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A review by judibud
The Long Dry by Cynan Jones
5.0
When I started this book I thought at first it was based somewhere foreign, what with the drought and the heat I didn't think it would be a local book. Also, the style of writing came across to me as a little stunted as if English wasn't the first language of the character who was narrating it. As it turned out the book is set in Wales many years ago!
I loved this book and the style in which it is written, I can't exactly put a finger on a specific word or phrase to describe it but it just works. The story follows a family through their day to day family life on the farm. So many little, mundane everyday things happen but the author manages to make each one into something big and meaningful. For example, after an argument the first person a husband thinks of when he sees something nice is to fetch his wife so he can share the moment with her.
I am really struggling to describe this book and why I liked it as much as I did, all I can say is read it and find out for yourself just how great it is.
I loved this book and the style in which it is written, I can't exactly put a finger on a specific word or phrase to describe it but it just works. The story follows a family through their day to day family life on the farm. So many little, mundane everyday things happen but the author manages to make each one into something big and meaningful. For example, after an argument the first person a husband thinks of when he sees something nice is to fetch his wife so he can share the moment with her.
I am really struggling to describe this book and why I liked it as much as I did, all I can say is read it and find out for yourself just how great it is.