It amazes me how a book can start out so hopeful, full of promise, and then turn into the junk this book became. As I read it started to feel familiar. I must have started reading it years ago and then gave up on it, like I just did. This story wanders all around and got nowhere worthwhile by page 100. It was disappointing to say the least. If you've read Sarah's Key, you know that De Rosnay can write wonderfully. Just not this time.
#TheRainWatcher by Tatiana de Rosnay covers a few days time but a lifetime of memories and history. A lot stories about the members of this family are opened, and the questions are asked. Affairs. Accidents. Survivor's guilt. Abuse. Sexual identity. Parent-child bond. Marriage. Infidelity. Family expectations. Suicide. However, they don't really go anywhere. Perhaps, there is a greater metaphorical point to be made in that structure. Unfortunately, I don't get it.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2019/10/the-rain-watcher.html
Reviewed for #NetGalley.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2019/10/the-rain-watcher.html
Reviewed for #NetGalley.
