lil_nuke23 's review for:

Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani

3.0

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torn b/t a 3 and a 4 but alas.....I think the author could have easily improved the book. But overall, nice piece of southern fiction, taking place in an area with which I'm familiar (Blue Ridge Mtns in VA), with a character I could identify with on some levels. I'm not an old maid, but I am 35 and afraid to love. She oculdn't see how she was sabotaging her own life and missing obvious signals from men around her. I liked her spirit. I also really enjoyed the depth they showed in her family and the searching for roots, learning about the people and places we come from, and how it all forms who we are today. I appreciate the female friendships, male friendships, the nuances of a small town, etc.

I would read something else by this author.