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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This is a very different novel. Mystery, Appalachian folklore, original characters. I find it hard to label it in any genre.
One thing's for sure, it will suck you in.
One thing's for sure, it will suck you in.
One of my favorites by Sharyn McCrumb. Her mysteries are beautifully written, with characters that haunt you long after you finish reading.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
No
One of the first Sharyn McCrumb books I read. Moving, heartwrenching, and a very good read.
This story is set in the Appalachia of eastern Tennessee. There are several stories within the story but they come together as one. There's a lot of sadness between a murder-suicide of 4 family members, the madness of the 2 children not killed, the death by fire of a young mom, the cancer death of a man fighting a giant paper company that's polluting the river, the minister's wife giving birth to a stillborn while her husband is in Desert Storm, and a sheriff fighting his own PTSD from Viet Nam yet what comes through is the strong resiliency of the survivors. And seeing all of it from her home atop the mountain is Nora Bonesteel, an elderly woman with the gift of seeing things before they happen.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury
In Dark Hollow, Tennessee, it was accepted within the community that Nora Bonesteel had "the Sight". And so she understood before anyone else that a tragedy had occured in the Underhill family. Sharyn McCrumb uses the mountain setting of eastern Tennessee to tell a story that seamlessly mixes Appalachian legends with the reality of modern America.
Not my favorite by any means. The stories don't tie together well, but I enjoy Nora Bonesteel. In other books she is more central.
