Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Mother of Pearl
Book Review: Poetic
Summary: 5 Stars
I adored the prose-like writing of this book. It was beautifully descriptive. The tea-colored water, the old worn sign whose purpose had been forgotten...all these wonderful details really set the scene for this story. It's almost like painting with words. Of course, the characters were glorious. I especially liked Joleb, whose bluntly spoken words had me laughing out loud.Book Review: Story Before Its Time
Summary: 5 Stars
Mother of Pearl is one of my favorite books. It makes you laugh,cry and empathize with the characters. It is about an interracial relationship that took place in the south. Please read the review written by others. I cannot say anything that has not already been written.Great book to read.
Book Review: Strange
Summary: 3 Stars
This book was very different from all the other books I have read before. It told a couple stories at once and it got very confusing to follow at first but then once i got used to reading it, it was a good book. I liked the way the characters were all linked in the end and how they learned to get along.The way the girl has to teach her self everything and has to learn the hardway about everything was very humbling to read. Then getting pregnant in the middle of the book and not knowing it and everyone else knowing it and not telling you till it's to late was very sad.
All in all it was a good book. I never really liked to read long books but this one kept my attention.
Book Review: The Best Book I have ever read.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book starts out seemingly confusing. Too many characters are introduce in the beginning. I made a list to refer to, so I wouldn't get lost. Once I began reading, I couldn't put the book down. It is full of characters and their lives. It is written so beautifully that I felt as if I was actually there living it. Melinda Hayes's discirption of people, their lives, and what they are thinking makes you feel as if you actually met the people and know exactly how they are living their lives,because you are actually experiencing it. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. I'm not talented like Melinda Hayes.Book Review: The Reader's Guide to Poor Writing...
Summary: 1 Stars
The reviewer who used the word "pretentious" summed this one up. This book is nothing if not a long, boring, poorly edited anecdote. We have here an unrealistic portrayal of the South, circa 1956 Mississippi. No characters are fully realized, and cheap symbolism is casually thrown about with little apparent link to anything. The repetition of the phrase "You say that true.", and the broad use of the term "hasn't got a clue" (remember, this is 1956 Mississippi) cause the reader to wonder what Martha Levin (the editor)does for a living. Author Haynes needs to pick up a copy of Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" (available here at Amazon) and get this clue: OMIT NEEDLESS WORDS. How I trudged through the pages of this book and completed it is beyond my understanding. Perhaps I could not believe that these words were actually published.