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A review by torimacpurr
Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos
3.0
I was a little uncomfortable with Ms. Kallos meandering into the netherworld, but it did all get tied together nicely in the end, and my discomfort dissolved as I got deeper and deeper into the book. Some descriptive paragraphs just begged to be skimmed (especially the the multitude of introspections of Larken and her hometown), but it was beautiful prose. It was a good book, Just not what I was longing for. ("Unbroken for you" is still a pretty high bar to reach)
The "redemptions" promised by the jacket cover synopsis just weren't as colorful as what I wanted for them, but they were logical and happy enough. I did like her honesty in dealing with emotions, especially with Alvina's (Viney's) and Hope's emotions.
However, Llewellyn's character remained in silhouette for most of the book, which left me longing for more of his story. In the end, there was a little bit that tidied up some questions and gave him some depth, but I suspect it would have been a better story with a little more of his voice in the shared narratives. Was he just a reactionary, trying to heroically accommodate the passions of all the loved ones in his life? Certainly there are people who live their lives that way.
And what of the older generations and siblings of both Llewellyn and Hope? How did their lives stay so neatly tucked out of the children's lives? Still, again, it was a great examination of how people endure injuries their parents never imagine -nor intend- to impart and then find ways to heal.
The "redemptions" promised by the jacket cover synopsis just weren't as colorful as what I wanted for them, but they were logical and happy enough. I did like her honesty in dealing with emotions, especially with Alvina's (Viney's) and Hope's emotions.
However, Llewellyn's character remained in silhouette for most of the book, which left me longing for more of his story. In the end, there was a little bit that tidied up some questions and gave him some depth, but I suspect it would have been a better story with a little more of his voice in the shared narratives. Was he just a reactionary, trying to heroically accommodate the passions of all the loved ones in his life? Certainly there are people who live their lives that way.
And what of the older generations and siblings of both Llewellyn and Hope? How did their lives stay so neatly tucked out of the children's lives? Still, again, it was a great examination of how people endure injuries their parents never imagine -nor intend- to impart and then find ways to heal.