Where the Crawdads Sing
A #1 New York Times Best Seller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
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Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
368 pages
What’s it about?
Six-year-old Kya lives in a isolated marsh off the coast of North Carolina. It is 1951 and her family slowly disintegrates. Remarkably she manages to eek out a lonely existence in an old shack in the marsh by herself. She is called "the marsh girl" and most of the people in town think of her as "white trash" She slowly learns to avoid people. This is Kya's story.
What did it make me think about?
I thought Kya's situation was sad and then I was quickly drawn into the plot.
Should I read it?
So this book received so many great reviews and I have been looking forward to reading it for so long. It is part mystery, part love story, part a nature book, and part a survival story. While I thought it was a good book with a good plot- I did not love it like some readers did. Maybe my expectations were just too high. It is well worth reading but this book did not knock me off my feet....
Quote-
" Just like their whiskey, the marsh dwellers bootlegged their won laws- not like those burned onto stone tablets or inscribed on documents, but deeper ones, stamped in their genes. Ancient and natural, like those hatched from hawks and doves. When cornered, desperate, or isolated, man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival. Quick and just. They will always be the trump cards because they are passed on more frequently from one generation to the next that the gentler genes. It is not a morality, but simple math. Among themselves doves fight as often as hawks."
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Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
368 pages
What’s it about?
Six-year-old Kya lives in a isolated marsh off the coast of North Carolina. It is 1951 and her family slowly disintegrates. Remarkably she manages to eek out a lonely existence in an old shack in the marsh by herself. She is called "the marsh girl" and most of the people in town think of her as "white trash" She slowly learns to avoid people. This is Kya's story.
What did it make me think about?
I thought Kya's situation was sad and then I was quickly drawn into the plot.
Should I read it?
So this book received so many great reviews and I have been looking forward to reading it for so long. It is part mystery, part love story, part a nature book, and part a survival story. While I thought it was a good book with a good plot- I did not love it like some readers did. Maybe my expectations were just too high. It is well worth reading but this book did not knock me off my feet....
Quote-
" Just like their whiskey, the marsh dwellers bootlegged their won laws- not like those burned onto stone tablets or inscribed on documents, but deeper ones, stamped in their genes. Ancient and natural, like those hatched from hawks and doves. When cornered, desperate, or isolated, man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival. Quick and just. They will always be the trump cards because they are passed on more frequently from one generation to the next that the gentler genes. It is not a morality, but simple math. Among themselves doves fight as often as hawks."
If you like this try-
My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh
Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller
The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford
I loved this book! I watched movie some years ago, but the book was much better. Initially, I thought it would be solely a story of romance but, there were some twists and turns that made the book so much more than just a typical love story. I love the theme of resilience and having the courage to be yourself and do the things you love regardless of what society thinks. Definitely a highly recommended read!
Beautifully written novel. The descriptions make me want to visit North Carolina. Don’t miss this one.
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