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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A fine enough story. Not quite what I was expecting, and I won't be recommending it to anyone. I could guess the "twist" but that didn't really ruin the ending. I didn't really like any of the characters til the very end.
Dislikes:
Several surprise n words, and the characters are often casually racist and ableist in their comments. They're all prejudiced in multiple ways, especially against homeless people.
Audiobook narrator litters the sentences with unnecessary pauses and I don't love the voices she uses for the characters. And she makes them all sound southern, which is not what I expected for Kansas.
Likes:
I appreciate the main character's narration explaining all the social nuances she's picking up on or expecting, whether they occur or not. Really highlights how those things vary culture to culture, even within a country. I also appreciate that Queenie doesn't judge people for not adhering to the social expectation; she gives them the benefit of the doubt that they don't know the rules, but is too polite to tell anyone they've misstepped.
Dislikes:
Several surprise n words, and the characters are often casually racist and ableist in their comments. They're all prejudiced in multiple ways, especially against homeless people.
Audiobook narrator litters the sentences with unnecessary pauses and I don't love the voices she uses for the characters. And she makes them all sound southern, which is not what I expected for Kansas.
Likes:
I appreciate the main character's narration explaining all the social nuances she's picking up on or expecting, whether they occur or not. Really highlights how those things vary culture to culture, even within a country. I also appreciate that Queenie doesn't judge people for not adhering to the social expectation; she gives them the benefit of the doubt that they don't know the rules, but is too polite to tell anyone they've misstepped.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Abortion, Alcohol
I thought it was pretty good, the plot isn't fantastic, but the characters are very well developed.
I didn't like this book as well at the end as I thought I would. I wasn't quite sure what to expect as I sat to read it, but it wigged off in an unexpected direction, and then I was just annoyed.
An engaging story of friendship and loyalty among a group of Kansas women during the Great Depression.
p. 13 "It was marrying that made women appreciate other women."
I thought it was pretty good, the plot isn't fantastic, but the characters are very well developed.
This book was a good quick summer read. Although it was a bit slow in places, there were a few twists and one big one at the end that kept it interesting.
I actually really enjoyed this book, and it is probably something I would have never picked to read. I loved the character of Queenie Bean, she was so inpiringly, deeply good. The ties these girls had to pull them through hard times was awesome. It is a quick read with some interesting twists.
I picked this up randomly at a thrift store because I vaguely remembered someone mentioning it. I was pleasantly surprised by the punch this short novel packed! In under two hundred pages Sandra Dallas exposes us to a flash back in time with a little mystery and danger thrown in. As someone who comes from a southern family the character's relationships and behaviors were so relatable and so spot on for the setting I couldn't help getting wrapped up in the story.
