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belginiangirl 's review for:
The Lonely Polygamist
by Brady Udall
A friend recommended this book to me and I really really liked it.
The story of a polygam family and all it entails and the slow realisation from Golden, the father that something has to change.
I really liked the characters eventhough I thought at times that Golden was a total sap and didn't have any backbone. Golden has 4 wives and 28 children and he feels lost amidst all those. His wives are deciding everything for him and money is tight so he has to travel a long way to find work. With the distance, he egts not only physically but more importantly mentally separated from his family. It will take a tragedy to make him realise what he wants in life.
We also meet Rusty who's one of the kids, the troublemaker. I really got attached to that poor kid who's lost in a brood of children and never really fits in.
Throughout the book, we also learn more about the life of the family but also their past.
A very good read but not an easy one. Udall switches periods without really anouncing it and it is disconcerting at first but once you get used to it, it's OK. The pacing is slow but it was OK because I felt it totally reflected the life of the family.
On a final note, I would really recommand this book!
The story of a polygam family and all it entails and the slow realisation from Golden, the father that something has to change.
I really liked the characters eventhough I thought at times that Golden was a total sap and didn't have any backbone. Golden has 4 wives and 28 children and he feels lost amidst all those. His wives are deciding everything for him and money is tight so he has to travel a long way to find work. With the distance, he egts not only physically but more importantly mentally separated from his family. It will take a tragedy to make him realise what he wants in life.
We also meet Rusty who's one of the kids, the troublemaker. I really got attached to that poor kid who's lost in a brood of children and never really fits in.
Throughout the book, we also learn more about the life of the family but also their past.
A very good read but not an easy one. Udall switches periods without really anouncing it and it is disconcerting at first but once you get used to it, it's OK. The pacing is slow but it was OK because I felt it totally reflected the life of the family.
On a final note, I would really recommand this book!