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A review by argyledinosaur
Swimming Home by Mary-Rose MacColl
Did not finish book.
I won this in a Giveaway here on Goodreads.
Okay, I hate having to DNF books I was gifted, but it's time. I've been reading this book for almost two months and I honestly probably haven't touched it in several weeks. It's just time to put this book down and stop trying to force myself to finish it before moving on.
It's not that it's a bad book, it is very well written, but the main protagonist is just beyond frustrating. She's a feminist in the 1920's (I think) and she keeps pushing the idea that women can do anything men can do, but then when her niece wants to swim, she's not okay with it because it's too masculine or something like that. I don't know, she was just rubbing me the wrong way, and if I genuinely don't like a character to that extent, then I'm not going to enjoy the book and I don't want to spend any more time hung up on it.
I really appreciate having the chance to read it, and I'm kind of bummed I didn't like it, but I'll either gift it to someone else or donate it to my local library so it still gets the love it deserves.
Okay, I hate having to DNF books I was gifted, but it's time. I've been reading this book for almost two months and I honestly probably haven't touched it in several weeks. It's just time to put this book down and stop trying to force myself to finish it before moving on.
It's not that it's a bad book, it is very well written, but the main protagonist is just beyond frustrating. She's a feminist in the 1920's (I think) and she keeps pushing the idea that women can do anything men can do, but then when her niece wants to swim, she's not okay with it because it's too masculine or something like that. I don't know, she was just rubbing me the wrong way, and if I genuinely don't like a character to that extent, then I'm not going to enjoy the book and I don't want to spend any more time hung up on it.
I really appreciate having the chance to read it, and I'm kind of bummed I didn't like it, but I'll either gift it to someone else or donate it to my local library so it still gets the love it deserves.