Pallas Poppies
Finally done. So… Sometimes when you read a historical book you can feel the author slapping you with the research they’ve done. This one bashes your head in with it. Characters dialog at times sounds like you’re reading a non fiction book. In fact this might have been better as non fiction
At one point, a young woman (a girl really) is pregnant and has just tried to get a dirty back alley abortion but runs away, starts to think of suicide and keeps a track of the new building projects around her and we get so much info on year, architects and whatnot. Like, really?
Repetitive.
Do I need 3 pages of someone getting dressed? No I do not. It could have been a shorter book and it would have made it better.
Also, all men except one is an asshole. Sigh.
Finally done. So… Sometimes when you read a historical book you can feel the author slapping you with the research they’ve done. This one bashes your head in with it. Characters dialog at times sounds like you’re reading a non fiction book. In fact this might have been better as non fiction
At one point, a young woman (a girl really) is pregnant and has just tried to get a dirty back alley abortion but runs away, starts to think of suicide and keeps a track of the new building projects around her and we get so much info on year, architects and whatnot. Like, really?
Repetitive.
Do I need 3 pages of someone getting dressed? No I do not. It could have been a shorter book and it would have made it better.
Also, all men except one is an asshole. Sigh.