I will admit that this was a hard book review, being that I was zoning in and out while I was reading, and ultimately got around half way. I'll admit I didn't finish the book, but from wat I remember, I thought there were instances in which I was interested in how she worked in her descriptions.
Sometimes there was instances in which I was bombarded with an overworked sentence that was nothing but descriptions and nonsensical details. Nothing to push the story onwards. It just gave a clearer picture to the setting which was always helpful. I never got tired of the settings and the imagination that she mentioned in the settings. But there were times when I looked at it and had to make a double take once or twice because I was overwhelmed at times. Overall, I enjoy the lingering, but sometimes, I didn't feel like lingering for such a long time.
I really liked the relationships that FX Antoine had with the other characters. Her father, brother, Victor, they all had a relationship with her that was significant. And the journey towards Louisiana was the farthest that I went. But I still feel as though I was saving myself the time of not worrying about the unnecessary details.
To be as brief and honest as I can with this book review, I didn't finish it. But what I loved was the interesting details, but felt that she didn't have to go overboard on details so that way I could focus better on the plot versus the pretty wording.
Kathy Zinzun
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