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jcbmathcat 's review for:
The Bones of You
by Debbie Howells
I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
I never read "The Lovely Bones," but know something of its plot. When I first started "The Bones of You," I thought of the other book, as one of the main characters is speaking/thinking from beyond her life.
I could not work up excitement about this book. At one point, I saw that I had only read 40% and wondered what the author was going to do to stretch out the story.
Some of the characters seemed to be stereotypes: the 'perfect' family with glamorous mother, handsome well-known father, and two lovely daughters; the down to earth family with a mother who works in landscaping and has a special way with horses, a father who travels a lot for business but is supportive of his wife, a daughter who is at that rebellious age; the boyfriend with a history of trouble; the journalist who wants to write a true story and not print gossip; and lives and relationships that are not what they seem to be.
Howells worked to deflect our suspicions, but I never felt much connection with any of the characters. I did love the descriptions of the horses, and believe that many people relate far better to animals than to people.
Perhaps my lack of interest in "The Lovely Bones" colored my opinion of this book from the start. You will have to make up your own mind.
I never read "The Lovely Bones," but know something of its plot. When I first started "The Bones of You," I thought of the other book, as one of the main characters is speaking/thinking from beyond her life.
I could not work up excitement about this book. At one point, I saw that I had only read 40% and wondered what the author was going to do to stretch out the story.
Some of the characters seemed to be stereotypes: the 'perfect' family with glamorous mother, handsome well-known father, and two lovely daughters; the down to earth family with a mother who works in landscaping and has a special way with horses, a father who travels a lot for business but is supportive of his wife, a daughter who is at that rebellious age; the boyfriend with a history of trouble; the journalist who wants to write a true story and not print gossip; and lives and relationships that are not what they seem to be.
Howells worked to deflect our suspicions, but I never felt much connection with any of the characters. I did love the descriptions of the horses, and believe that many people relate far better to animals than to people.
Perhaps my lack of interest in "The Lovely Bones" colored my opinion of this book from the start. You will have to make up your own mind.