Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mother of Pearl
Book Review: Couldn't get through it
Summary: 1 Stars
Alright, this book sounded awesome from the back blurb - and I REALLY tried to get through it, but after reading through almost half way, I couldn't find any developing story line, and no interest at all in the characters!I am a pretty picky book reader, but this has to fall amoung one of my worst.
I'll be the first to admit I didn't finish the book - so there may be something I'm missing. But isn't the whole point of writing to catch the reader's attention in the BEGINNING?????
Book Review: EXHAUSTING!
Summary: 2 Stars
While this book had its lyrical moments, it was an extremely trying read. I can say that it is just good enough to want to finish but there are entire chapters that I hummed through; not necessarily remembering what I had read. In other words, I just desperately wanted to finish and move on to a better novel. I'm not sure that Haynes did the best job at developing some of her characters (such as Canaan and Jackson). It seems there are a lot of unanswered questions about each one concerning what makes them tick.I think the author has talent, but am hoping for a more brilliant attempt next time.
Book Review: Expert writing but bizarre overall
Summary: 3 Stars
Gorgeously-written tale of a mixed-bag of Southern characters whose lives cross paths in a manner which was, in my opinion, not fully believable, especially towards the end. I mean, you really have to stretch your imagination to believe such racial harmony as protrayed in the novel could actually have occurred in the years the story was set. Not likely. I also had a hard time buying the philosophical leanings of so many of these uneducated Southern folks, black or white. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptive content, colloquial language, and overall pace of the novel--it's not boring or tedious, just a bit unrealistic.Book Review: Feel like I wasted my time.
Summary: 2 Stars
I should have given up on this book early on but I stubbornly stuck with it. The story did get a little better...but I still feel as though I wasted my time.Book Review: GOOD FIRST NOVEL!
Summary: 4 Stars
I really liked this book, but found it difficult to get into at the beginning. It was quite confusing, but glad I continued to read it to the end....This novel is set in back country of Mississippi....The main characters are 18 yr old Valuable Korner and 28 yr old Evan Grade...These two characters are intertwined with many other great characters for a surprise ending which shows us a black man bringing up a white child...I don't think that would have happened in the deep south during the 1950's....However overall this was quite a powerful novel.