Judy Prescott Marshall
Auteur de Still Crazy
Œuvres de Judy Prescott Marshall
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- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 29
- Popularité
- #460,290
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 7
(*I got this book for free in exchange for an honest review.)
Some slight spoilers below.
While I do have several issues with the book, I did end up finishing it and it was an easy read.
Overall, I find that the book was a bit awkwardly paced at times. It was hard to tell how much time had passed and I was shocked that by the end it had taken place over about 3 years as it wasn't really evident nor structured to allow the reader to know how much time had passed. This, unfortunately, caused some of the plot to have awkward pacing where you felt as if some things were moving too fast or being too convenient.
Julie seemed to make connections with everyone she JUST met rather quickly. I know this is true for some people, but how easily everything fell into place when she left to start her life over felt too convenient and unrealistic for a realistic fiction novel. I found it like I was reading a bit of a Mary Sue's story line and that she should have worked more or we, as readers, should have had more of a plot between events to recognize the timing and how Julie really convinced these people to help her out. Instead, it's all a one and done conversations of strangers coming together after knowing each other for like five hours.
I also felt as if some of the dialog felt as if I was reading someone's first attempt at a book without an editor. It felt off at times. Like something you would read, but not really hear in real life. Just, a lot of people magically knowing what the other person was thinking or feeling without the reader feeling like they understood as well.
The ending left me rather unsatisfied. I wasn't happy with how it ended, though I understand why the author ended it in this way and the message she was trying to convey.
As for how Christian it is. God is mentioned and the main character, Julie, mentions God and how He will get her through this several times, but at the same time it feels a little disconnected. You don't see any spiritual growth throughout the book. You know that Julie is a believer, but she often comments about how her life feels out of control and you never see her learning to surrender that control over to God. I was hoping for more growth out of Julie over the course of the novel, but it felt like everyone around her grew while she coped with the same issues over and over again, never really addressing them.
I believe the ideas behind the novel have promise, but find that there are areas that could be improved upon. Hopefully Judy Prescott Marshall works through some of the pacing, convenient plot points, and character growth within her next novel.… (plus d'informations)