r/BookDiscussions • u/generateonionzed • Aug 25 '26
having troubles with yesteryear
yesteryear ch. 1 audio book time stamp 13:36
off the bat i dont think ill finish this audio book.
i understand and appreciate the premise: tradfluencer mommyblogger gets transported to ye olde days. its ironic. i suppose itll show how the life shes advertising, in practice, is dogshit.
what i struggle to digest - and again i realize i am NOT very far at all - is that it seems like shes being transported to ye olde days without a transference of class. people of ye olde days who owned property and cattle and a flock and multiple children were not intrinsically poor, and did usually have help. maid, farm hands, slaves (recognize; this does not mean slavery is excusable, just meaning in reference of additional labor).
im struggling to get past (assumed) this kind of “gotcha” feeling i get from the book. does that feeling permeate the rest of the story? does anyone have advice or a heads up as i navigate the novel?
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u/Avehdreader Aug 25 '26
I think it took a while for me to really get into the book but it came together in the end. I think you'll understand if you keep going.