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A review by karrative
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Where the book really shines though, is after the post-pic context is provided. Being told that this entire book is a family retelling or perhaps a reclaiming narrative provides such a different context. On the one hand, initially, I didn't like that Cathy would write a book making her grandmother look 'better', it felt disloyal to her mother. On the other hand, as a book, which attempts to answer her mother's dying concerns (why didn't she love me?), the retelling is much more beautiful. Ultimately, the precise way of storytelling in this book was not my favourite at the time of reading, but I like the thicknesss of reflection the book provided.