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The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Edelweiss, St. Martin's Press, & Macmillan Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
More than anything else in both previous books and The Four Winds, I find Hannah's writing so immersive. I found myself completely entrenched in the setting, the story, and the characters. I could see Elsa and Loreda before me; I tasted the dust swirling around me; I felt the heartache and joy, the frustration and the hope.
The story itself was well researched and informative without info-dumping, the characters felt fleshed out and real, and the relationships unbelievably relatable. Hannah's female relationships have always stood out to me and they continued this trend in The Four Winds, notably the relationships between Elsa and Jean and that of Elsa and her daughter, Loreda.
(Also, if this book piques your interest on the Dust Bowl definitely check out Ken Burns' 2012 documentary, appropriately titled "The Dust Bowl." The interviews and archival footage added an entirely new dimension to my understanding of both this man-made natural disaster and its aftermath.)
The only criticism I have of this book is that, to me, both the ending and a certain relationship that-shall-not-be-named-to-avoid-spoilers felt a tad bit rushed. This barely affected my enjoyment of the book, but it feels worth mentioning.
Overall, The Four Winds is yet another Kristin Hannah book that I have no problem recommending to any and all (with the caveat that there is some hard hitting stuff in here, and it's a very emotional read).
More than anything else in both previous books and The Four Winds, I find Hannah's writing so immersive. I found myself completely entrenched in the setting, the story, and the characters. I could see Elsa and Loreda before me; I tasted the dust swirling around me; I felt the heartache and joy, the frustration and the hope.
The story itself was well researched and informative without info-dumping, the characters felt fleshed out and real, and the relationships unbelievably relatable. Hannah's female relationships have always stood out to me and they continued this trend in The Four Winds, notably the relationships between Elsa and Jean and that of Elsa and her daughter, Loreda.
(Also, if this book piques your interest on the Dust Bowl definitely check out Ken Burns' 2012 documentary, appropriately titled "The Dust Bowl." The interviews and archival footage added an entirely new dimension to my understanding of both this man-made natural disaster and its aftermath.)
The only criticism I have of this book is that, to me, both the ending and a certain relationship that-shall-not-be-named-to-avoid-spoilers felt a tad bit rushed. This barely affected my enjoyment of the book, but it feels worth mentioning.
Overall, The Four Winds is yet another Kristin Hannah book that I have no problem recommending to any and all (with the caveat that there is some hard hitting stuff in here, and it's a very emotional read).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Grief
Moderate: Emotional abuse