A review by ajnel
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Way  too stylistically written.  And the central Forrest Gump  "hard work and perseverance will always lead to success, irrespective of prior trauma, but with a slither persisting melancholy" theme, is just a little too much. The whodunnit drowns in way too many obvious breadcrumbs.