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A review by writerrhiannon
Daughters of the Wild by Natalka Burian
2.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
From the summaries I read and the comparisons of this book to The Power and The Bell Jar, I assumed this story would be full of magic and female power. Instead, I read a bizarre book about a cult/religion using "foster" kids for farm labor and so much abuse (physical, drug, sexual, emotional). I didn't simply quit the book because it kept my attention and I thought I would surely get some answers to the vaguely alluded to situations. The short answer is "no." I kept waiting for the moral of the story (foster abuse? postpartum depression?) or the metaphor for “Vine of Heaven” (fertility? harvest?). Then the ending is so messy and rushed and I have so many questions! I'm going to group this one in with Catherine House, which also had great potential but ended up being a disappointment.
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From the summaries I read and the comparisons of this book to The Power and The Bell Jar, I assumed this story would be full of magic and female power. Instead, I read a bizarre book about a cult/religion using "foster" kids for farm labor and so much abuse (physical, drug, sexual, emotional). I didn't simply quit the book because it kept my attention and I thought I would surely get some answers to the vaguely alluded to situations. The short answer is "no." I kept waiting for the moral of the story (foster abuse? postpartum depression?) or the metaphor for “Vine of Heaven” (fertility? harvest?). Then the ending is so messy and rushed and I have so many questions! I'm going to group this one in with Catherine House, which also had great potential but ended up being a disappointment.
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