Reviews of Books
Posted in Recommended, Serious on Mar 10th, 2009
I finished! My first thought, like usual, is that it could have done some editing. Kim Edwards is a beautiful writer. All of her senses are finely crafted. This is a very visual novel and there is an underlying metaphor of photography. Capturing the moment, but how each moment could be seen in a thousand [...]
Posted in Serious on Mar 3rd, 2009
I’m up to 1977 now – Paul and Phoebe are 13. I’m still struggling with David and Caroline’s decisions. However, the writing is beautiful – very visual almost poetic in her choice of words. Each chapter is written from a different point of view – Norah, David or Caroline – and the inner experience if [...]
Posted in Serious on Feb 22nd, 2009
I’ve just read the first chapter and I have some questions. First, why does he take his wife to his clinic? I know it’s closer and there is a blizzard, but it still seems a bit odd to me. Why, why, why does he tell his wife the baby died? This can only end badly. [...]