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Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

Start date: August 1, 2019

Finish date: August 31, 2019

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Feb 08, 2020 Katryna rated it it was amazing

Wow! My heart! I was so thankful to finish this today. Not that it wasn’t a wonderful book from the beginning, but because I kinda grew tired of reading about this sad girl living in the marsh alone.

When I say sad, I mean SAD. This poor girl goes through so much pain and sorrow; loss and heartache. Despite that, she pushed for better. Learning how to read and write was the best thing that ever happened to her. For as much sadness as there was however, love made up for it in the end. I found mys ...more

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Mar 28, 2020 Icy-Cobwebs-In-Space rated it really liked it

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My immediate thought when I first commenced WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, a selection of the Rising Stars Book Club at Writing. Com, was to remember BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA by Dorothy Allison, a novel also notable for the power of its Setting. Indeed, in both novels Setting is a character in itself, and this is overpoweringly true of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, which opens and closes and is rife throughout with the importance of Setting. Ar times, I felt as if character were unimportant, as Setting car ...more

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Oct 23, 2019 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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It was really very good, extremely well crafted. But not the kind of book I would ever think about reading again.

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Dec 29, 2020 trav rated it it was ok

DTF.... Way too boring. Gave up halfway through. Just not worth finishing ugh

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Jul 10, 2019 Joliene rated it it was amazing

I can’t believe I took so long to read this book! It was fabulous! The audible narrator had the perfect Southern lilt to match what I imagined Kya was like. A tender, heartbreaking story of being abandoned and then learning to survive despite the loneliness and the obstacles like lack of money. Kya is a fiercely independent, smart, creative girl/woman who loves the marsh and through the marsh learns love and trust.

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Nov 18, 2020 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I didn’t realize HOW MUCH I would truly end up LOVING this book! It’s amazing! From beginning to end, I love it all!

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Dec 06, 2020 Jenny Chapman rated it really liked it

A striking tale of abandonment, predujice, perservance, and resilience coupled with the solace of nature and the mystery of love all in the name of survival.

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