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Tell It To The Trees (2011)

by Anita Rau Badami(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0676978932 (ISBN13: 9780676978933)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf Canada

review 1: A very haunting story about domestic violence and an isolated family full of secrets. Set in the mystical snowy setting of British Columbia, Badami does a fantastic job with the players in this tale, but in my opinion, the death of Anu Krishnan (probably the only sane character in the novel) should have been the climax to this story, not the opening event. Love the title, and the author’s style, so I look forward to reading more of her work.
review 2: Here's the thing. Something rankled me about this book as I was reading it. The writing didn't seem nearly as polished or lyrical as Badami's previous books, which I really enjoyed. And until the end I was grumbling about the storyline, too. BUT, I finished the book weeks ago--months even--and I can still reme... morember the story and the characters. Crystal clear they are. Hammered in my mind. And surely that says more about a book because honestly, I couldn't tell you what or who her first novels were about. I remember the emotional connection they made in me, but not the characters or the plots. mmm. less

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