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Secret Keepers: A Novel (2009)

by Mindy Friddle(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0312537026 (ISBN13: 9780312537029)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: This book had all of the makings to be excellent. The story line was interesting and I like Friddle's writing style. The fundamental Christian slant was so heavily slanted against anything fair or kind about the family that it overtook the story. I have read other books that considered the "holy roller" lifestyle difficult or problematic, but still presented the characters as likeable and their beliefs as understandable. All of the characters in the book who are supportive and caring just happen to not go to church. A bit slanted, or shall I say that I don't care for characterization that is black and white.
review 2: This is a book that I won from Picador via Twitter back in April (sorry, good people of Picador Marketing who sent this book to me so prom... moreptly and I didn't read it until August!)Right away judging from the cover I suspected this would be a light read. Actually, now that I think about it, I did read a few pages at the beginning and I liked what I read but I just put it aside when something else came along. Once I got started with it, I was pleasantly surprised by the complexity of the characters and I loved it. It was a stark contrast to another women's literature book that my book group was reading recently. That book had very basic characters who seemed almost stereotyped but this one had some twists and turns that I didn't expect. I didn't want to rush through it so I didn't finish it while I was visiting my mom two weeks ago but I plan on sending it over to her soon because I know she will get something from it as I did. The flowers on the cover hint at the transformation that at least two of the characters experience in this novel. I felt transformed also by reading this novel. less

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