Where the Crawdads Sing

Truly remarkable read.

Still ones of my faves

Incredible book horrible movie

Slow and boring.

Despite taking almost the entire summer to read this book, this book was, at one point one of my favourite reads this year. Originally the striking imagery, vivid detail and interesting plot and structure made for a fascinating read. Learning about Kya's childhood and flashing between the past and present was a dynamic and bold structure choice, that was easy to follow and gave enough context and plot, whilst also painting a beautiful scenery for the readers to picture. However, as the summer and the book went on, it slowly became less intriguing. Following Kya's arrest in the second act of the book, the pace slowed down and there became less to picture, which, so far, had been the strongest point of the book. And while some may argue that that was point, that Kya was in prison and so if Kya can't be immersed in her marsh, then the reader can't either. But it got to the point, where it felt as though everything was dragging out a bit, especially the anticlimactic end to the novel, which saw Kya die in her old age and it then be revealed that she did kill Chase Andrews all those years ago. Having it be revealed after her death, felt a bit like a cop out, especially since so much time was spent following Kya in prison and court.