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A review by _jenniferreads_
The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
3.0
“The Turtle House” by Amanda Churchill is an intergenerational family saga spanning from pre-WW2 in Japan until 1999 in Texas. It is told through the viewpoints of Mineko, a Japanese War Bride, and her granddaughter Lia. Both are at a crossroads in their life and are dealing with the decisions of what to do next.
Given the long span of time covered in this book, there were a lot of deep topics embedded within the pages. I was fascinated with Mineko’s life pre and during WW2 and felt Lia’s storyline was an interesting parallel, but felt like neither had the depth that I needed to become fully invested. At times there were large jumps in time that you knew character growth was occurring, but you were not privy to that information. Overall this was a good book, and I loved the author’s inspiration noted in the acknowledgements and understand some of the choices the author made. I was just hoping for a little more.
Given the long span of time covered in this book, there were a lot of deep topics embedded within the pages. I was fascinated with Mineko’s life pre and during WW2 and felt Lia’s storyline was an interesting parallel, but felt like neither had the depth that I needed to become fully invested. At times there were large jumps in time that you knew character growth was occurring, but you were not privy to that information. Overall this was a good book, and I loved the author’s inspiration noted in the acknowledgements and understand some of the choices the author made. I was just hoping for a little more.