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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
These days I don’t often keep hold of books, I let them out into the wilderness, I donate them to the library, but this is one that will be staying with me and I am sure I will re-read in times to come. This is the book I wish I had been able to write, it’s astonishingly good and up there with some of the best books I have ever read.
It’s really difficult to write a review that does this book justice, it has so many layers and themes. The book talks of friendship, love - father-daughter love, mother-daughter love and the passionate love for a cause that you believe in and would fight for with every cell of your being. There is fire in the bellies of these characters and a passion that you sadly rarely encounter in everyday life these days, I want to be friends with Vee and Leonie, I want to invite them over for a drink and share in their passion.
Vee is a budding photographer, living a quiet life with her father in Essex. She encounters Leonie - a strident feminist - at a strike and their lives both change forever. The book weaves the story via narrative from the 1980s, narrative from thr present day and photograph exhibition boards at Vee’s exhibition of her life’s work. Normally these different mediums and flipping between times would frustrate me, but Butland weaves such a tale, ignites so much passion that it was impossible to put this novel down. I’m off to the bookshop to buy whatever else this lady has written and urge you to read The Woman in the Photograph, it is an important tale of our times and a fabulous and passionate novel. Thank you Stephanie for sharing this with the world.
Thank you to readers first for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for and honest opinion. All opinions are my own.
It’s really difficult to write a review that does this book justice, it has so many layers and themes. The book talks of friendship, love - father-daughter love, mother-daughter love and the passionate love for a cause that you believe in and would fight for with every cell of your being. There is fire in the bellies of these characters and a passion that you sadly rarely encounter in everyday life these days, I want to be friends with Vee and Leonie, I want to invite them over for a drink and share in their passion.
Vee is a budding photographer, living a quiet life with her father in Essex. She encounters Leonie - a strident feminist - at a strike and their lives both change forever. The book weaves the story via narrative from the 1980s, narrative from thr present day and photograph exhibition boards at Vee’s exhibition of her life’s work. Normally these different mediums and flipping between times would frustrate me, but Butland weaves such a tale, ignites so much passion that it was impossible to put this novel down. I’m off to the bookshop to buy whatever else this lady has written and urge you to read The Woman in the Photograph, it is an important tale of our times and a fabulous and passionate novel. Thank you Stephanie for sharing this with the world.
Thank you to readers first for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for and honest opinion. All opinions are my own.
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book. Listened to it on audio, had just rented it from the library on a whim and it has possibly become a new favourite. Will definitely be buying a physical copy. I don’t know whether I loved it so much due to my own fascination with photography and feminism, but, it’s just perfect. Even the ending. Phenomenal.
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very interesting and insightful look into femininism in the past and today.
This book is so important. The reader follows two timelines, one from the sixties to the eighties, following second wave feminism and the actions of Veronica Moon - Vee - a photographer and her friendship with radical feminist Leonie. As well as the modern timeline in 2018 where Erica, Leonie's niece, is putting together an exhibition of Vee's work and she grudgingly allows it. We are aware of a photograph that ended Vee's career and a dark shadow cast over the nature of Leonie's death.
The message of this book about gender equality and the historical impact of the feminist movement is so well done and important, I particularly enjoyed that at the beginning of each part there was a list that outlined the historical context really rooting the book in its setting. I also enjoyed the debate and discussion regarding difference feminism, as well as the complex creation of characters who were both likeable and difficult.
The book is well written and the unravelling mystery at its core regarding the photograph and Vee's missing memories was so well done and unexpected.
Highly recommend.
The message of this book about gender equality and the historical impact of the feminist movement is so well done and important, I particularly enjoyed that at the beginning of each part there was a list that outlined the historical context really rooting the book in its setting. I also enjoyed the debate and discussion regarding difference feminism, as well as the complex creation of characters who were both likeable and difficult.
The book is well written and the unravelling mystery at its core regarding the photograph and Vee's missing memories was so well done and unexpected.
Highly recommend.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Review: https://lifeandteablog.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/book-review-the-woman-in-the-photograph-by-stephanie-butland/