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Book Report
Dec. 11th, 2012 06:58 pmBook Report time!
Run by Ann Patchett – A novel taking place in modern times and starring several characters: a white politician who has adopted two Black boys (who are now young men), their birth mother, her young daughter, the politician’s biological first-born son who is a total mess-up, and a car accident. What does one say about a novel like this? Patchett is an accomplished writer and each of her characters is fully-realized and fully-developed; there are no one-dimensional characters here. But the plot moved at a snail’s pace, and I think it could have been a way more engaging read than it was. I will say that the narration on this audio book was extremely well done. Grade: C+
Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier – The sixth book in the Sevenwaters series. I’ve reviewed – and gushed over – all the books in this series before, and I don’t want to be repetitive, so I’ll just say that I loved this one as well. Sure, several of the Sevenwaters books are a wee bit similar in some regards, but this one had a big twist that I didn’t see coming at all. I still marvel at Marillier’s talent. She always hits the sweet spot of combining great characters, setting, and plot. Grade: A
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Run by Ann Patchett – A novel taking place in modern times and starring several characters: a white politician who has adopted two Black boys (who are now young men), their birth mother, her young daughter, the politician’s biological first-born son who is a total mess-up, and a car accident. What does one say about a novel like this? Patchett is an accomplished writer and each of her characters is fully-realized and fully-developed; there are no one-dimensional characters here. But the plot moved at a snail’s pace, and I think it could have been a way more engaging read than it was. I will say that the narration on this audio book was extremely well done. Grade: C+
Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier – The sixth book in the Sevenwaters series. I’ve reviewed – and gushed over – all the books in this series before, and I don’t want to be repetitive, so I’ll just say that I loved this one as well. Sure, several of the Sevenwaters books are a wee bit similar in some regards, but this one had a big twist that I didn’t see coming at all. I still marvel at Marillier’s talent. She always hits the sweet spot of combining great characters, setting, and plot. Grade: A
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