370 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2019 by Coersair.
Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 coming-of-age murder mystery novel by American author Delia Owens. The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina. The second timeline follows an investigation into the apparent murder of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, in a fictional coastal town of North Carolina.By July 2022, the book had sold over 15 million copies. A film adaptation was released in July 2022.
I do not have much to say other than it was a pleasant enough read, as another commenter put it.
a pleasant enough read, it reminded me of the semi-romances I read in the 90's - Maeve Binchy comes to mind but I might be confusing her with another author.
I did scoff aloud a few times: a young man telling a 15 yo girl about her period! the black community having the spare wealth to provide sun and sundry for her! and her unable to fathom what comes after 29 even though she has a paged bible right in front of her! Then there were ridiculous conveniences like getting $5000 for a book about shells, being called a biologist without receiving any schooling, and suddenly a lawyer straight out of To Kill A Mockingbird comes out of retirement. BUT - but I'm pretty sure Danielle Steel had also characters show up just in time to deliver a plot point and coincidental events to allow the story to progress. In …
a pleasant enough read, it reminded me of the semi-romances I read in the 90's - Maeve Binchy comes to mind but I might be confusing her with another author.
I did scoff aloud a few times: a young man telling a 15 yo girl about her period! the black community having the spare wealth to provide sun and sundry for her! and her unable to fathom what comes after 29 even though she has a paged bible right in front of her! Then there were ridiculous conveniences like getting $5000 for a book about shells, being called a biologist without receiving any schooling, and suddenly a lawyer straight out of To Kill A Mockingbird comes out of retirement. BUT - but I'm pretty sure Danielle Steel had also characters show up just in time to deliver a plot point and coincidental events to allow the story to progress. In fact, I'm betting alot of the love that this book got is from readers who miss those old books that just spun a yarn without trying to deliver an overt social justice message.
