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A review by diziet
Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles
adventurous
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book reminded me of ‘Cold Mountain’ by Charles Frazier - and in comparison it pales. Which is perhaps unfair. There are some good bits once the narrative gets moving. But I never got true investment in characters like in ‘Cold Mountain’ (audio version of this book is great…)
I liked the quotes from historical nonfiction sources - but they could have been handled better in the audio version simply by using a different narrator. Sometimes it was confusing and I was like: Is this story? or quote? Especially in the beginning.
Like ‘Simon the Fiddler’ by the same author, this book had abrupt and unsatisfying ending for me. Some might like the open ended - endings. But for me it just seems like a bit lazy…
And now I want to listen to ‘Cold Mountain’ again....
I liked the quotes from historical nonfiction sources - but they could have been handled better in the audio version simply by using a different narrator. Sometimes it was confusing and I was like: Is this story? or quote? Especially in the beginning.
Like ‘Simon the Fiddler’ by the same author, this book had abrupt and unsatisfying ending for me. Some might like the open ended - endings. But for me it just seems like a bit lazy…
And now I want to listen to ‘Cold Mountain’ again....