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Miller's Valley
by Anna Quindlen
This book has made me wonder if I'm officially a "middle aged woman."
(Note: A Huffington Post article claims that starts at 35, so it may be hitting me prematurely.)
I actually enjoyed this book, which is really nothing more than an older woman recounting a span of her younger years. I would pick it up intending to read a couple of pages but would find myself still pacing around the house an hour later, Kindle in hand, reading about this small town and this small family and hard work and loving relationships and loveless relationships and addictions and illnesses and perseverance that was always admirable but never cheesy.
This is an enjoyable read, but one of it's strongest elements - its clear characters - is also one of its downfalls for me. As much as I could visualize the characters and as much as I felt like I knew them like the back of my hand by the end of the book, I did not care for them. A death would not bring a tear to my eye. Our main character and narrator, Mary Margaret/Mimi/Meems, is not an emotional character, and I became similarly detached as a result. Despite this, I would absolutely read this type of book again.
4 Stars
(Note: A Huffington Post article claims that starts at 35, so it may be hitting me prematurely.)
I actually enjoyed this book, which is really nothing more than an older woman recounting a span of her younger years. I would pick it up intending to read a couple of pages but would find myself still pacing around the house an hour later, Kindle in hand, reading about this small town and this small family and hard work and loving relationships and loveless relationships and addictions and illnesses and perseverance that was always admirable but never cheesy.
This is an enjoyable read, but one of it's strongest elements - its clear characters - is also one of its downfalls for me. As much as I could visualize the characters and as much as I felt like I knew them like the back of my hand by the end of the book, I did not care for them. A death would not bring a tear to my eye. Our main character and narrator, Mary Margaret/Mimi/Meems, is not an emotional character, and I became similarly detached as a result. Despite this, I would absolutely read this type of book again.
4 Stars