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Calling Me Home (2013)

by Julie Kibler(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1250014522 (ISBN13: 9781250014528)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: About half way through listening to the audio version of this book I found myself really getting into it and falling for the characters. Some of them verge on the stereotypical, but I still liked them. I checked back on Goodreads to see if my instincts were right and was a little surprised by some of the negative reviews and "controversy" surrounding the book's premise.Racism is a hard thing to read about and to write about. Even in writing this inconsequential little review I find myself deleting sentences, wondering if what I've written will be taken the wrong way and someone will be offended. I think it takes a brave author to venture into this arena.I liked the relationship between Dorrie and Isabelle and although I could see bits of myself in each character, found... more myself wanting to be more like Isabelle. I envied her ability to fall head over heels in love like she did. This book is heart breaking in so many ways though. All of the missed opportunities for love, understanding, and happiness are frustrating. To make up for it, there were many great lessons to be learned, the most important being that "The truth will set you free." Keeping secrets in an effort to protect someone else is almost never a good idea. Second and third chances are rare, especially when it comes to love.For me, the surest sign that I've fallen in love with a book is when find myself still thinking about the characters even though the book is over, wondering what they're up to and how they're getting on. I like to think that Dorrie and Isabelle are closer than ever and that both have found their way back to a peaceful life filled with family, joy, and most importantly, love.
review 2: The book is told from the perspective of two women - Isabelle and her companion on the long journey, Dorrie - and follows two timelines - the past and the present. The writing style was engaging but in the second half of the book (around 70%) I wanted to (and in fact I did) skim over the chapters of Dorrie. Dorrie's chapters were interesting in the beginning but later on they became quite repetitive and I lost interest in her.But I finished the book at two o'clock at night so I can say that its a good read and worth the three and a half stars! less

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