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rubyouns 's review for:
The Language of Birds
by Jill Dawson
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This reminded me a little bit of the L Shaped Room and the Bell Jar. Mandy was very lovable <spoiler I was hoping it was Rosemary that would get killed. I really like that this takes a murder case remembered for its aristocracy and looks at it from the Nanny’s POV. In that way it also reminded me of Alias Grace!!
I loved the bits between Mandy and Neville! Also thought Katharine was a really interesting character and loved the whole focus on mothers and daughters through the book!
As always I love stories about young women moving to big cities and how the use that independence! Which is why it reminded me of the L Shaped Room.
I thought it was interesting to add Rosemary’s POV to this since it undermines the realism of a true(ish) story -especially at the end when her visions are confirmed / seeing the shoes and knowing as Mandy dies, the final bit at the raffle and possibly seeing / hearing what happened to the Earl
Lots of really beautiful language and felt very cleverly written! Really liked the little bit when Rosemary realises she sees herself from a “birds eye point of view” on top of her whole hearing birds thing.
Quite sad that all the main characters are sexually abused though? Like with Rosemary seeing the vicar and realising why the bird voices began? felt too quick and a bit too easy since this had already happened a lot
I loved the bits between Mandy and Neville! Also thought Katharine was a really interesting character and loved the whole focus on mothers and daughters through the book!
As always I love stories about young women moving to big cities and how the use that independence! Which is why it reminded me of the L Shaped Room.
I thought it was interesting to add Rosemary’s POV to this since it undermines the realism of a true(ish) story -
Lots of really beautiful language and felt very cleverly written! Really liked the little bit when Rosemary realises she sees herself from a “birds eye point of view” on top of her whole hearing birds thing.