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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
So conflicted about this book. On the one hand, the writing is beautiful, and it's a joy to read loving descriptions of a place (North Florida) that I love and called home for most of my life. On the other hand, Rawlings attitudes towards many of her neighbors and her racial biases are so cringe-y.
This is a beautifully written book, but it’s not for everyone. The chapters involving the different characters of Cross Creek were fascinating and would’ve earned this book 5 stars on their own. However, there’s several chapters that focus on describing Cross Creek itself and the plants and animals that inhabit it. While these chapters are beautifully written, I also found them incredibly boring. I almost dropped the book at chapter 2. I am not sorry I finishing reading it.
If beautiful descriptions are what you want in a book, absolutely this book is for you. If you want some action, maybe skip it.
If beautiful descriptions are what you want in a book, absolutely this book is for you. If you want some action, maybe skip it.
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
This book paints a picture of life in 1940s Florida. A clear and enjoyable story of the time, place and characters inhabiting this world. Mainly a city person carving out their country life, as a Northerner making their home in the South, and not the genteel south, the hardscrabble south; and finally as a literary artist making their inspirational haven in a hard to cultivate working citrus grove. This is their real life, the neighbors, employees and friends that were a part the literary artist's world, each as colourful and lush as the state itself.