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A Single Thread
by Tracy Chevalier
It's not a great sign when my favorite part of a novel are the in depth descriptions of embroidering and cathedral bellringing. I mean, it was super cool to learn about those things (I'd never even heard the term Broderer before that), but those are not exactly things I read books for.
Violet Speedwell had so much promise as a heroine, chafing as she does against the small lot open to her. Unfortunately, she takes her bid for freedom and uses it to pursue a much older married man. And, in the end, she ends up pregnant with his baby (he won't leave his mentally broken wife). There's also the consistent subplot about the creepy man who sexually assaults her (right after the sex with the older man IN A FIELD). In the end, Violet's happy with her choices, which is good I guess, but I just never understood the appeal of Arthur at all.
Basically the only plus for me was her friendship with a girl who turns out to be in love with another girl. It's not the best angle on f/f, but not too bad for the time. Violet's initially judgmental but tolerant in a pretend-it-isn't-happening way but over time she slowly becomes more accepting and supportive. But hey, it is nice that the f/f ship ends up really happy and settled and there is no het romance. So there's that.
I just? Don't really get the appeal of this book to be honest. It's well written, certainly, but the plot's slow as hell with almost nothing happening, only to culminate in massive drama. Probably there are people who will enjoy this book but it was the opposite of a Christina book.
Violet Speedwell had so much promise as a heroine, chafing as she does against the small lot open to her. Unfortunately, she takes her bid for freedom and uses it to pursue a much older married man. And, in the end, she ends up pregnant with his baby (he won't leave his mentally broken wife). There's also the consistent subplot about the creepy man who sexually assaults her (right after the sex with the older man IN A FIELD). In the end, Violet's happy with her choices, which is good I guess, but I just never understood the appeal of Arthur at all.
Basically the only plus for me was her friendship with a girl who turns out to be in love with another girl. It's not the best angle on f/f, but not too bad for the time. Violet's initially judgmental but tolerant in a pretend-it-isn't-happening way but over time she slowly becomes more accepting and supportive. But hey, it is nice that the f/f ship ends up really happy and settled and there is no het romance. So there's that.
I just? Don't really get the appeal of this book to be honest. It's well written, certainly, but the plot's slow as hell with almost nothing happening, only to culminate in massive drama. Probably there are people who will enjoy this book but it was the opposite of a Christina book.