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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
I have no idea what I just read.
Read my full review here: http://cbabblings.blogspot.com/2016/02/bone-gap-by-laura-ruby.html
Read my full review here: http://cbabblings.blogspot.com/2016/02/bone-gap-by-laura-ruby.html
Brief thoughts originally posted 26 May 2015 at Falling Letters.
Another book I accidentally read in an evening!
This one fell short of the hype for me, in a similar manner that [b: Salt & Storm|18302133|Salt & Storm (Salt & Storm, #1)|Kendall Kulper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396374986s/18302133.jpg|25791215] did (though I found this book more 'blah') - I was hoping for a more mystical, surreal tale. The touches of magical realism that were there weren't enough to feed my appetite for the stuff. There are some interesting components, but Roza's story fell flat for me, and that's the central part of the book.
Another book I accidentally read in an evening!
This one fell short of the hype for me, in a similar manner that [b: Salt & Storm|18302133|Salt & Storm (Salt & Storm, #1)|Kendall Kulper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396374986s/18302133.jpg|25791215] did (though I found this book more 'blah') - I was hoping for a more mystical, surreal tale. The touches of magical realism that were there weren't enough to feed my appetite for the stuff. There are some interesting components, but Roza's story fell flat for me, and that's the central part of the book.
This book was definitely different. I'm glad I read it, because it gave me some ideas about how you can use fantastical elements in an otherwise reality-based environment, which is relevant to the project I'm working on. I liked the characters, especially Priscilla and Rosa, and thought it was an interesting commentary on the way men idealize and victimize women. I wouldn't call it magical realism, exactly, because I think that term is specific to a particular literary movement, but I appreciate what Ruby is trying to do. This stands out as a book that's different, that manages to be absorbing even when not a lot is happening, and that holds together in spite of its ultimate strangeness.
3.5. It really felt like this book couldn’t decide if it wanted to be realistic or magical realism and that made it kind of unpleasant. I could have gone either way with the author if that choice had felt definitive, but it really didn’t.
Deals deftly with myth, feminism, brotherhood, sex, violence, abuse (physical and psychological), and small town gossip, all without being bogged by the heaviness of such topics.
I will have to re-read this one - not on audio to truly absorb the fantastic writing and beautiful story. It's a wonderful magical realism book that is character and theme driven. The narrator is fantastic but some of the sentences are those types that you want to read and absorb fully.
I wouldn't be able to explain the plot to you verbally, but I was able to follow it. The pacing was almost like the lazy drone of a bee - slow and then all at once. I liked the kissy bits, the author's way with words, the description of small time life, and the ever present bees. The joy of getting to finish a book on a Friday night in, even if it was between baby coughs.
One reader's lament - a piece of information that is a huge reveal to the protagonist is common fodder in book talks and reviews. I wish I had come to that slow dawning realization along with him, rather than looking for evidence within the story as I read along. But for that, I have no one but myself to blame.
One reader's lament - a piece of information that is a huge reveal to the protagonist is common fodder in book talks and reviews. I wish I had come to that slow dawning realization along with him, rather than looking for evidence within the story as I read along. But for that, I have no one but myself to blame.
