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roxyc's review against another edition
4.0
Firstly a thank you to the publishers for my arc copy of this new book.
A good and engrossing story that gives the reader an interesting glimpse into the mindset of those affected by sexual abuse. The story sounds somewhat familiar as it lightly mirrors recent events in the news media with both australian and international tv celebrities. I found Birdy to be an interesting voice, and i can understand Roses reluctance to ask her children the obvious question. I like that there is no particular happy ending but a resolution of sorts. A very enjoyable and interesting read.
A good and engrossing story that gives the reader an interesting glimpse into the mindset of those affected by sexual abuse. The story sounds somewhat familiar as it lightly mirrors recent events in the news media with both australian and international tv celebrities. I found Birdy to be an interesting voice, and i can understand Roses reluctance to ask her children the obvious question. I like that there is no particular happy ending but a resolution of sorts. A very enjoyable and interesting read.
mandi_m's review against another edition
1.0
Book review from one of our book club members - thanks Sherry!
'With a nod to William Faulkner ' s 'The Sound and the Fury' this story begins with the voice of a 33 year old adult who stopped developing mentally around age 8. Thus early pages are written in very simple subject - verb - object sentences and it gets tedious very quickly. The tedium is not relieved by the introduction of the second character whose lengthy description of who eats what and how by page 24 made me begin to think that my pile of ironing held more appeal than this book. A few more pages into it and the ironing won out. Faulkner ' s book became a classic of the 20th century. This one, I'm afraid, is signifying nothing.'
'With a nod to William Faulkner ' s 'The Sound and the Fury' this story begins with the voice of a 33 year old adult who stopped developing mentally around age 8. Thus early pages are written in very simple subject - verb - object sentences and it gets tedious very quickly. The tedium is not relieved by the introduction of the second character whose lengthy description of who eats what and how by page 24 made me begin to think that my pile of ironing held more appeal than this book. A few more pages into it and the ironing won out. Faulkner ' s book became a classic of the 20th century. This one, I'm afraid, is signifying nothing.'
janerel's review against another edition
4.0
A well-written novel about a very difficult subject. As is now the norm, alternating chapters reveal the story of the two main characters. Even though it was dark and I probably knew exactly where the story was heading, I found myself looking forward to picking up the book to find out a bit more about these damaged women. Thank you to The Reading Room for this book.
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