.<br />Dalam perjalanannya, mereka bertiga bertemu bbrp orang menarik; sepupu Katy, Lily Page yg cantik tp angkuh, ibunya Lily Mrs Page, kapten kapal yg baik hati, perawat yg tangguh dan maid yg ingin jd penyanyi opera tp tdk bisa karena badannya sangat tinggi dan besar.<br />.<br />.<br />Kekecewaan Katy ketika sampai di Inggris bikin nyengir. Dia sudah penasaran dgn rumah yg muncul di Mansfield Park tp kecewa krn ternyata daerahnya tidak seindah dlm buku. Yah maklum, Jane Austen mengarang ceritanya kan sudah nyaris seratus tahun yg lalu, jelas daerahnya sudah banyak berubah.<br />.<br />.<br />Banyak sastrawan dan orang terkenal disebut dlm buku ini; Dickens, George Eliot, Austen, Henry VII, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth.<br />.<br />.<br />Dan...last but not least, karakter spesial yaitu adik Mrs Ashe yg lebih muda 7 tahun dari Mrs Ashe, Ned Worthington. Spesial karena.... Baca sendiri ya hehe.<br />.<br />.<br />Yang jelas saya tidak puas dgn endingnya. Abrupt. Mendadak. Lho bagaimana kelanjutan Katy dgn si itu? Ini bersambung nggak sih? Apa buku saya yg halamannya terputus? <br />Love love this book ??

I was really disappointed with this one. I felt Katy and her travelling companions came across quite arrogant and there was definitely quite a superior air throughout which really grated by the end. The weakest of the trilogy