THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS was the December 2012 pick in my neighborhood book club. I've officially renamed it, THE YAWN BETWEEN OCEANS.
The writing style just wasn't for me. I found the narrative so very boring. It rambled, filled with eye-glazing details about lighthouse keeping, war, politics, etc.
The plot and characters were also very contrived. There's too much "it-just-so-happens-that" for it to be engaging: the couple struggling to start a family just so happens to be on an isolated island, and just so happens to find a boat washed up with a baby, who just so happens to be a newborn, who just so happens to be perfect for passing off as the couple's own, because it just so happens no one knows Isabel miscarried...yada, yada. You get the picture.
This just wasn't creative enough for me to enjoy. I give it a C-.
The writing style just wasn't for me. I found the narrative so very boring. It rambled, filled with eye-glazing details about lighthouse keeping, war, politics, etc.
The plot and characters were also very contrived. There's too much "it-just-so-happens-that" for it to be engaging: the couple struggling to start a family just so happens to be on an isolated island, and just so happens to find a boat washed up with a baby, who just so happens to be a newborn, who just so happens to be perfect for passing off as the couple's own, because it just so happens no one knows Isabel miscarried...yada, yada. You get the picture.
This just wasn't creative enough for me to enjoy. I give it a C-.
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