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colleengeedrumm's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked this book set in Trinidad, which I have never read a novel set here before. The language was great and the food sounded good. It was a whole different culture and the background was fascinating. I really felt for Marcia and all the burdens she had to carry. But she is certainly successful in the end.
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. If a man don't know how to say somet'ing, it's best he don't say it.
The deeper the darkness, the nearer the dawn.
Thanks to a Goodreads giveaway and Picador for supplying a free book in exchange for an honest review.
*Thank you! And most importantly to God, who never let me forget that I had a dream that needed attention.
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. If a man don't know how to say somet'ing, it's best he don't say it.
The deeper the darkness, the nearer the dawn.
Thanks to a Goodreads giveaway and Picador for supplying a free book in exchange for an honest review.
*Thank you! And most importantly to God, who never let me forget that I had a dream that needed attention.
ritrotman's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
erboe501's review against another edition
3.0
I chose this book as part of a conscious effort to read more diversely about places other than the US or UK. I'm glad I chose to listen to this on audio, because the voice actors had Trinidadian accents, so the narrative felt more authentic.
The narrative definitely drew me in and kept me interested. It covered a number of years, from the 1940s to 1960s. One of my favorite aspects is that the main character, Marcia, is a seamstress, so I ate up the descriptions of clothes.
Marcia's interiority could have been developed better. And the switches from chapter/pov to chapter/pov were often abrupt and unexpected. Those adjectives also describe the ending. I didn't expect for everything to be resolved, but it felt like the story just ended and there needed to be one or two more pages of conclusion.
The narrative definitely drew me in and kept me interested. It covered a number of years, from the 1940s to 1960s. One of my favorite aspects is that the main character, Marcia, is a seamstress, so I ate up the descriptions of clothes.
Marcia's interiority could have been developed better. And the switches from chapter/pov to chapter/pov were often abrupt and unexpected. Those adjectives also describe the ending. I didn't expect for everything to be resolved, but it felt like the story just ended and there needed to be one or two more pages of conclusion.
lostcupofstars's review against another edition
She’s 16, he’s 20 and I don’t want to hear it
geenahnola's review
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
katerintree's review against another edition
5.0
Captivating & heartbreaking. Enjoyed every minute of it. Only drawback was that I still can’t seem to get the cadence & music of the Trinidadian speech out of my head.
sophiie's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bookofcinz's review against another edition
4.0
Immersive storytelling filled with characters you can’t help but cheer for!
Til The Well Runs Dry opens with Marcia Garcia, a sixteen-year-old-seamstress who is an orphan and currently raising two small boys who no one is clear on how she “got them”. The book opens in Trinidad, in a small seaside village during the 1940s and we see how life is hard for Marcia, but she makes do. With money from her seamstress job, she can take care of the two boys and she seemingly lacks nothing.
One day, while visit a client, Marcia meets a young Indian policeman called Farouk Karam. He tries talking to Marcia but she doesn’t give him the time of day. In an effort to win her over he visits the village she is from and shows up to her house every day. Marcia, being young, has never had this kind of attention before. She falls hard for Farouk Karam and ends up having numerous children for him. Life becomes tumultuous when Farouk wont introduce her to his Indian family, when he finds out about the two boys and when his children starts finding out family secrets.
Lauren Francis-Sharma writes a very interesting book. Yes, at some points I was like- give my girl Marcia a rest. Other times I wasn’t entire clear why some characters were included but their involvement wasn’t really fleshed out. Overall, I loved hearing from each child about how they view their parents, I think this was very well done, especially because we started out hearing from the parents.
If you are looking for a book that will keep you invested- pick this one up!
Til The Well Runs Dry opens with Marcia Garcia, a sixteen-year-old-seamstress who is an orphan and currently raising two small boys who no one is clear on how she “got them”. The book opens in Trinidad, in a small seaside village during the 1940s and we see how life is hard for Marcia, but she makes do. With money from her seamstress job, she can take care of the two boys and she seemingly lacks nothing.
One day, while visit a client, Marcia meets a young Indian policeman called Farouk Karam. He tries talking to Marcia but she doesn’t give him the time of day. In an effort to win her over he visits the village she is from and shows up to her house every day. Marcia, being young, has never had this kind of attention before. She falls hard for Farouk Karam and ends up having numerous children for him. Life becomes tumultuous when Farouk wont introduce her to his Indian family, when he finds out about the two boys and when his children starts finding out family secrets.
Lauren Francis-Sharma writes a very interesting book. Yes, at some points I was like- give my girl Marcia a rest. Other times I wasn’t entire clear why some characters were included but their involvement wasn’t really fleshed out. Overall, I loved hearing from each child about how they view their parents, I think this was very well done, especially because we started out hearing from the parents.
If you are looking for a book that will keep you invested- pick this one up!