This book had a lot of the elements that I enjoy while reading fiction. It is set in a weird, not quite real world that is sort of an alternate reality of our own. It is full of mysterious characters as seen through the eyes of a girl growing up out of her mother\u2019s shadow. It also had elements of lost civilization, and things falling apart due to neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But despite all of this somehow the book didn\u2019t sit well with me. The story itself was fine, although the ending didn\u2019t quite bring the resolution I was looking for. The book derives much of its plot from the poor communication between the mother and the daughter – if they were more open with their experiences much of the tension of drama would have been avoided, and perhaps they would have lived life a lot easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did like the insights into the life of immigrants, which is tucked into the backgrounds of characters and comes out occasionally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I guess with all this setup and fictional world that was created I was hoping for it to take a darker turn. There could have been some spooky twists and hidden underworlds and real danger – but most of this world is just falling apart with the people around doing nothing to stop it. Maybe some active evil would have brought the stakes higher?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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