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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
An easy and compelling read. Realistic characters and dialogue. Believable events. A good read.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Read this on the plane coming home from texas. Good story but written in a way that made it hard to follow.
I recently joined The Digital New Zealand Fan Club - a Tumblr where people who love searching the historical content on Digital NZ share their favourite finds. Scrolling through pages of old photos I often wonder about the stories behind the photos.
Author Toni Jordan had a similar experience before writing Nine Days; while searching through the State Library of Victoria’s Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs she came across the photograph now shown on the cover of her novel.
She says, “The photograph, taken during the war at a railway station in Melbourne, was the most romantic thing I’d ever seen. I stuck it over my desk but for a long time I thought I’d never find a story to fit: grand and sweeping, but also intimate and fragile. Then one day, I just knew…”
The story Jordan creates is about Connie and Jack – the story of how they met, their families, and growing up and surviving during the war. It’s a family story of survival, of what’s important and how the decisions we make can affect our family for generations to come.
Told through nine chapters, or ‘days’, Jordan uses the nine central characters closest to Connie and Jack to piece together their story. Well written in a very readable style that is descriptive but not lyrical, I quickly became engrossed and returned to the book at every opportunity eagerly wanting to unravel this ordinary family’s history.
Jordan is a master of character – although none of the characters had time to become particularly developed (given they only ‘owned’ a chapter each) I felt I knew each one. Within a couple of sentences I knew Francis wasn’t the type of person I’d like and Alec’s chapter was so aptly descriptive of a teenage boy that I felt repelled by it. A scene in a health food shop where wholesome Charlotte served an IKEA mother was so well played that I could instantly picture the relationship between these two women from different worlds, yet Jordan resisted the urge to cast aspersions on either’s life choices.
Nine Days will appeal to the masses. It’s descriptive but not literary, character-filled but easy to follow and the fragments of history and family ‘clues’ throughout the book are easy to put together and tie into a satisfying end.
Author Toni Jordan had a similar experience before writing Nine Days; while searching through the State Library of Victoria’s Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs she came across the photograph now shown on the cover of her novel.
She says, “The photograph, taken during the war at a railway station in Melbourne, was the most romantic thing I’d ever seen. I stuck it over my desk but for a long time I thought I’d never find a story to fit: grand and sweeping, but also intimate and fragile. Then one day, I just knew…”
The story Jordan creates is about Connie and Jack – the story of how they met, their families, and growing up and surviving during the war. It’s a family story of survival, of what’s important and how the decisions we make can affect our family for generations to come.
Told through nine chapters, or ‘days’, Jordan uses the nine central characters closest to Connie and Jack to piece together their story. Well written in a very readable style that is descriptive but not lyrical, I quickly became engrossed and returned to the book at every opportunity eagerly wanting to unravel this ordinary family’s history.
Jordan is a master of character – although none of the characters had time to become particularly developed (given they only ‘owned’ a chapter each) I felt I knew each one. Within a couple of sentences I knew Francis wasn’t the type of person I’d like and Alec’s chapter was so aptly descriptive of a teenage boy that I felt repelled by it. A scene in a health food shop where wholesome Charlotte served an IKEA mother was so well played that I could instantly picture the relationship between these two women from different worlds, yet Jordan resisted the urge to cast aspersions on either’s life choices.
Nine Days will appeal to the masses. It’s descriptive but not literary, character-filled but easy to follow and the fragments of history and family ‘clues’ throughout the book are easy to put together and tie into a satisfying end.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion
A moving and nostalgic story about how the smallest everyday moments and choices can have as much of an impact on our lives, and the lives of others, as those momentous or catastrophic events! Three generations of stories unfold in nine days/ chapters - each narrated by a different character to provide a range of perspectives and experiences... loved the local references and that it was based in Richmond!