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This is one of those books where I really enjoyed all of the component parts yet was left feeling that the whole wasn’t the sum of them. I could well reflect on the book and change my rating, but at the time of reading I struggled with parts of it.
The setting of a post apocalyptic world where almost all of the men are dead felt like a very interesting concept to explore and it was gracefully handled. The relationship between the mother and her survivor son was really beautifully done. The characters were very well realised and felt convincing throughout. The errant sister is a very complex character and again works flawlessly. And yet... somehow, with all of these things going for it, I didn’t enjoy the reading of it as much as I wanted to. I have a feeling it might have been a case of the right book at the wrong time for me, which is a real shame.
The setting of a post apocalyptic world where almost all of the men are dead felt like a very interesting concept to explore and it was gracefully handled. The relationship between the mother and her survivor son was really beautifully done. The characters were very well realised and felt convincing throughout. The errant sister is a very complex character and again works flawlessly. And yet... somehow, with all of these things going for it, I didn’t enjoy the reading of it as much as I wanted to. I have a feeling it might have been a case of the right book at the wrong time for me, which is a real shame.