Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been deathly ill and unable to lift my fingers to type...Okay, not really but I have had a cold and I'm a complete wimp when it comes to being sick. Anyways, on to the review....
Drowning Ruth was….interesting. I definitely didn’t love it, but it was still worth reading. Let’s look at my “good book” qualifications:
1. Interesting Plot? Definitely. The plot was probably the best thing about this book. The author starts the book with a piece of an event but doesn’t reveal what truly happened until the last page. The desire to know what really happened kept me turning the pages until the very, very end.
2. Did it touch me? Am I a different person because I read it? Ehhh…not so much. This book didn’t really strike a chord with me. I mean, it dealt with serious issues, but not in a way that touched my heart.
3. Was the writing beautiful? Again, not so much. It wasn’t bad writing, by any means. However there were very few places where I stopped to “Hmm, what a lovely phrase”…or…"That is an amazing metaphor!” Yeah, there wasn’t much of that.
4. Were the characters easy to relate to? Were they believable? The author did a great job with the characters. Besides the plot, they were what made me keep reading. Each character was so complex and real. Also, the relationships between the characters were very interesting. Because of the characters alone, I would say that this book is worth reading.
Ultimately, I think that this book would be a great one to rent from the library and take on a vacation. It’s not one that I would want to buy or recommend to my literature-nerd friends, but it was an attention-grabbing book that would be perfect for a long plane ride or day on the beach.
So I saw you posted this book and was interested in what you said. I read it a few months back and wasn't too impressed either. I really hate the ending. It seems everyone was changed for the worst by the end. But like you said, it was worth reading.
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