Kelly's review
The News from Paraguay: A Novel by Lily Tuck
Our book club chose this selection and prior to reading it, I glanced over the reviews posted on amazon.com. Based on the low ratings, I was ready for a slow and unsophisticated novel. I was very pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and especially appreciated the various perspectives from which the story was told. The book is composed of a series of vignettes and I thought rather than slow the story, it allowed the reader to understand these events in history and the motivations of each character from multiple perspectives. I found it a wonderful writing technique and one that kept me engaged.
By the end of the book, there were many characters I did not care for, including Ella Lynch. However, I appreciated the author's ability to highlight the multiple facets of their personalities, power struggles and internal conflicts. This is definitely a story that raises many questions about power, politics and human emotion. It leaves it up to the reader to determine how the...more
By the end of the book, there were many characters I did not care for, including Ella Lynch. However, I appreciated the author's ability to highlight the multiple facets of their personalities, power struggles and internal conflicts. This is definitely a story that raises many questions about power, politics and human emotion. It leaves it up to the reader to determine how the...more
a series of vinaigrettes... makes for a lousy salad bar
