A review by madtraveler
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

5.0

Excellent writing and storytelling. Threads of the story one in the past go back and forth gradually coming together at the end of the book. Each thread has its first chapter and both of them hook you. Then follow some fascinating characters that you care about in a rich and unique natural environment by the sea in Carolina from 1955-70. the star of the show is a poor outcast and abused white girl who is coming of age and nevertheless manages to find her own way when the adults have let her down. The last few pages sort of wavered for me like an amazing gymnast who stuck the landing yet wobbled just a tiny bit. The writing is really great.