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A review by jodeezle
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
3.0
This book made had my feelings all over the place.
It is the story of Ruth who returns to the town she grew up in after finally coming clean to her husband of 4 years that when she was 17 she'd had a baby. Because her husband wants to have kids he's understandably upset but wants to find the kid, as he loves her so much that he's willing to take care of that kid as well. Ruth has no idea what happened to the baby since her grandmother had taken him from her right after he was born.
When she returns to her home town she meets some new friends and gets in-touch with some old friends. While she is there she realizes that her family has many deep secrets. Like all families there are things that have happened and people know about, but they don't talk about. While back home she makes friends with a young boy named Midnight, well Patrick is his birth name, but he goes by Midnight. Ruth and Midnight bond over their shared love of science.
This story touches on the differences and similarities of the poor whites and blacks in this wonderful town. This book also lets you see see that everyone keeps secrets from everyone. To me it showed how much harm can come when families keep secrets from each other. You might be keeping a secret because you think it is for the best but it really could cause more harm.
Even though I liked this story, there were parts that dragged for me. I felt that it took too long to get to where we wanted to be. Although you could figure out who her son was as you read the book, there are still things that happen that you wouldn't expect. I found it interesting but it was just a bit too slow and draggy for my taste.
All in all it was a good book, and I would definitely recommend this book to my friends. The storyline and content is one that everyone can relate to on some level.
It is the story of Ruth who returns to the town she grew up in after finally coming clean to her husband of 4 years that when she was 17 she'd had a baby. Because her husband wants to have kids he's understandably upset but wants to find the kid, as he loves her so much that he's willing to take care of that kid as well. Ruth has no idea what happened to the baby since her grandmother had taken him from her right after he was born.
When she returns to her home town she meets some new friends and gets in-touch with some old friends. While she is there she realizes that her family has many deep secrets. Like all families there are things that have happened and people know about, but they don't talk about. While back home she makes friends with a young boy named Midnight, well Patrick is his birth name, but he goes by Midnight. Ruth and Midnight bond over their shared love of science.
This story touches on the differences and similarities of the poor whites and blacks in this wonderful town. This book also lets you see see that everyone keeps secrets from everyone. To me it showed how much harm can come when families keep secrets from each other. You might be keeping a secret because you think it is for the best but it really could cause more harm.
Even though I liked this story, there were parts that dragged for me. I felt that it took too long to get to where we wanted to be. Although you could figure out who her son was as you read the book, there are still things that happen that you wouldn't expect. I found it interesting but it was just a bit too slow and draggy for my taste.
All in all it was a good book, and I would definitely recommend this book to my friends. The storyline and content is one that everyone can relate to on some level.