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A review by leni_paul
The Survivors by Jane Harper
3.0
Call me whatever you want, but these days I only finish a book if its compelling, I only read every page if its exciting me in some way...and I can't explain why, but I read every page of this story! And it did not meet that criteria.
I'm baffled by some of the reviews on this book. The book was uneven. It was slow. The plot was swamped by the setting and enormous cast of characters.
Perhaps the setting, the characters and the premise promised so much that I kept reading, waiting for something to happen. There is a real lack of suspense throughout yet I kept reading.
And as another reviewer says, it was hard to care for any of the characters. Keiran is so boring. His back story is a lad's tale of no interest to me. The other guys all blurred a little for me. I wanted Ash to have buried someone in the garden. Please...or do the snotty author in. The baby might as well have not existed, all it did was get put in a carrier, fed and carried around, it had no personality. Demented Brian is a fizzler...Keiran's mother was a really interesting person up until the scene of forgiveness which just felt rushed and unbelievable...in fact it stands out for me as almost destroying the otherwise, really believable world created.
I love slow unfolding stories and this almost works. I think someone like Sally Rooney gets the balance of suspense and slow story telling a little better.
Thank you to the author for your hard work in bringing us a portrait of a small Australian town. I'm glad so many reviewers have thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was a worthwhile read.
I'm baffled by some of the reviews on this book. The book was uneven. It was slow. The plot was swamped by the setting and enormous cast of characters.
Perhaps the setting, the characters and the premise promised so much that I kept reading, waiting for something to happen. There is a real lack of suspense throughout yet I kept reading.
And as another reviewer says, it was hard to care for any of the characters. Keiran is so boring. His back story is a lad's tale of no interest to me. The other guys all blurred a little for me. I wanted Ash to have buried someone in the garden. Please...or do the snotty author in. The baby might as well have not existed, all it did was get put in a carrier, fed and carried around, it had no personality. Demented Brian is a fizzler...Keiran's mother was a really interesting person up until the scene of forgiveness which just felt rushed and unbelievable...in fact it stands out for me as almost destroying the otherwise, really believable world created.
I love slow unfolding stories and this almost works. I think someone like Sally Rooney gets the balance of suspense and slow story telling a little better.
Thank you to the author for your hard work in bringing us a portrait of a small Australian town. I'm glad so many reviewers have thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was a worthwhile read.