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Where the Crawdads Sing
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Shelley
Sep 16, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Kya is a girl who was forced to live on her own in the marsh on a coastal town of North Carolina. She earned the name "Marsh Girl" by her own unique ways of behaving because she was left to her own devices. She had to learn how to survive, make money, get the things she needed with only a few years of learning from her family. One by one they left her until she was all alone.

This is the story of resilience in the face of a world that seems to be always working against you. No matter what happen
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Jayme
Jan 21, 2019 rated it liked it
This book had a lot of potential and the premise is very interesting, but certain details and events were a little to far-fetched.
Amanda
Aug 12, 2022 rated it really liked it
Born in the marshes of Louisiana, Kya is a wild, strong, independent girl. After her mother and older siblings leave she is stuck with her absentee father. She is shunned from the greater community as rumors and stories of "The Marsh Girl" force her to remain in isolation. She doesn't go to school but she learns everything she needs to survive from the world around her. When a wealthy popular man is found dead and foul play is suspected, Kya suddenly becomes the center of attention.

I really enjo
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Caitlin
Aug 21, 2021 rated it really liked it
This is more of a reading diary than a review. Feel free to read, but it may not help you!

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This book wasn't what I expected. At all. It was recommended to me by a coworker in 2019, and it sat in my suspended holds for almost 2 years. I didn't particularly want to read it, though I knew I should. And then I st
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Tonya Marie
Jul 04, 2020 rated it it was ok
Not worth the hype... this book was recommended by so many that I anticipated more out of it. It was made much better by listening to the audio version. I would not have finished if I were reading the print.
Helen
Apr 06, 2023 rated it liked it
Shelves: animals, mystery, cats
This book was good, for me, for its nonfiction aspect, telling how a person could live alone in a swampland, and for its surprise ending.
Antonia
Jan 10, 2019 marked it as to-read
Lindsay
Jun 19, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Ofelya
Oct 05, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Libby Smith
Nov 04, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Stacey
Dec 27, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 02, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kobi
Jun 13, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Melanie
Jan 15, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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