A review by heathero621
The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

This book is about a family of women that live on an island in a swamp area of Michigan.  This book just wasn't for me.  First, when you hold the book it feels so heavy and dense, but it's not that big.  It was really weird.  I don't know why it felt that way?  Then I felt like the writing was heavy and dense too.  The story dragged for me.  I never was super excited to pick it up and then reading just a chapter at a time felt like a slog.  You may be wondering why I didn't quit reading it.  Well, I'm not good at quitting and I'm trying to read all of Jenna's picks and this is one of them.  I really didn't like the characters.  The women and especially Donkey frustrated me so much.  They just made bad decision after bad decision.  Then the ending when the men come to "save the day" was a little annoying.  I had higher expectations for this book and they just didn't live up to it.  It's not a horrible book, but it just wasn't for me.  What I liked most about the book was the cover.