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cathygeha 's review for:
The Thirteenth Husband
by Greer Macallister
The Thirteenth Husband by Greer McCallister
Okay….mixed feelings and thoughts:
* Truth weirder than fiction – yes
* Mother without motherly feelings – yes
* Earthy? Yes
* Naïve? Yes, in the beginning but way too savvy later in life
* Privileged offspring with money – hedonist? More than likely
* Wrote her own autobiography – I believe, so…why read a novelized version?
* Into occult/spiritualist and anything else that came her way? Yes,,and so of the times with spiritualists abounding
* Willing to keep status/face by toeing the line? Not so much
* Did money liberate her? Yes and no
* Did she reconnect with self or her children? Not sure because I gave up on the book at 16% and read about this unusual and interesting woman online and got the gist of the book that was based on her life in this book…till I quit
* Writing and storytelling was wonderful and drew me in but…not enough to make me keep reading
Did I finish the book No
Would I read more books by this author? Yes…enjoyed two previous books by her
NOTE: The author said that she adjusted and adapted, switched things around, and probably found this woman fascinating but, as other reviewers have mentioned…why put time and effort into the life of a woman long gone and perhaps not relevant to the present? I cannot relate to Amy…though I have seen her ilk in other women of the era or even now… I did not finish this book but might revisit it in the future because It was well written and it could be ME and not the Story.
Thank you to NetGalley and SourcebooksLandmark for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3 Stars
Okay….mixed feelings and thoughts:
* Truth weirder than fiction – yes
* Mother without motherly feelings – yes
* Earthy? Yes
* Naïve? Yes, in the beginning but way too savvy later in life
* Privileged offspring with money – hedonist? More than likely
* Wrote her own autobiography – I believe, so…why read a novelized version?
* Into occult/spiritualist and anything else that came her way? Yes,,and so of the times with spiritualists abounding
* Willing to keep status/face by toeing the line? Not so much
* Did money liberate her? Yes and no
* Did she reconnect with self or her children? Not sure because I gave up on the book at 16% and read about this unusual and interesting woman online and got the gist of the book that was based on her life in this book…till I quit
* Writing and storytelling was wonderful and drew me in but…not enough to make me keep reading
Did I finish the book No
Would I read more books by this author? Yes…enjoyed two previous books by her
NOTE: The author said that she adjusted and adapted, switched things around, and probably found this woman fascinating but, as other reviewers have mentioned…why put time and effort into the life of a woman long gone and perhaps not relevant to the present? I cannot relate to Amy…though I have seen her ilk in other women of the era or even now… I did not finish this book but might revisit it in the future because It was well written and it could be ME and not the Story.
Thank you to NetGalley and SourcebooksLandmark for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3 Stars