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Lake People (2013)

by Abi Maxwell(Favorite Author)

2.98 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0307961656 (ISBN13: 9780307961655)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf

review 1: Lake People captures many aspects of New Hampshire perfectly for me - the undercurrent of class in friendships and interactions, the collective memory of a mourning small town, the magical thinking that comes with spending more time in nature than with other people, and the secrets that divide New England families. Add to that beautiful writing, intriguing characters, and mysteries that you want resolved, and you have one of my favorite books ever.
review 2: I forgot to mention I'd started this one. Last time we went to the library Ella wanted to choose a couple of books for me, as I'd done the same for her on our previous visit and she'd really enjoyed them. Perhaps I was distracted when I read this book, but I found it confusing. The names and dates didn't... more stick with me so I found myself having to flick back in the early part of the book to understand who I was reading.I felt that many characters were under developed, which frustrated me because the little parts I read of them got me very interested. The opening chapters, with Sophie and her husband, I didn't understand the tension between them and that seemed to set up everything that followed so I felt I was behind from the start.I did enjoy it, but felt it could have been so much better. less

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