Paula G. (Paulathegreat) reviewed on + 154 more book reviews
It's neither great nor terrible.
The writing is good.
The plotting is a little predictable.
Character development is a little light. Both of the main characters are OK. You wish them well in a general sort of way, but your heart doesn't soar or break with theirs. Some of their dumber decisions are not explained well so a lot of the plot seems to hinge on the ignorance of youth.
Characters, even in 1933, jump in and out of bed with strange men with a casualness that borders on co-dependency. [Spoiler alert] Who jumps into a sexual relationship with a near stranger before the the ink is dry on their divorce filing?
The men, by and large, are not the types to inspire confidence either. They tend to be bullies and users.
The book has a slight anti-Christian bias. The Christian characters are either hopelessly out of touch or overbearing and bullying. The major Christian character thinks that if only she had had more self determination she "wouldn't have spent so much time studying the Bible." Real Christians don't think that way.
Overall a readable book, but not remarkable.
The writing is good.
The plotting is a little predictable.
Character development is a little light. Both of the main characters are OK. You wish them well in a general sort of way, but your heart doesn't soar or break with theirs. Some of their dumber decisions are not explained well so a lot of the plot seems to hinge on the ignorance of youth.
Characters, even in 1933, jump in and out of bed with strange men with a casualness that borders on co-dependency. [Spoiler alert] Who jumps into a sexual relationship with a near stranger before the the ink is dry on their divorce filing?
The men, by and large, are not the types to inspire confidence either. They tend to be bullies and users.
The book has a slight anti-Christian bias. The Christian characters are either hopelessly out of touch or overbearing and bullying. The major Christian character thinks that if only she had had more self determination she "wouldn't have spent so much time studying the Bible." Real Christians don't think that way.
Overall a readable book, but not remarkable.
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