ladydanio reviewed on
Helpful Score: 1
I sobbed like a baby on a plane full of people reading this book. Depressing, well-written, disturbing, true-to-life - these are the words that come to mind when I think of this book. A great story, but gird your loins before you dive in.
Oh, wait. One thing. The book juxtaposed itself between the present and the past and I really disliked the present, which sort of sucked. The main character in the present was nice, but her husband was an obvious a-hole and she just kept letting him get away with crap, which drove me crazy. While I understand that Sarah's past helped with her future, I hate reading books about people with sucky lives making sucky decisions that I disapprove of because we just know that after 100 pages of boring angst they realize they just wasted theirs (and our) time.
So, again, like with Julie and Julia, I liked the story set in the past much more than that of the woman in the present who is the vehicle for us to see said historical story. Just give me the damn story already, stop with the subterfuge!
Er, sorry for the rant. Still gave this book four stars because it is well-written and moved me. But it's raw. You have to really love angst for books like this.
Oh, wait. One thing. The book juxtaposed itself between the present and the past and I really disliked the present, which sort of sucked. The main character in the present was nice, but her husband was an obvious a-hole and she just kept letting him get away with crap, which drove me crazy. While I understand that Sarah's past helped with her future, I hate reading books about people with sucky lives making sucky decisions that I disapprove of because we just know that after 100 pages of boring angst they realize they just wasted theirs (and our) time.
So, again, like with Julie and Julia, I liked the story set in the past much more than that of the woman in the present who is the vehicle for us to see said historical story. Just give me the damn story already, stop with the subterfuge!
Er, sorry for the rant. Still gave this book four stars because it is well-written and moved me. But it's raw. You have to really love angst for books like this.
