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A review by theprisonteacher
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I still don’t know what a crawdad is, but this is a beautifully written book about life on the marsh, intertwined with the misery of prejudice and a murder mystery. Unusually for me, I saw the film before reading the book, and the end was a shock. It was still powerful a second time, in the book, and I will probably read it again just to enjoy the descriptions of the marsh.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment