Review: Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Haunting and painstakingly beautiful, Where the Crawdads sing follows Kya, an abandoned girl in the marshes on the coast of North Carolina.
The book follows her life story with thoughtful anecdotes, mediocre poetry and vivid descriptions of the wilderness around. The parallels drawn between human life and nature are thought provoking.
Her pain, loneliness and the deep seated craving for human contact is depicted without subtext.
The crime story arc was also quite riveting and keeps you rooting for Kya. There are no twists I did not expect.
I enjoyed the book most for Kya’s indomitable spirit intertwined with the nature around her and the solitary stoicism she holds despite all she’s been through. The hurt and cycles of abandonment and acceptance make it a rich human experience.
The book follows her life story with thoughtful anecdotes, mediocre poetry and vivid descriptions of the wilderness around. The parallels drawn between human life and nature are thought provoking.
Her pain, loneliness and the deep seated craving for human contact is depicted without subtext.
The crime story arc was also quite riveting and keeps you rooting for Kya. There are no twists I did not expect.
I enjoyed the book most for Kya’s indomitable spirit intertwined with the nature around her and the solitary stoicism she holds despite all she’s been through. The hurt and cycles of abandonment and acceptance make it a rich human experience.
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