I finished These Things Hidden by Heater Gudenkauf yesterday. I read Gudenkauf is an Iowa writer and I loved her book The Weight of Silence. I recently read another book by her, so I was hoping to find another one I love as much as The Weight of Silence.
These Things Hidden was the story of Allison who went to prison for killing her baby. It follows the story of her sister who helped her give birth and some other characters. I started out liking the book. It was a pretty quick read, but about 1/2 way through I was able to guess what happened. While I do love a good twist, this one was pretty predictable. Some of the characters were interesting, but I feel like they were a little generic or cliche.
I liked the book alright. I guess nowadays, I feel like too many authors are taking on a Jodi Picoult type of style. It was good, but not great.
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#14: The Shipping News
After a long few weeks, I finally finished The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. I found the first 100 pages or of this book to be the most boring reading imaginable. I didn't like the writing style, subject matter, or characters. I think I wanted to give up on this book several times, but I made myself stick with it. I'm not sure exactly when I changed my mind about this book. I don't remember if I actually started liking it or just sucked it up to finish it.
The characters I did like in the book are Wavey and Herry. I think that maybe once those characters were introduced more, I had to see what would happen in the book. I think they are the only reason I finished the book.
My biggest complaint in this book is that there seemed to be so many things left unanswered, such as characters and boats/housing disappearing, family feuds, etc. I don't know if I wasn't understanding the writing, or if these things really were just ignored.
I would give the beginning of this book about 1/2 star. I kind of liked the end, like last 40 pages. I think ideally I would give this book 2 1/2 stars and not recommend it to anyone. I feel like after reading this, my mind just has a big question mark in it.
Up Next: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
The characters I did like in the book are Wavey and Herry. I think that maybe once those characters were introduced more, I had to see what would happen in the book. I think they are the only reason I finished the book.
My biggest complaint in this book is that there seemed to be so many things left unanswered, such as characters and boats/housing disappearing, family feuds, etc. I don't know if I wasn't understanding the writing, or if these things really were just ignored.
I would give the beginning of this book about 1/2 star. I kind of liked the end, like last 40 pages. I think ideally I would give this book 2 1/2 stars and not recommend it to anyone. I feel like after reading this, my mind just has a big question mark in it.
Up Next: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
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