Katie's review
Five Quarters of the Orange
by Joanne Harris
Katie's review
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Katie's review
rating:
bookshelves:
lighter-and-or-chick-lit
What I liked about this book: the main character is richly drawn, and I especially enjoyed seeing her at different stages of life. There's also a momentum to the story that keeps you reading, wanting to know just what will happen next (and what really did happen way back in the past). The setting is fabulous -- especially for anyone who studied French in high school and dreams of extended travels in the Loire Valley. And of course the food talk. Yummmmm....
What I didn't like about this book: I think it wasn't as well edited as it could have been. There were times when I stopped and noticed the actual mechanics of the writing. Perhaps it was a phrase repeated too often. Or dialog that included modern American idioms, things I really doubt anyone said in French in WWII era. Or maybe a character trait that seemed added only half-way through, some defining characteristic that feels like an afterthought (a good afterthought, but still frustrating.) It almost ...more
What I didn't like about this book: I think it wasn't as well edited as it could have been. There were times when I stopped and noticed the actual mechanics of the writing. Perhaps it was a phrase repeated too often. Or dialog that included modern American idioms, things I really doubt anyone said in French in WWII era. Or maybe a character trait that seemed added only half-way through, some defining characteristic that feels like an afterthought (a good afterthought, but still frustrating.) It almost ...more
