I'm clearly a person who judges a book by it's cover. And I do not hide it :)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter starts off beautifully. Kim Edwards has this way of describing things so delicately and intricately, that it gets easy to flow with the story, turn one page after another. The story holds you so strongly right from the first page. But alas, as the story neared the end, I got a bit disappointed.
Usually when I finish a book I like to carry something from it, a memory, a thought, a quote, an idea, something that stays with me long after I have forgotten the story. Something that makes me feel sad that the story has ended but something that also makes me feel good about the ending.
Personally I believe that 'something' was missing in The Memory Keeper's Daughter. It was a beautiful story, but it ended. And it just did that, a blank stop without any lingering memory.
Would you recommend it for others?
ReplyDeleteOnly if you don't start off with lots of expectations like me. :)
ReplyDeleteSeems like a good book, i might check it out!
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Please do Catherine!
ReplyDelete---> heading to your blog :)