Reviews

Roadwalkers by Shirley Ann Grau

valchanelle's review against another edition

2.0

A very odd book. The first half is actually a decent read, but I think the second half should have been a separate book altogether. Grau has a knack for creating intriguing characters, but here, she lacks a coherent plot.

creaseinthespinebooks's review against another edition

2.0

This is the story of a mother (called Baby, later Mary) and then her daughter Nanda; and, unfortunately, it reads like two different books instead of one.

I was ready to give this 5 stars until I got to PART 2. Baby's story was so compelling and interesting that The second half was completely disconnected from the first half. It's almost as if it was written by a different author. The tone and style bear no relationship to the first story, which could stand alone as a novella. 

And then we were thrown into Nanda's story.. I wanted to know more about Baby/Mary Woods.

Excellent writing, poor story telling. No discernible plot. Just a series of events shaped around characters who, when you finally feel like you are getting to know them, are pushed to the side

slimbay's review

4.0

This is a beautifully-written book, and for the first half of it I believed I was going to give it five stars, however the promise of a story just around-the-corner never was fulfilled. There is virtually no plot. It's just a cluster of character profiles that were put there for no obvious purpose. Actually quite maddening. Okay so I've got this guy down: I know all about his personality, background, motivations, daily routine, dreams—WOOoosh! There he goes! Never to be seen again. Here comes another character...