The Truth About Sparrows, by Marian Hale - June's Group Read

[Cristal (Professional Book Procrastinator)]

Pick up the book and start the discussion below with your comments!

[Library Lady 📚]

I read this a while back. It didn't stand out much in my memory, but I'm curious to hear some other opinions.

[Cristal (Professional Book Procrastinator)]

I've never read it before, but it sounds interesting.

[QNPoohBear]

I must have read it too because when I picked it up to read for this month's group read, it seemed familiar. I thought the prose was really nice. I loved the descriptions of the landscape, their new home and everything they had to do to make it home. The setting is very unique and living near the ocean my whole life, I found it strange to experience someone smelling the salt air and eating shrimp for the first time. The author really excelled at the details of Depression era life in that area.

The main character is very real. She's flawed which makes her more relateable. She's not a plucky too precocious young girl. She has honest, realistic feelings that kids actually experience. I know I would feel the same way in her place, yet as an adult, I found her unlikeable. Her refusal to accept her new friend and their situation annoyed me. I wanted to give her a good talking to.

I loved the secondary characters. The disabled Daddy made the story more interesting. I liked his grit and determination. The lively neighbors are the best part of the story. I liked the descriptions of them though I felt they were just too nice.