teachreadinspire 's review for:

Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

3.0

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This book tells the coming of age story of a young girl through her observations of the women (and men) around her. There are some very interesting moments, but overall I found the book kind of slow. It is definitely not my favourite book, but I know that for a lot of people the writing style was poetic and really touching. I didn't connect with it that way, but I could see how others might. As a reader, when I'm struggling to finish a book I often go to the reviews and see if I'm the only one feeling that way. If that's you reading this: don't stress, I felt the same way. In my opinion you're not missing much if you decided to abandon it. If you're reading a review in hopes I convince you to pick this book up, you should, it might be the perfect book for you! If you enjoy reading works from Canadian authors, if you enjoy fictional stories about life in a small town in the past or coming of age novels definitely give this book a shot!