I hate blog cuts. I just wanted to say that first. If you're curious why it looks like there are two posts on this book review its blog cuts' fault. I think i'm going to need a tutorial on them in person. But until then I;m just gonna post this review the old fashioned style.
Alright, so I know that this book isn't on the reading list but I thought it was worthy of a review on the blog anyway. Plus, we could just count it as being for August sence august is "Made into a movie month". So anyway, this book was really surprisingly good. It was a short read but packed with inciteful comments on life and regrets and all kinds of things that people struggle with. Despite a main character which I think is at times a difficult one to really love, this book's supporting characters are alive with mystery and then depth. They move the story alonf just as much as the main character does. If you want to read more do so . . . .
First off, i just want to say that this book is good because it didn't drone on and on for hundreds of pages. It packed lots of wisdom and learning into a fairly short read which i like. But it wasn't too fluffy which these sort of books can sometimes be. The main character was this girl who seems truly sad at first and then she goes through these things that happen and adapts and you can feel her actually growing more mature and grown up as the book progresses. A big theme with this book is motherhood (believe me, it's not really a hidden theme. In fact its pretty much spelled out in the last few pages). It was very touching because this girl's mother died because of a very stressful event that occurred and how she deals with that is fascinating. Also, all of her replacement mothers are such wonderful characters. They are so mysterious at first and then develop such depth. Its remarkable.
Secondly, there was a little bit of a romance which ensues that I completely loved. And it kept me really interested in the girl at a time when I could have begun to think her a tidge whiny.
Lastly, I thought this book was a very powerful story of southern racial integration. There are so many happenings that are driven by race. Another main theme of the novel is how black and white people have to learn to live together (spoiler alert!!! there's a romance between the girl and a black boy).
Lastly lastly, I also loved how the women come up with their own brand of spiritualism. Mainly because it was based on the Virgin's story and involved many aspects form Catholicism that I loved the most. It was a little weird at times but I loved it anyway. And you'll love this book if you read it. It really will make you look at motherhood, spiritualism, and racial issues in a whole new way. If anyone wants to borrow my copy, they certainly can.
Alright, so I know that this book isn't on the reading list but I thought it was worthy of a review on the blog anyway. Plus, we could just count it as being for August sence august is "Made into a movie month". So anyway, this book was really surprisingly good. It was a short read but packed with inciteful comments on life and regrets and all kinds of things that people struggle with. Despite a main character which I think is at times a difficult one to really love, this book's supporting characters are alive with mystery and then depth. They move the story alonf just as much as the main character does. If you want to read more do so . . . .
First off, i just want to say that this book is good because it didn't drone on and on for hundreds of pages. It packed lots of wisdom and learning into a fairly short read which i like. But it wasn't too fluffy which these sort of books can sometimes be. The main character was this girl who seems truly sad at first and then she goes through these things that happen and adapts and you can feel her actually growing more mature and grown up as the book progresses. A big theme with this book is motherhood (believe me, it's not really a hidden theme. In fact its pretty much spelled out in the last few pages). It was very touching because this girl's mother died because of a very stressful event that occurred and how she deals with that is fascinating. Also, all of her replacement mothers are such wonderful characters. They are so mysterious at first and then develop such depth. Its remarkable.
Secondly, there was a little bit of a romance which ensues that I completely loved. And it kept me really interested in the girl at a time when I could have begun to think her a tidge whiny.
Lastly, I thought this book was a very powerful story of southern racial integration. There are so many happenings that are driven by race. Another main theme of the novel is how black and white people have to learn to live together (spoiler alert!!! there's a romance between the girl and a black boy).
Lastly lastly, I also loved how the women come up with their own brand of spiritualism. Mainly because it was based on the Virgin's story and involved many aspects form Catholicism that I loved the most. It was a little weird at times but I loved it anyway. And you'll love this book if you read it. It really will make you look at motherhood, spiritualism, and racial issues in a whole new way. If anyone wants to borrow my copy, they certainly can.
3 comments:
Ooh that does sound like a really good book. I will totally borrow your book. It may be a couple of months until I find the time lol, but I'll make sure that I get there.
Well, yeah, just let me know and I'll make sure i bring it up to school with me. And you have to show me when I get back how this blog cut thing works cause I could not figure it out.
i will definitely give you a tutorial on the blog cut thing. it really is confusing at first, but it's not too bad once you can actually figure it out.
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