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theunabridgedlifeofsalamacita 's review for:
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson
This book was so disappointing. As someone who lives in Humboldt and has so much reverence for the redwoods, I was expecting so much out of this novel.
It follows the story of a family who suffers many miscarriages that could be traced to some of the pesticides sprayed on the redwoods as part of the logging practices. The wife is an unregistered midwife and the husband is a logger and naturally when the government begins to investigate the logging practices and their potential impact on the health of the community, a schism begins to form in the family.
While the idea behind the story was great, the buildup was very long and drawn out. The ending honestly made no sense to me. It just felt like what was the point of this entire book? I know that sounds harsh, but it was that bad.
I also did not appreciate the author's constant use of the word "retarded" in conversation, and overall there was a lot of crassness thrown around in the book. I personally enjoy tasteful swearing very much in writing, so it takes a lot to gross me out, and this book definitely achieved that.
I did enjoy the familiar references to places I've been to, and the love of nature that is described in the book because as a Humboldt transplant, I definitely see that same passion in the natives of this wonderful area.
I was hoping to get a lot out of this book, but I honestly would not recommend reading it at all. It was very choppy writing and ultimately did not make sense at all.
It follows the story of a family who suffers many miscarriages that could be traced to some of the pesticides sprayed on the redwoods as part of the logging practices. The wife is an unregistered midwife and the husband is a logger and naturally when the government begins to investigate the logging practices and their potential impact on the health of the community, a schism begins to form in the family.
While the idea behind the story was great, the buildup was very long and drawn out. The ending honestly made no sense to me. It just felt like what was the point of this entire book? I know that sounds harsh, but it was that bad.
I also did not appreciate the author's constant use of the word "retarded" in conversation, and overall there was a lot of crassness thrown around in the book. I personally enjoy tasteful swearing very much in writing, so it takes a lot to gross me out, and this book definitely achieved that.
I did enjoy the familiar references to places I've been to, and the love of nature that is described in the book because as a Humboldt transplant, I definitely see that same passion in the natives of this wonderful area.
I was hoping to get a lot out of this book, but I honestly would not recommend reading it at all. It was very choppy writing and ultimately did not make sense at all.