Helpful Score: 1
I read BLOODROOT for this month's "Blood" theme in my online book club, The Reading Cove.
It's a southern fiction family saga, with multiple narrators who just ramble on and on, piling layer after depressing layer of tragedy and despair on the reader. So, if you're in good spirits and want to keep it that way - stay away from this book! LOL
This felt like the type of story you'd find in Oprah's Book Club. It's a dank, dark, dreary and depressing narrative, without much light at the end of the tunnel...at least not enough to make up for the previous trek of darkness.
On a positive note, I did feel the writing was strong, in that the setting did come alive - I felt I was on Bloodroot Mountain with these characters, all of which the author gave his/her own unique voice. So even though I would be open to trying another Amy Greene book, I wouldn't be in a hurry.
I give BLOODROOT a C.
It's a southern fiction family saga, with multiple narrators who just ramble on and on, piling layer after depressing layer of tragedy and despair on the reader. So, if you're in good spirits and want to keep it that way - stay away from this book! LOL
This felt like the type of story you'd find in Oprah's Book Club. It's a dank, dark, dreary and depressing narrative, without much light at the end of the tunnel...at least not enough to make up for the previous trek of darkness.
On a positive note, I did feel the writing was strong, in that the setting did come alive - I felt I was on Bloodroot Mountain with these characters, all of which the author gave his/her own unique voice. So even though I would be open to trying another Amy Greene book, I wouldn't be in a hurry.
I give BLOODROOT a C.
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