Present Books Conducive To Where the Crawdads Sing
| Original Title: | Where the Crawdads Sing |
| ISBN: | 0735219117 (ISBN13: 9780735219113) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567281/where-the-crawdads-sing-by-delia-owens/9780735219113 |
| Setting: | North Carolina Coast(United States) North Carolina(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel by an American Author (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2018) |
Delia Owens
ebook | Pages: 384 pages Rating: 4.49 | 636833 Users | 62786 Reviews
Narration Concering Books Where the Crawdads Sing
For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life–until the unthinkable happens. Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
Identify About Books Where the Crawdads Sing
| Title | : | Where the Crawdads Sing |
| Author | : | Delia Owens |
| Book Format | : | ebook |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | August 14th 2018 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Audiobook. Book Club. Adult. Adult Fiction |
Rating About Books Where the Crawdads Sing
Ratings: 4.49 From 636833 Users | 62786 ReviewsDiscuss About Books Where the Crawdads Sing
I cant get over how perfect this book is. The writing grabbed me from literally the first page and kept me entranced. And the story! How can your heart not help but ache for Kya? First her mother leaves, then her siblings, even her neer do well father. Left to her own devices by the entire town, she survives without schooling or any aid. The preachers wife calls her white trash and hurries her child away from Kya convinced she carries disease. The marsh is a character in its own right. Owens4.53 across 160,000 ratings on Goodreads. 400+ holds at my library (I actually had to buy this). #1 on the Amazon charts. On virtually every Book Club's reading list....and I cant finish it. Im sorry. I do realise with those numbers it is definitely me. I read all of Part 1 and the first chapter of Part 2, then I gave up at page 156. Nothing seemed to be happening other than Kya fishing and cooking grits. There are lots of pretty nature metaphors like: Waves slammed one another, awash in their
Library Overdrive Audiobook... read by Cassandra Campbell ....Listening to this book was a fantastic choice!!! I plan to buy the physical book, too. I want to re-read many of the sentences - see them in written book form...and own a book by Delia Owens. Shes a one-of-a-kind-author!!!This book could easily become a modern classic! The prose is so outstanding gorgeousthat the smells and visuals of the wildlife made me feel as if I was there too. a world with no wallsbirds, nests, water,
4.5 stars rounded up .A story of survival, of what the depth of loneliness feels like when a young girl is abandoned first by her mother, then her four siblings. Even at five Kya understands why they left - because of her father, because of his meanness, his abuse, his drinking. What she doesnt understand is why they left her behind and neither could I. She remains pretty much alone since her father comes and goes until he doesnt come back. It was gutting as she sits on the beach with the gulls
I cried too.
Lol, I have been calling this book Manic Pixie Marsh Girl, so Im with you!
All of you talked me into reading this book. The Goodreads reviews were virtually unanimously good, not just good, great. It had to be good, I thought. And because I needed an extra audiobook I bought it on Libro.fm and locked myself into reading it. Bad decision.This book is just a pile of tropes and cliches dressed up in some nice nature writing. The plot is not much of a plot and the mystery makes up only a small section of the book, and much of it ends up being courtroom scenes and not much
No comments
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.