Finished in time for book club! Woohoo! This was a little different from what I expected, a little more literary, but I still liked it. Bender says so...moreFinished in time for book club! Woohoo! This was a little different from what I expected, a little more literary, but I still liked it. Bender says some interesting things about relationships, particularly family relationships. She also does what I think of as the classic literary thing and leaves things very open ended. The focus here is character and emotion with not much in the way of plot.
Februrary 2011 COTC Book Club selection. Listened to the audio narrated by Sandra Burr which was excellent, partly due to Burr's fantastic narration....moreFebrurary 2011 COTC Book Club selection. Listened to the audio narrated by Sandra Burr which was excellent, partly due to Burr's fantastic narration. Burr delineated voices very nicely, something I've been disappointed in with some of my other recent audio listens. Had to switch to the book to finish for book club, but I was enjoying the audio so much that I went ahead and finished listening as well. I really liked this and may seek out more of Hoffman's books on audio. The town of Verity itself is almost a character, kind of a malevelant one at that sometimes, and all the human characters are complex; many shouldn't even be all that likeable and yet I found myself sympathizing with almost everyone. One of the cool things is that Turtle Moon can be enjoyed simply as a suspense/mystery read or you could delve into the symbolism and other literary layers. I wonder if this could work as a high school or college novel study or maybe just as a book club read? Could be hard to place it in a high school since there's a sex scene or two, but it definitely works as a crossover for those teenagers mature enough to handle it.(less)
I think this suffered a little for me because I loved The Underneath so very much. I liked Keeper just fine, but it didn't have quite the same level o...moreI think this suffered a little for me because I loved The Underneath so very much. I liked Keeper just fine, but it didn't have quite the same level of lyricism to the writing and the setting wasn't nearly as strong (I can forgive a lot if a setting is great). The characters were very engaging and the setting was good, just not great. Part of the problem for me might also be the almost complete lack of plot and I tend to be somewhat of a plot-centered reader. (less)
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