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A review by pamelas
Guests on Earth by Lee Smith
3.0
I had mixed feeling about this book. I was interested to see it as I have visited Asheville, NC, many times, and a couple of years ago, I took a bus tour which stopped at the hospital grounds. That's when I first learned that Zelda Fitzgerald had so tragically lost her life there. But the book wasn't quite as good as I would have liked.
Pros: I liked the main character and the premise used to get to know the times and the place where Zelda died. As some other reviewers have noted, Zelda was not a major character, but that's OK, because to me, that made this more realistic. I also liked getting a glimpse of a mental institution from the 1940s. I liked the other characters that were introduced and hearing their back stories.
Cons: Overall, I felt for such a dramatic story, the story lacked drama. Even though I liked Evalina, I felt a disconnect with her emotionally. I would have liked to have been more emotionally involved in the stories. While I found the book interesting, it did not move me.
Pros: I liked the main character and the premise used to get to know the times and the place where Zelda died. As some other reviewers have noted, Zelda was not a major character, but that's OK, because to me, that made this more realistic. I also liked getting a glimpse of a mental institution from the 1940s. I liked the other characters that were introduced and hearing their back stories.
Cons: Overall, I felt for such a dramatic story, the story lacked drama. Even though I liked Evalina, I felt a disconnect with her emotionally. I would have liked to have been more emotionally involved in the stories. While I found the book interesting, it did not move me.