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A review by redewhurst
A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
DNF - 26th April 2023, 111 pages.
I am very sad that I didn’t love this one, I really thought I would.
The first few chapters, those pertaining to the Aberfan disaster, were interesting and incredibly emotional. However, my interest wained as soon as I realised that that was probably it and that we weren’t going to be following William’s life after the event but leading up to it.
Why was Aberfan included?
I found it really difficult to connect with or care about William as a child and was having to force myself to continue reading / not skim the pages.
I am also fairly certain that I know the conflict between William and his mother - if I’m right, I have no interest in reading about it.
It is only fair to acknowledge that I only made it about 25% and maybe things would have picked up but. Maybe I should give it more time. The trouble is that I don’t want to. I will leave this for the people who love it and declare that A Terrible Kindness and I are just not a match for book and reader - and that’s okay.
I am very sad that I didn’t love this one, I really thought I would.
The first few chapters, those pertaining to the Aberfan disaster, were interesting and incredibly emotional. However, my interest wained as soon as I realised that that was probably it and that we weren’t going to be following William’s life after the event but leading up to it.
Why was Aberfan included?
I found it really difficult to connect with or care about William as a child and was having to force myself to continue reading / not skim the pages.
I am also fairly certain that I know the conflict between William and his mother - if I’m right, I have no interest in reading about it.
It is only fair to acknowledge that I only made it about 25% and maybe things would have picked up but. Maybe I should give it more time. The trouble is that I don’t want to. I will leave this for the people who love it and declare that A Terrible Kindness and I are just not a match for book and reader - and that’s okay.