Reviews

She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb

mimima's review against another edition

3.0

Maybe her stronger books are the even numbered ones of this series. While I enjoyed the setting and the storylines, there was nothing that set this apart from the pack.

leighryks's review against another edition

She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb (1995)

laurat's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this suspense novel set in Appalachia. It follows several characters that are all connected in someway, either to the past or present, of an escaped convict, Harm Sorley. We also get Harm’s perspective as he walks the hills in search of love ones from his past. I got to feel like I got to know these characters, and even though there is a mystery at the center of the novel, it’s really about them. My only criticism of the book is that I felt there was a bit too much detail at times that wasn’t really necessary. Otherwise, a really enjoyable read.

misswinchester84's review against another edition

1.0

I tried getting into this book after 100pages in it just wasn't doing it for me. I thought it boring. The prolong pulled me in but after that the author lost me.

booksdogsandjess's review against another edition

3.0

This was an alright story. It is about many different people in a small town in the Appalations(sp?) and their connection to each other. There is an elderly escaped convict, a middle aged woman dispatcher who wants to be a deputy(and feels the need to explain this on every friggen level), a history Student who tries to walk the 200 year old trail of a girl who escaped the indians and maybe a ghost. There is also a of a radio dj(who really bugged me, but I don't like radio dj's so thats a Jessi thing I guess) who tries to solve an old murder case. All these story interconnect and I found the author did a great job of going from storyline to storyline.But there was not one character I liked not one, they were well developed but I was not interested in them in the least,some I found pathetic, others I could not follow their motivations for anything. The reason I gave this 3 stars instead of 2 is the description of the land itself was perfect and maybe I enjoyed it more then usual because of my dislike for anyone in the book,but the mountains,forsets and the highways,McCrumb painted a fantastic picture of the setting and that is what kept me going through this one.

raehink's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoy McCrumb's humor, her Southern settings and her characters.