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A review by averyjaye
Women Talking by Miriam Toews
challenging
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The prose here is so unbelievably delicate that, if you were to read it aloud, you might break it. It's like reading spiderwebs. Yet, in spite of its delicateness, it is rich and full and heartbreaking.
I have no connection to Mennonites, and cannot say I am at all familiar with their lives or experiences, so much of the subtext of this book is lost on me. However, Miriam Toews has written these characters and their world so vividly, I felt as though I was sitting in the hayloft with them, reading between the lines of their flinches and glances and sighs (which are as much a part of the story telling as the dialogue).
Excellent, and expertly written.
I have no connection to Mennonites, and cannot say I am at all familiar with their lives or experiences, so much of the subtext of this book is lost on me. However, Miriam Toews has written these characters and their world so vividly, I felt as though I was sitting in the hayloft with them, reading between the lines of their flinches and glances and sighs (which are as much a part of the story telling as the dialogue).
Excellent, and expertly written.