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stephaniekhani 's review for:
The Quality of Silence
by Rosamund Lupton
I'm a fan of Rosamund Lupton's previous novels Sister and Afterwards and have been anxiously awaiting a third novel for what feels like ages. Sadly, I'm of two minds about The Quality of Silence.
Lupton's newest novel is, just like the others, very well written. Her characters are carefully constructed, particularly Ruby who is deaf. The way she writes about the Alaskan landscape plonks you down right in the middle of one of the most isolating and unforgiving settings in the world. All of that? Brilliant. The final plot twist however? That left me a little shaky.
While the book was well written and had a very unique main character, the overall message of the book was a little preachy for me.
And here's where I have to get vague--I can't tell you what that preachy message is without giving away the end of the book and 'whodunnit'. What I will say is that I felt like Lupton had departed from her usual thriller style which I know and love and went kind of 'Green Party' on the whole thing at the end. A bit disappointing, but I'm sure The Quality of Silence will reach a whole new fan base.
Lupton's newest novel is, just like the others, very well written. Her characters are carefully constructed, particularly Ruby who is deaf. The way she writes about the Alaskan landscape plonks you down right in the middle of one of the most isolating and unforgiving settings in the world. All of that? Brilliant. The final plot twist however? That left me a little shaky.
While the book was well written and had a very unique main character, the overall message of the book was a little preachy for me.
And here's where I have to get vague--I can't tell you what that preachy message is without giving away the end of the book and 'whodunnit'. What I will say is that I felt like Lupton had departed from her usual thriller style which I know and love and went kind of 'Green Party' on the whole thing at the end. A bit disappointing, but I'm sure The Quality of Silence will reach a whole new fan base.