Book Count (since 1 January 2012)

Book Count (since 1 January 2014): 30

Wednesday 18 April 2012

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield

Starts badly. Ends better.

The first few chapters are a bit difficult to get into as the writing style is very Southern American (i.e. there is lot of incorrect grammar and made up words – and not just in the dialogue). Once you get used to that, it becomes less like reading an adolescent's diary and more like a novel, particularly once the plot picks up. The story is interesting and the characters are likeable but it is still quite a superficial book. There is a strong religious theme and the "miracle" at the end stretches the reader's credulity rather – I don't mind a bit of mysticism but in this novel it was too incongruous to be believable (although to be fair my doctor says I have unusually high levels of natural cynicism). Entertaining but not especially memorable.

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