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Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.
DNF @ 26%
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon is a contemporary reimagining of the Persephone and Demeter myth set over the course of one summer on a lush private island.
When people are talking in the book, no quotation marks are used. That type of prose is often difficult for me to parse, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to read it with my eyes--whether physically or via my Kindle Paperwhite. I ended up borrowing the audiobook from my local library, and that did help with this issue. (Three cheers to audiobooks; they help people with various processing problems!)
We alternate between POV chapters of our "Persephone" (Cory) and "Demeter" (Emer). I love dual-POV! Unfortunately, the chapters are all quite long and jump back and forth between different timelines, so I mostly ended up confused.
I don't think this is a hard DNF. I'll probably try it again in the future, but I'll stick with the audiobook reading method. Mayhaps I'll try a blended read (listening to the audio while following along in the book).
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Scribner for the complimentary hardcover copy. All opinions contained herein are my own.
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon is a contemporary reimagining of the Persephone and Demeter myth set over the course of one summer on a lush private island.
When people are talking in the book, no quotation marks are used. That type of prose is often difficult for me to parse, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to read it with my eyes--whether physically or via my Kindle Paperwhite. I ended up borrowing the audiobook from my local library, and that did help with this issue. (Three cheers to audiobooks; they help people with various processing problems!)
We alternate between POV chapters of our "Persephone" (Cory) and "Demeter" (Emer). I love dual-POV! Unfortunately, the chapters are all quite long and jump back and forth between different timelines, so I mostly ended up confused.
I don't think this is a hard DNF. I'll probably try it again in the future, but I'll stick with the audiobook reading method. Mayhaps I'll try a blended read (listening to the audio while following along in the book).
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Scribner for the complimentary hardcover copy. All opinions contained herein are my own.