A review by davidnoob
The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp
3.0
Read the first chapter, then drop this book.
The rest is, it pains me to say, not as compelling. I didn't hear much about Ronan, or her husband. She wrote lots of purple prose. If I were to sum this book after the first chapter, I'd write: "Life cannot exist without death. Everyone dies. In accepting death, you will learn how to live."
I'm being unnecessarily harsh—I thought it was well-written, but maybe I was looking for something else. I really loved the first chapter: I cried. And, perhaps, this review is tainted because I suffered a huge loss before reading the rest. And then nothing was the same.
The rest is, it pains me to say, not as compelling. I didn't hear much about Ronan, or her husband. She wrote lots of purple prose. If I were to sum this book after the first chapter, I'd write: "Life cannot exist without death. Everyone dies. In accepting death, you will learn how to live."
I'm being unnecessarily harsh—I thought it was well-written, but maybe I was looking for something else. I really loved the first chapter: I cried. And, perhaps, this review is tainted because I suffered a huge loss before reading the rest. And then nothing was the same.