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juniperd 's review for:
The Secret Lives of the Four Wives
by Lola Shoneyin
i found this a very interesting book and, mostly, i liked shoneyin's style of writing. but i feel like it just didn't all come together well for me.
i enjoyed that we were given the voices of each of the wives, for the different histories and perspectives, and their personalities and 'roles' seemed well established and defined. but when the big moment arrives in the book... the reactions and conduct of two wives, in particular (the two who had been most aggressive in their mistreatment of bolanle), didn't gel for me with how they had been presented up to that point. (i hope i am explaining this well.) i realize that they likely were written like this with clear intention by shoneyin, to just be all out of fight by the point i am referencing. i guess i just expected... more from them. it was all kind of a fizzle at the end.
so as to not be too negative, i am glad i read this and i really do feel shoneyin did a wonderful job evoking the places and people in her novel. it is making for some very interesting discussions in the group in which i am reading this here on GR.
i enjoyed that we were given the voices of each of the wives, for the different histories and perspectives, and their personalities and 'roles' seemed well established and defined. but when the big moment arrives in the book... the reactions and conduct of two wives, in particular (the two who had been most aggressive in their mistreatment of bolanle), didn't gel for me with how they had been presented up to that point. (i hope i am explaining this well.) i realize that they likely were written like this with clear intention by shoneyin, to just be all out of fight by the point i am referencing. i guess i just expected... more from them. it was all kind of a fizzle at the end.
so as to not be too negative, i am glad i read this and i really do feel shoneyin did a wonderful job evoking the places and people in her novel. it is making for some very interesting discussions in the group in which i am reading this here on GR.