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A novel about a woman who goes to fight in the Civil War, in her husband's place. Why she does that, how much of the story is real, and even the meaning of the title remains a mystery that might be clearer after a second reading. There are some books that just don't make sense to me when I read them the first time (although I rarely reread a book), and this is one of them.
If you read it, I would love to hear your take on it. It would probably make a good book club book because there is much to ...more
If you read it, I would love to hear your take on it. It would probably make a good book club book because there is much to ...more
I think the only reason I had this book on my tbr was because I found it on a list for 'girl as boy' as in a girl disguised herself as a boy. It's a favourite trope of mine. While I liked the setting and the author also has interesting prose, I didn't particularly enjoy the novel.
From the beginning, I thought the protagonist sounds a little strange. I chalked that up to maybe it was the way they speak at that time & noting her demographic as well. However, when the twist came about in the end, a ...more
From the beginning, I thought the protagonist sounds a little strange. I chalked that up to maybe it was the way they speak at that time & noting her demographic as well. However, when the twist came about in the end, a ...more
We all loved the poetic writing. But the plot did meander quite a bit, and we trusted the narrator less and less, which was part of the point. Interesting, but didn't quite work.
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Was a 5 * read but I didn't care for the ending so knocked it down to a 4 * rating.
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Sep 10, 2014
Amy W
marked it as to-read
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Aug 12, 2022
Valerie
marked it as to-read
