Completed: 7/19/2022
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: The New York Times
Review:
The writing is excellent. The story is humble. I never built a connection with Zorrie. It seemed that she was disconnected from herself for most of her life. This is odd because the NYT reviewer saw this book as a look at connections and community. I would disagree. I think that this is a look at someone who does not expect much from life and gets what she expects. She dodges some bullets and catches others full on, but seems to plod on lonely and alone over so much of the canvas of her life. I definitely did not enjoy this peek into country life and it doesn't reflect any experience I had in Indiana, so it is truly hard for me to relate. Hunt does not give one much to grab onto in Zorrie's life experiences or in her perception of the world. The writing, though, is masterful.
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