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maartje_volder's Reviews (578)
Life can be hard and not everybody get's the same cards, so I can understand the frustrations that Carrie had in her life, but this book is just poor.
The story is random and not really existing, it's a bit what you expect an elder woman to tell you when you come over for tea. Tids and bits about their life. And the way it it told. You would expect a woman of 52 who has had treatments for her mental illnesses since she was 15 would be able to have a better coping mechanism. The sarcasm is just harsh, she has a negative viewpoint on things in life, that I had never seen as negative (and I tend to be a pessimist).
The story is random and not really existing, it's a bit what you expect an elder woman to tell you when you come over for tea. Tids and bits about their life. And the way it it told. You would expect a woman of 52 who has had treatments for her mental illnesses since she was 15 would be able to have a better coping mechanism. The sarcasm is just harsh, she has a negative viewpoint on things in life, that I had never seen as negative (and I tend to be a pessimist).
I'm not sure of anything anymore. I have been given answers to questions I did not have and the meaning of the answers is within my rational but outside of my comfort zone. So in the end I really don't know what to think of this book.
The last chapter was very soothing, it gives back a little of the comfort it stole from me.
The last chapter was very soothing, it gives back a little of the comfort it stole from me.
When I started this book, I got in a mood. It is written in a style that just gives you the shivers. And still, when something is revealed you don't want to believe it. You promised to be good Annie!
Pure realism is the core of this book. A small family surviving in the wild of old America. The characters are diverse and never just black or white. Penny might be a bit too much of a good guy, but the way he is gives great comfort. A young boy is a fickle thing and compared to some adolescents he is not too bad but he is just not living up to his expectations. To what is needed. Yearlings are frustratingly selfish, but we have to remember we where once just so.
I will say it again, I love a good dystopia. I'm not a big fan of the title and the book gives a very single perspective, but the way the world is shaped is intriguing. I would have loved a few chapters with a character shift where we could read how the 'normal' people view the whole affair, that part is lacking a bit for me. But overal it was a nice read.
