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A review by remusritch
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Okay I want to preface this by saying that I thought Delia Owen’s descriptive writing is a vibe, she can form a sentence for sure I enjoyed some of it (some of it I was rolling my eyes about but for the most part it was pretty)
I also want to say I did read this for book club, having already known about Delia Owen’s being wanted for questioning relating to a murder in Zambia (her ex-husbands son shot an alleged poacher in Zambia after the Owenses had set up a wildlife sanctuary with armed guards- please research this lmao) ANYWAY I went into it already biased against the book so do take that into account.
Didn’t like it tho. Kya felt very one dimensional for a very long time even though I wanted to like her she just felt very flat to me. I took issue with Jumpin’ in particular, as a character he felt…. Stereotypical? In a bad way? I get that it was the 50s and 60s in the South in this book and so there’s going to be racism but equally… you could have made your black character any kind of non-racist stereotype. Idk I am white and not American so may be reading into it a little bit it felt off to me??
Also I mentioned the whole (to Delia’s mind arguably justified) murder in Zambia, which she claims no knowledge of, but the murder plot really mirrors Delia’s own story and I’m not jazzed about it tbqh.
Idk not a fan. Probs very forgettable. Glad I read it for book club though, I get to see what the old ladies think about it 😂
I also want to say I did read this for book club, having already known about Delia Owen’s being wanted for questioning relating to a murder in Zambia (her ex-husbands son shot an alleged poacher in Zambia after the Owenses had set up a wildlife sanctuary with armed guards- please research this lmao) ANYWAY I went into it already biased against the book so do take that into account.
Didn’t like it tho. Kya felt very one dimensional for a very long time even though I wanted to like her she just felt very flat to me. I took issue with Jumpin’ in particular, as a character he felt…. Stereotypical? In a bad way? I get that it was the 50s and 60s in the South in this book and so there’s going to be racism but equally… you could have made your black character any kind of non-racist stereotype. Idk I am white and not American so may be reading into it a little bit it felt off to me??
Also I mentioned the whole (to Delia’s mind arguably justified) murder in Zambia, which she claims no knowledge of, but the murder plot really mirrors Delia’s own story and I’m not jazzed about it tbqh.
Idk not a fan. Probs very forgettable. Glad I read it for book club though, I get to see what the old ladies think about it 😂
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Abandonment