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News of the World
by Paulette Jiles
Surprising, in that I actually liked a book club book for once! Besides the book that I picked (The Unit) and the one that my Mom choose (Station Eleven) all the other books that have been chosen I've either hated with the passion of 1000 suns (American Marriage) or yawned my way through (The Red Tent).
This was a really nice story and had a setting that I really enjoyed learning more about. The survival aspects to the story also made this a win for me, some truly harrowing stuff happens in here. The America South in the 1800's is seriously no joke, and the author does a great job making us feel how scary, unpredictable, and fraught this time period really was.
The main character was a complex character, yet still a hero you could root for and the relationship between him and the little girl was lovely. However, both the characters and their relationship did feel somewhat simplistic and could have used more development.
In the end, I liked it. And as far as book-club picks are concerned, that means a lot!
This was a really nice story and had a setting that I really enjoyed learning more about. The survival aspects to the story also made this a win for me, some truly harrowing stuff happens in here. The America South in the 1800's is seriously no joke, and the author does a great job making us feel how scary, unpredictable, and fraught this time period really was.
The main character was a complex character, yet still a hero you could root for and the relationship between him and the little girl was lovely. However, both the characters and their relationship did feel somewhat simplistic and could have used more development.
In the end, I liked it. And as far as book-club picks are concerned, that means a lot!