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A review by katykelly
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume
3.0
I started out expecting one type of book from this, and long before the end could see that wasn't what I was getting.
There are favourable reviews raving about this title already, but I just didn't feel the same.
A fifty-something man with learning difficulties, who lives alone, adopts a former badger-baiting dog. This story charts their relationship over a year. One Eye is mistrustful at first, but the two grow close.
We learn of the man's (Ray's) sad past as circumstances take them on a road trip of sorts.
It's almost a one-man narrative, with Ray talking to One Eye. While I could appreciate the rather eloquent language, I couldn't repress feelings of frustration that nothing was really happening, the story was meandering and not coming to any point.
Ray is sympathetic, and I wanted him to connect with others. I did enjoy his backstory, even if some mysteries remain unsolved.
I wasn't keen on the ending and felt rather unsatisfied at the close, but the poetry of Baume's words does keep this at a solid three stars.
Review of a Lovereading.co.uk advance copy.
There are favourable reviews raving about this title already, but I just didn't feel the same.
A fifty-something man with learning difficulties, who lives alone, adopts a former badger-baiting dog. This story charts their relationship over a year. One Eye is mistrustful at first, but the two grow close.
We learn of the man's (Ray's) sad past as circumstances take them on a road trip of sorts.
It's almost a one-man narrative, with Ray talking to One Eye. While I could appreciate the rather eloquent language, I couldn't repress feelings of frustration that nothing was really happening, the story was meandering and not coming to any point.
Ray is sympathetic, and I wanted him to connect with others. I did enjoy his backstory, even if some mysteries remain unsolved.
I wasn't keen on the ending and felt rather unsatisfied at the close, but the poetry of Baume's words does keep this at a solid three stars.
Review of a Lovereading.co.uk advance copy.