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A review by katykelly
The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
5.0
I would never have heard of the book if it wasn't for watching the George Clooney film, which it turns out is a very faithful adaptation.
As such, I knew what was happening throughout but that didn't detract.
Matt King lives in Hawaii, a lawyer, with land assets handed down from previous generations. His wife, a beautiful and outgoing thrill-seeker, has been in an accident and is in a coma.
Matt narrates his story, as he struggles over how to tell his two daughters, one 10 and one a rebellious teenager at boarding school that their mother won't be waking up. That is where the story starts really, how Matt and his daughters try to cope and help each other, as other secrets pop to the surface.
Its actually very funny. Scottie, the precocious 10-year-old is adorable in her language and emergent teenage tendencies, her older sister and especially her friend Sid catalysts and heart for much of the story. It's a simple and quite short story of a family coming to terms with a tragedy but very entertaining and heartfelt.
There's also a Clooney in-joke for anyone who's seen the film!
As such, I knew what was happening throughout but that didn't detract.
Matt King lives in Hawaii, a lawyer, with land assets handed down from previous generations. His wife, a beautiful and outgoing thrill-seeker, has been in an accident and is in a coma.
Matt narrates his story, as he struggles over how to tell his two daughters, one 10 and one a rebellious teenager at boarding school that their mother won't be waking up. That is where the story starts really, how Matt and his daughters try to cope and help each other, as other secrets pop to the surface.
Its actually very funny. Scottie, the precocious 10-year-old is adorable in her language and emergent teenage tendencies, her older sister and especially her friend Sid catalysts and heart for much of the story. It's a simple and quite short story of a family coming to terms with a tragedy but very entertaining and heartfelt.
There's also a Clooney in-joke for anyone who's seen the film!