DNF at 10%
This is entirely because I'm not a fan of the writing style.
I really wanted to read a historical fiction book about the Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky (view spoiler), and was really intrigued by the main character being one of the blues of the area—people who had a recessive genetic mutation called met-H or methemoglobinemia—who faced discrimination, fear and disgust due to her unique coloring.
But again, not a fan of the writing style.
Too much tell, not enough show, with info dumping by dialogue while pa messes with a courting candle for two chapters. Plus a scene of marital rape right in the beginning.
For more information on the horse-riding librarians who delivered books and other reading materials to the poverty-stricken mountains of Kentucky during the Great Depression (and were mostly women):
Pack Horse Librarians
One of the few nonfiction books written on the subject: Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky
And the blue-skinned family(ies) of Kentucky:
Fugates of Kentucky
Again, I'm sure that this is going to be well-received and well loved. It's been on several book lists already and has a 4.3 rating so far.
It's just not for me.
I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
This is entirely because I'm not a fan of the writing style.
I really wanted to read a historical fiction book about the Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky (view spoiler), and was really intrigued by the main character being one of the blues of the area—people who had a recessive genetic mutation called met-H or methemoglobinemia—who faced discrimination, fear and disgust due to her unique coloring.
But again, not a fan of the writing style.
Too much tell, not enough show, with info dumping by dialogue while pa messes with a courting candle for two chapters. Plus a scene of marital rape right in the beginning.
For more information on the horse-riding librarians who delivered books and other reading materials to the poverty-stricken mountains of Kentucky during the Great Depression (and were mostly women):
Pack Horse Librarians
One of the few nonfiction books written on the subject: Down Cut Shin Creek: The Pack Horse Librarians of Kentucky
And the blue-skinned family(ies) of Kentucky:
Fugates of Kentucky
Again, I'm sure that this is going to be well-received and well loved. It's been on several book lists already and has a 4.3 rating so far.
It's just not for me.
I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.