Tara M. Stringfellow
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I appreciated that the story was from the point of view of the women. Clearly, the men were all terrible. I got the message. I don’t take personal offense. But was it a good read? I suppose it’s okay for a beach read but I have limited time. For the dozen or so books I have time to read every year, I’d prefer them to be a lot more enjoyable than this. I often find myself telling friends about recent books I've enjoyed. Not this one. It has not sprung to mind since reading it and I hope to forget it completely as quickly as possible. (That's partly why I write reviews - so if I'm ever asked about it, I'll know what I've disliked and forgotten.)
There were some things going on that I didn’t even understand such as the prison scene? Too hard to believe Joan’s sister could say anything that would force her to visit Derek in prison. And why the secrecy? Not tell the mothers? I don’t even believe Joan would even tell her sister about her rape in the first place - at least, not after keeping it secret for so long.
No idea how this book got such good ratings. I’ve read far better multigenerational family saga stories such as The Island of Sea Women, Roots, or any Michener book like Alaska, Hawaii, and so on. Amusingly, I see that Memphis got 4.15 stars on Goodreads, the exact same rating as War and Peace. I don’t buy the author is another Tolstoy.… (mehr)