Religion was really neither here nor there in this story. Most everybody tries to be a good person, although, as happens with humans, sometimes their natural selfishness gets in the way. Religion - Only one family is openly religious. Most of the sex references are minor but I gave this category an extra point because there is a molestation on pages 149-151 and I feel like this is something very weighty that could be upsetting to some people, especially in ways that you may not be aware of. Mention of a lady's exposed "fur between her legs" (p. After I completed the story I read an interview with the author at the end of the book and she stated she had tried very hard to avoid that feeling of preferring one over another. Usually with a book such as this, I find a preference for one time or one voice. The story is told by two voices and in two time periods. History (that ran for 75 years!) that I now know more about. When this book was announced as our selection another lady and I both felt like we had heard of the book and were excited to read it. Click " here " to open new page link to Amazon.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |