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A review by charlotte_molloy_
Crooked Seeds by Karen Jennings
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I really really wanted to like this having loved her previous booker long listed novel, An Island.
This one had great promise. Reminding me of an unpolished version of the writing of Ishiguro or Galgut. Except the "bulk" wrapped around the plot and in the writing became too tedious to continue with.
With 3 or 4 more novel attempts, Jennings could be in the same league as these two aforementioned authors. but, right now, she is an author battling against her own ambition. She knows where she wants to go, but she's a sapling trying to be a tree, she just needs more refinement & time. But there's plenty of writing potential here, as already evidenced by her booker nomintion, that speaks for itself.
This one had great promise. Reminding me of an unpolished version of the writing of Ishiguro or Galgut. Except the "bulk" wrapped around the plot and in the writing became too tedious to continue with.
With 3 or 4 more novel attempts, Jennings could be in the same league as these two aforementioned authors. but, right now, she is an author battling against her own ambition. She knows where she wants to go, but she's a sapling trying to be a tree, she just needs more refinement & time. But there's plenty of writing potential here, as already evidenced by her booker nomintion, that speaks for itself.