A fabulous book

I have only recently realised that a huge number of titles are available to me, included with my membership so, effectively, “free” so I started browsing the list. This book was among those selected by audible based on my recent purchases. Normally I am very sceptical about that method of choosing anything as I don’t want to end up reading/listening to the same sort of thing over and over again, but I was drawn to this and was not put off, as I so often am, by the narrator’s voice when I listened to the sample.
I am so pleased that I decided to listen to this! It is a wonderful, if at times harsh, story. The characters are very finely drawn and the writing is so exquisite I could clearly see, in my mind’s eye, everything that was being described as if it were a film in front of me. Well, the often say that radio has the best pictures! The narration was excellent too.
I can’t think of a single negative thing to say about this book. I imagine it was suggested because I have recently listened to “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens, which was utterly brilliant, and I would say that this book can sit right up I there alongside it.
I thoroughly recommend giving it a try.

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A decent read

A decent story covering old ground with a rather messy ending that wasn’t totally satisfying for me. The characters weren’t as rounded as they could have been and it felt a bit stereotyped in places. The ending seemed a bit messy too. I found the narration really good and enjoyed the book as a whole.

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Beautiful

Gorgeous story of the everyday difficulties of life at that time, in that place. Written so tenderly. A heartbreaking twist and story of redemption. Beautiful.

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More adjectives than hooks

The storyline was in some ways compelling but somehow I never felt fully invested. It had enough character and a bit of drama to carry it along but maybe it was a bit implausible or cheesy at times. Think: film you’d watch on an aeroplane but not the cinema.
The descriptions started to drive me a bit crazy. There is an adjective or two attached to every single noun, or that’s how it feels. I was hoping for more development around the Rose character- that would be interesting- but didn’t buy into Gunnar’s character arc.

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Godpretty

Enjoyed this story! The narration is 5/5! Overall the story had me wanting to know more. Definitely worth a listen

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GodPretty in the Tobacco Field

Meh.
Felt contrived.
I didn't care about any of the characters or what happened next.

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Charming

Charming tale of values struggles and love. Heartwarming. We’l read. An insight into Oklahoma poor.

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Great and absorbing read

I chose this book based on having read ‘The book woman of Troublesome Creek’ and ‘The Bookwomans Daughter’, both of which I enjoyed immensely!
I strongly recommend these books!
The narration was perfect!

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A Bit Slow

This is the second one I’ve listened to by the author, the first being Liar’s Bench. That one took a while to get going but I ended up loving it. This book however, took ages to get going then didn’t really come to much. I’ll listen to the next one though.

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Beautifully written

Another thought provoking book by the author. I preferred liars bench but still a great book. I’ll be looking for more books from KMR and hoping she writes more. It’s shocking how not that long ago, people were treated so badly for just being black. Also how the girls and women were treated.

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