Bethany's review
Five Quarters of the Orange
by Joanne Harris
Bethany's review
Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Bethany's review
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fiction-and-literature,
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re-read
I first read this book some time ago. When I read it, I throughly enjoyed it. This year, I found my mind going back to the book several times and decided I needed to read it again.
There are only two books (other than the Harry Potter Series) that I have read more than once - Cold Mountain, and now this book. While reading this book for the second time, I wondered at length, what is drawing me back to this book.
The story is a dark story of a child growing up with a very difficult, unpredictable mother in occupied France. The only peaceful time that is shared by mother and child is while cooking.
I have found that many people do not like stories of difficulty between children and parents. Either the readers want to escape, or they have no basis of comparison.
Each book that tells a story of this kind has been attractive to me. I often see hope where others only see darkness. These children are survivors. Their spirits are not broken even though the relationships wit...more
There are only two books (other than the Harry Potter Series) that I have read more than once - Cold Mountain, and now this book. While reading this book for the second time, I wondered at length, what is drawing me back to this book.
The story is a dark story of a child growing up with a very difficult, unpredictable mother in occupied France. The only peaceful time that is shared by mother and child is while cooking.
I have found that many people do not like stories of difficulty between children and parents. Either the readers want to escape, or they have no basis of comparison.
Each book that tells a story of this kind has been attractive to me. I often see hope where others only see darkness. These children are survivors. Their spirits are not broken even though the relationships wit...more
