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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
anticlimactic. the mother/daughter dynamic should have been explored so much more.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This story follows two timelines of Helena. One timeline follows Helena as a child during her time growing up in a marsh in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her father had abducted her mother when she was a teenager. The second timeline follows Helena as an adult with a family of her own. The news has just broken that her father has escaped from prison and she's the only one capable of tracking him down.
For the subject matter being potentially very heavy, this book was pretty boring. There was little to no mystery. The synopsis of the book tells the entire plot. And there wasn't the development of the main character Helena to make her actions and past believable. There were things that I enjoyed about the book- the Ojibwe words & culture, the snippets of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale of the same name of this book, and the parts where young Helena learned the ways of the land from her father. There wasn't enough outside of these parts to make a compelling novel.
For the subject matter being potentially very heavy, this book was pretty boring. There was little to no mystery. The synopsis of the book tells the entire plot. And there wasn't the development of the main character Helena to make her actions and past believable. There were things that I enjoyed about the book- the Ojibwe words & culture, the snippets of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale of the same name of this book, and the parts where young Helena learned the ways of the land from her father. There wasn't enough outside of these parts to make a compelling novel.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I suppose the twist is that you expect a twist and it never comes! It was an interesting read nonetheless.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
3.5. I liked learning about the UP in Michigan while wondering the fate of Helena.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes