K. R. P. S. (THEkrps) reviewed on
I will not provide a synopsis in this review, if you are looking for that, please look elsewhere. Also, the reader should be advised that I read the Advanced Readers Edition, so, I cannot pass it on, but be advised, the copy I read may differ from the final copy.
I just finished Letters from Skye: A Novel by Jessica Brockmole. It was a great read. In the recent past, Ive reread The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows as well as Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris and I enjoyed both of these immensely, as they are also written in the epistolary form. While the first is almost entirely in the format and the latter, is a combination of epistolary and text documenting the interaction between the characters.
For those of you that do not already know, this is another book written in epistolary, or letter form. I will always have a special place in my heart for such books, mainly because a huge portion of the courtship between my husband and me was mainly carried out in this way. Even though we still have all of our correspondence, dont be waiting for them to appear in print (book or blog), as my husband has adamantly refused. Today's generation is majorly disadvantaged in this as they communicate not only in shortened messages, but also shortened words.
Something that was somewhat puzzling to me was the title. While I presume the title was chosen because its somewhat catchy, all of the letters are not from Skye. The characters are writing to and from the US, Scotland, England and France, not all the locations are in Skye. Therefore, Ill give you my two cents, even though you didnt ask for them, I think the title should simply be Here I am.
Read it to find out what happens, I highly recommend it, but, dont go looking for it yet, its not due out until 7/30/2013!
I just finished Letters from Skye: A Novel by Jessica Brockmole. It was a great read. In the recent past, Ive reread The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows as well as Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris and I enjoyed both of these immensely, as they are also written in the epistolary form. While the first is almost entirely in the format and the latter, is a combination of epistolary and text documenting the interaction between the characters.
For those of you that do not already know, this is another book written in epistolary, or letter form. I will always have a special place in my heart for such books, mainly because a huge portion of the courtship between my husband and me was mainly carried out in this way. Even though we still have all of our correspondence, dont be waiting for them to appear in print (book or blog), as my husband has adamantly refused. Today's generation is majorly disadvantaged in this as they communicate not only in shortened messages, but also shortened words.
Something that was somewhat puzzling to me was the title. While I presume the title was chosen because its somewhat catchy, all of the letters are not from Skye. The characters are writing to and from the US, Scotland, England and France, not all the locations are in Skye. Therefore, Ill give you my two cents, even though you didnt ask for them, I think the title should simply be Here I am.
Read it to find out what happens, I highly recommend it, but, dont go looking for it yet, its not due out until 7/30/2013!
