The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
As a contrast to the Two Family House, this books was delightful. The themes were similar in some ways...families longing for completeness that was just out of their grasp, women seizing an opportunity to make their world whole in an unconventional way, children looking for their place in the world...but the execution was soooooo much better here. The story is an old one based on a fairy tale that probably has a version in every culture.
In some ways the path this book followed was predictable...as you read you did not know the specifics but you had a sense for how it would go...but oh, the way it got there! I very much liked this book. I found the characters compelling, the writing enchanting, the story endearing, a properly happy ending (if you are into such things)...as I mentioned this book is entirely predictable so if you are looking for a big pop or for some swiftly moving story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this is not that...but I was engrossed from page one. Also a one day read, though in this case it was a one day read because I was on vacation and literally had no reason to put it down...not like the Two Family House where it was a one day read because while I was also on vacation and had nothing else pressing, I just wanted the book done and over with.
The Snow Child gets a solid 3-Enjoyed it very much.
As a contrast to the Two Family House, this books was delightful. The themes were similar in some ways...families longing for completeness that was just out of their grasp, women seizing an opportunity to make their world whole in an unconventional way, children looking for their place in the world...but the execution was soooooo much better here. The story is an old one based on a fairy tale that probably has a version in every culture.
In some ways the path this book followed was predictable...as you read you did not know the specifics but you had a sense for how it would go...but oh, the way it got there! I very much liked this book. I found the characters compelling, the writing enchanting, the story endearing, a properly happy ending (if you are into such things)...as I mentioned this book is entirely predictable so if you are looking for a big pop or for some swiftly moving story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this is not that...but I was engrossed from page one. Also a one day read, though in this case it was a one day read because I was on vacation and literally had no reason to put it down...not like the Two Family House where it was a one day read because while I was also on vacation and had nothing else pressing, I just wanted the book done and over with.
The Snow Child gets a solid 3-Enjoyed it very much.
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