janetmf3 's review for:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
3.75
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It's been about three years since I first read this book. I enjoy the audiobook but Cassandra Campbell's voice can be quite annoying at times, especially when she is speaking as Kya. I remember being annoyed by the ending the first time I read this book, I have now come to accept it and understand why Owens chose to right the book in this way with this perspective having this ending. I appreciate it as a studied text, but I'm still not sure I would ever chose to do it myself, and some aspects of it can be quite long and complicated so some students might struggle with it. It's a great book for reading for pleasure. I have still yet to watch the film.