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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
This book covered that fear of every mom, that 1 second where you turn your back & something bad happens to your child that was out of your control. Amazingly emotional & I loved the whole book!
For some reason I thought this book was going to be just average, so when I knew I'd miss my book club the month we discussed it I skipped it. A friend convinced me to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. It was compelling and I read 2/3 of it on a single Saturday.
Heather Gudenkauf has really become one of my favourite authors. This book had me holding my breath for most of it. Be warned though, you need to have a couple of hours in which to sit and devour it.
It's a reminder of what's important in life but more than that it reminds us that sometimes the terrible things that happen in life could just as easily happen to us. Getting the balance right between a career you love and a family that means everything to you is tough. I guess that's what I love about this author, she takes poignant social issues and reminds you not to be so judgemental.
It's a reminder of what's important in life but more than that it reminds us that sometimes the terrible things that happen in life could just as easily happen to us. Getting the balance right between a career you love and a family that means everything to you is tough. I guess that's what I love about this author, she takes poignant social issues and reminds you not to be so judgemental.
Little Mercies was pretty anticlimactic for a Heather Gudenkauf book. THe story was nice, the writing was good, but it lacked something substantial at the end. As a mother the subject matter was emotional and intense, as I pictured myself in the protagonists shoes I literally got a stomachache! Gudenkauf did a great job on this book.
An emotional roller coaster that was hard to put down!
Interesting book. Well done. I look forward to reading more from Heather Gudenkauf.
Once I reached chapter seven I knew there was no way I was going to be able to put this book down without finishing it. Such a heart breaking story filled with "little mercies". Knowing that something good can come from something bad makes it easier for life to continue.
I enjoyed this book more than I would like to admit. The novel is fairly melodramatic and at times not entirely realistic, but it's quite gripping and I had a hard time putting it down. This is one of the first novels I've read in a while that deals with child welfare that didn't seem completely false. Gudenkauf gets more right about child welfare than she does wrong. (As a child welfare case worker, I'm quick to see through the holes of novels dealing with the foster care system written by authors who don't have direct experience to this world.) I liked how Gudenkauf handled the story of a fatal mistake made by a mother/ social worker and overall found it a compelling read.
Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf takes on the issue of child welfare system from two perspectives – an experienced social worker who ends up a client of the system and a little girl who is trying to stay out of the foster care system. The main characters of the book are well drawn, but the plot comes together and resolves too conveniently.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/10/little-mercies.html
Reviewed based on a copy received through a publisher’s giveaway
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/10/little-mercies.html
Reviewed based on a copy received through a publisher’s giveaway