Breaking the Silence (~)

I've finished another book. This one must've been better, you say. And I have to admit that it was. It had a good story-line with a few twists (not too many of course), but I have to admit that at times, some of the conversations that were written or the actions done were a little too fairytale (as in, people wouldn't actually act that way). All in all though, it was a good novel.

Breaking the Silence by Diane Chamberlain is about a woman, who after her father dies, is told to visit an elderly woman she knew nothing about in a nursing home. Her husband is against the idea, and while she is out, commits suicide. Her young daughter is home at the time, and is assumed to have witnessed it. She freaks out, and becomes mute. The therapist she took her daughter to suggests that she contact the child's biological father, and see if perhaps he can become involved in her life as a way to get her to talk again. Not only does this occur, but the woman also continues to visit the elderly woman in order to figure out how her father knew her. What she finds out changes everything she ever knew.

It won't really be a quick read, but it certainly will grasp your attention, so I will still recommend it to you. Until next time, Happy reading!

The Thirteenth Tale (~)

I finished another novel last night. I was too tired to write a blog then, hence why I am writing it right now. This book has a gothic and creepy feel to it. I never understood how an author can produce this feeling when writing, but this author can. I kept seeing this book everywhere a couple years ago, and decided I wanted to read it. I've read it, and I don't think it's all it's cracked up to be.

The Thirteenth Tale is written by Diane Setterfield. It's about a woman who gets asked to write the autobiography of a reclusive author who is dying. With her time there, she learns the deep dark secrets of the author's pasts. The whole book kind of sets you on edge, even though it's hard to see why. Maybe because it hints at incest, and just the thought of that kind of sets me on edge.

I can't say that this novel wasn't well written, because it was, but like a lot of novels, I couldn't wait for it to be finished. At least I continued to read it unlike some novels. I just wasn't interested in it I guess, so that's why I gave it a so-so rating.

Anyway, until next time, Happy Reading!

The Memory Keeper's Daughter (~)

I finished another book. More quickly this time, as you can see. It's The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. I have to say, that probably the end of the novel was the best. And not just because it was ending, but because it had more to do with the girl. I guess the reason the rating isn't "↓" is because it is well written. I just didn't like how it was written. It's one of those award winning novels. I should really learn not to read those ones, mostly because they aren't what I think they will be, and I really don't enjoy them. But oh well.

This novel is about a doctor who delivers his own twins during a snow storm. He sees that the female twin has Down Syndrome, and he gives her to the nurse to take to a special institution for children like that (this novel is based in the 60's). She drives there and sees that it's not fit for people to live in, and instead runs away with the child and starts a new life in a different city. It follows the lives of the doctor and his family, along with the little girl and her 'mother'.

I have to say that I'm glad that things have improved for people with Down Syndrome, and how people actually see them as real people, and not just as being mentally retarded. I know having a child who is mentally retarded can be difficult, but it's the struggles in life that make life rewarding and fulfilling. If you always have it easy, then life isn't really worth living, is it?

Anyway, hopefully I like my next book better. Until then, Happy Reading!