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A review by blackcatlouise
Bodies of Light by Sarah Moss
3.0
I have absolutely loved the other novels by Sarah Moss but I felt a bit lukewarm towards this one.
I got very interested in Elizabeth who is brought up by a religious strict parent, I thought there would be some resolution to her story when she married an artist and became a mother but this story was abruptly abandoned and we changed protagonist to Elizabeth's now teenage daughter.
I found it hard to reconnect with the plot for a while and didn't like that Elizabeth became a cliché of a cruel and heartless mother when I had hoped for so much for her.
The connection to Night Waking is extremely tenuous so I found that let me down a little too.
On the plus side Ally became a character that I really cared about and I loved following her story as she fights to become a doctor. I thought even the minor characters were interesting and believable. I thought the writing was beautiful and loved it throughout. If it hadn't been for the lovely prose I probably would have ditched this novel which would have been a shame.
Three and a half stars from me.
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I got very interested in Elizabeth who is brought up by a religious strict parent, I thought there would be some resolution to her story when she married an artist and became a mother but this story was abruptly abandoned and we changed protagonist to Elizabeth's now teenage daughter.
I found it hard to reconnect with the plot for a while and didn't like that Elizabeth became a cliché of a cruel and heartless mother when I had hoped for so much for her.
The connection to Night Waking is extremely tenuous so I found that let me down a little too.
On the plus side Ally became a character that I really cared about and I loved following her story as she fights to become a doctor. I thought even the minor characters were interesting and believable. I thought the writing was beautiful and loved it throughout. If it hadn't been for the lovely prose I probably would have ditched this novel which would have been a shame.
Three and a half stars from me.
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