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Where the Crawdads Sing
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I can’t get over how perfect this book is. The writing grabbed me from literally the first page and kept me entranced. And the story! How can your heart not help but ache for Kya? First her mother leaves, then her siblings, even her ne’er do well father. Left to her own devices by the entire town, she survives without schooling or any aid. The preacher’s wife calls her white trash and hurries her child away from Kya convinced she carries disease.
The marsh is a character in its own right. Owens does a magnificent job describing it so that we feel we are there, seeing every plant, bird and insect along with Kya. Owens paints the surroundings just like Kya paints, with a fine brush intent on getting every detail right.
There are so many heartbreaking moments in this book. Kya just can’t understand why everyone leaves her. The murder mystery was very well done and I had no clue how it would play out. The suspense was killing me.
So, this is my first five star book of 2019. It has everything - beautiful writing, great characters and suspense. Highly recommend it!
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I can’t get over how perfect this book is. The writing grabbed me from literally the first page and kept me entranced. And the story! How can your heart not help but ache for Kya? First her mother leaves, then her siblings, even her ne’er do well father. Left to her own devices by the entire town, she survives without schooling or any aid. The preacher’s wife calls her white trash and hurries her child away from Kya convinced she carries disease.
The marsh is a character in its own right. Owens does a magnificent job describing it so that we feel we are there, seeing every plant, bird and insect along with Kya. Owens paints the surroundings just like Kya paints, with a fine brush intent on getting every detail right.
There are so many heartbreaking moments in this book. Kya just can’t understand why everyone leaves her. The murder mystery was very well done and I had no clue how it would play out. The suspense was killing me.
So, this is my first five star book of 2019. It has everything - beautiful writing, great characters and suspense. Highly recommend it!
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January 7, 2019
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Started Reading
January 7, 2019
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January 9, 2019
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January 9, 2019
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Finished Reading
January 11, 2019
– Shelved as:
bestof-2019
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Jan 09, 2019 08:48AM
Lovely review Liz. I was so impressed by this book and hope Delia Owens is hard at work on her next novel.
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Tucker wrote: "Lovely review Liz. I was so impressed by this book and hope Delia Owens is hard at work on her next novel."Thanks Tucker. I do, too!
Wonderful review ... I need to move this one up on my list
Staci wrote: "Wonderful review ... I need to move this one up on my list"Thanks Staci. Hope you love it as much as I did.
Great review, Liz. I have it on hold.
Liz, wonderful review! The marsh definitely felt like a character ! One of my favorites of last year!
Wonderful review Liz! I loved this book too!
Great review of a wonderful book, Liz. I agree with others, I sure hope Owens has another piece for us soon!
Thanks Karen and Janice.
So, Liz, I will read this book later this year. After reading your superlative review, I went to the elibrary and put it on hold. They said it would be about 6 months, and that’s okay—plenty of other stuff to read in the meantime. But I know I will enjoy the book, based upon your review, so I”m looking forward to reading it.
Carolyn wrote: "So, Liz, I will read this book later this year. After reading your superlative review, I went to the elibrary and put it on hold. They said it would be about 6 months, and that’s okay—plenty of oth..."You will love it. My book club will be discussing it on Monday and I can’t wait.
Great review Liz!! I'm glad you loved it too!
Thanks Tom and Felicia.
Great review, Liz. Looking forward to this one.
Sharon wrote: "Great review, Liz. Looking forward to this one."Thanks Sharon. Hope you love it like I did.
The first sentence of your review...is perfect. Exactly how I felt. Fantastic review, Liz!
Brenda wrote: "The first sentence of your review...is perfect. Exactly how I felt. Fantastic review, Liz!"Thanks Brenda. So glad to see you loved it as well.
Awesome review, Liz! Glad you loved this one too!
This book is sure getting a lot of five star reviews, there must be something to it. Great review Liz.
Pat wrote: "This book is sure getting a lot of five star reviews, there must be something to it. Great review Liz."Thanks Pat. It truly is special.
Anneke wrote: "Thanks for this great review, Liz. I have the book from NetGalley, but overlooked, especially now because it’s so past it’s publication date. But you review has put it back on my TBR spreadsheet th..."Thanks Anneke. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Lucky you to have received it through netgalley.
Fantastic review, Liz, I'm so happy to see how enthusiastic you are about this impressive debut novel!
Cheri wrote: "Fantastic review, Liz, I'm so happy to see how enthusiastic you are about this impressive debut novel!"Thanks Cheri. Glad to see you loved it as well.
This book was a beauty.
Bark wrote: "This book was a beauty."It definitely was!
Lovely review! Yes, this was an exquisite book :-)
*TUDOR^QUEEN* wrote: "Lovely review! Yes, this was an exquisite book :-)"Thanks Tudor Queen. Glad you loved it, too. Wish more were like this.
Wonderful review Liz! I've added this book to my read list.
Michele wrote: "Wonderful review Liz! I've added this book to my read list."Thanks Michele. I envy you having this ahead of you.
It truly is perfect! Lovely review!
Amanda - wrote: "It truly is perfect! Lovely review!"Thanks Amanda.
Thanks for the share Liz! Sounds delightful ... "There are so many heartbreaking moments in this book" ... my kinda read :)
Excellent review Liz! Glad you enjoyed this!!
Kendall wrote: "Excellent review Liz! Glad you enjoyed this!!"Thanks Kendall.
Bill wrote: "Thanks for the share Liz! Sounds delightful ... "There are so many heartbreaking moments in this book" ... my kinda read :)"Highly recommend it!
Perfect is the perfect word to describe this book
Rilet wrote: "Perfect is the perfect word to describe this book"Glad to see you loved it, too.
Linda wrote: "Totally agree!!!!"Happy to see your five stars.
Awesome review Liz!😉💖
Kat wrote: "Awesome review Liz!😉💖"Thanks Kat.
I’m thinking of picking this book for my book club. Will it be a good discussion?
Sherril wrote: "I’m thinking of picking this book for my book club. Will it be a good discussion?"We read this for my book club and had a wonderful discussion.
"So many heartbreaking moments" for sure. Nicely written, Liz.
Jean wrote: ""So many heartbreaking moments" for sure. Nicely written, Liz."Thanks Jean .
Awesome! I will miss Kya, her marsh and all it taught her. Great story, captivating writing. Definitely worth the wait at the library. Thanks for the recommendation.
Nancy wrote: "Awesome! I will miss Kya, her marsh and all it taught her. Great story, captivating writing. Definitely worth the wait at the library. Thanks for the recommendation."Nancy, I’m so glad you loved it as much as I did.
I just started it but...Me too! Thanks for being one of the people who recommended it.
Cinda wrote: "I just started it but...Me too! Thanks for being one of the people who recommended it."Cinda, I'm so happy you’re loving it.
