Cissy's review
Hanna's Daughters
by Marianne Fredriksson
Cissy's review
Hanna's Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson
Cissy's review
rating:
I had a hard time figuring out if I liked this or not. It's the story of a grandmother, her daughter, and her daughter, starting with the grandmother (Hanna) when she was a child. It takes place in Sweden (it is actually a translation of a Swedish book) and I liked the history and culture. I would not say it is historical fiction, though. I just mean since it covered something like 120 years, it was interesting seeing how things changed (and didn't). However, almost all the relationships are seriously troubled or dysfunctional and I was annoyed that the characters--the main women--didn't take control of the unhappiness in their lives. That sounds harsh, but honestly, they all had philosphies like: Well, I don't like my imperfect husband and he is the reason I am not happy, but I'm not going to change anything about myself or even try to compromise or talk with him, so I'll just ignore him instead, and anyhow I don't need love in my life, blah, blah. In essence, I don't regret re...more
