jenkittycatfrog's review
4.0
I really like this book. I recommend it to anyone, especially those with roots in the upper Great Lakes region.
ajrenshaw99's review
5.0
This was an awesome book! I could really relate to the small-town northern setting. The quirky characters and the main character's achievement of her dream were compelling. I highlight recommend this one - thanks for the suggestion, Holly!
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
This is the author's first novel. It is the story of a young woman from Chicago, Madeline, who goes to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to help an elderly woman who had been a friend of her estranged grandfather. Madeline is at a place in her life where she's trying to figure out what she wants in life. She has underlying anger at a mother who abandoned her as a toddler and a grandfather who wouldn't acknowledge her. She ends up in this small town on Lake Superior's shores where everyone has known everyone practically since the day they were born. Madeline knows no one initially but everyone knows who she is, who her mother was, and who her ancestors were. Madeline takes in a 6 y.o. boy whose mother has been critically injured in a car accident. She becomes to this little boy what the woman who took her in as a young child was to her, a safe person who nurtures the child. Madeline falls in love with the U.P. and its people, and learns about herself in the process.
The characters are quirky, likable, and very much Yoopers. If you love the U.P. you will love this book. It is also proof you can write a novel with no bad language and no bed scenes. I hope the author writes some more books.
The characters are quirky, likable, and very much Yoopers. If you love the U.P. you will love this book. It is also proof you can write a novel with no bad language and no bed scenes. I hope the author writes some more books.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended by Jane and Connie
Jane's review: It's full of quirky characters I cared about, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan setting rings true. I generally like books in which the main character moves to a new place and starts over, and this appealed to me.
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Jane's review: It's full of quirky characters I cared about, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan setting rings true. I generally like books in which the main character moves to a new place and starts over, and this appealed to me.
Check our catalog: http://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Ssouth%20of%20superior%20airgood__Orightresult__U1?lang=eng&suite=pearl
ljjohnson8's review
1.0
For me, not a believable character or scenario in it. It took me awhile to get into it, but then I had no problem finishing - I did want to see how it all turned out. And I loved the setting. But a bunch of crabby old people, yearning younger people, lessons on accepting life as it comes, blah blah blah - all told through circumstances and plots that were hopelessly contrived. The best I can say is that it did make me want to hightail it to Beaver Bay...
pferdina's review
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I guess this is kind of a romance, but I think it would have been better if Madeline had stayed single. She was doing so well, and the relationship with the guy was barely anything. The parts about the town and the hotel were great. All the locals and their peculiarities and history, too.
floribunda52's review
4.0
Nothing fabulous, and the ending was a bit predictable, but the characters and scenery were engaging.
rachel_abby_reads's review
2.0
Not the kind of thing I usually read. There's lots of angst and struggle, not much resolution and peace. I don't expect that everything be a giggle festival, but I definitely prefer things to end more positively.
mcipher's review
4.0
This was a slow, quiet story - a lot like the town on the book, which of tiny and quiet and kind of keeps to itself. Things happen, but they’re not earth-shattering, and even the disasters seem to have silver linings and lots of caring support from everyone in town. Midway through I was dragging and put it down for a while, but I’m glad I finished it. This was a book that made me feel glad to be human and also made me long for something I never had (living in a place like this).