So this is another book that I read way back during William's first weeks home from the hospital. And like The Deep End of the Ocean, I read it mostly during the middle of the night. So my review on this probably won't be the most accurate/reliable, but I'm going to share it anyway because this is my blog and I can do what I want :-)
My biggest issue with this book (and it's something that has happened with other books as well--Suite Francaise comes to mind) was that I formed a preconceived notion of what I thought the book would be and it ended up not being that way. Which, for whatever reason, when that I happens I have a hard time getting into the book because I keep waiting for it to do what I'm expecting it to do. Obviously this isn't a flaw of the book itself, but just my understanding of the book and how I interpreted the synopsis.
In short, the book is about a father and young daughter who discover a newborn abandoned in the woods. And while there is plenty of excitement and anticipation with that discovery and the immediate resolution of it, things more or less fizzle out on that front pretty quickly. Instead, the focus seems to shift to how this discovery impacts the relationship between the father and daughter--a relationship that is developed through periodic flashbacks (flashbacks that seem, at times, random and disconnected from the development of the story).
Like I concluded with Suite Francaise, I think I would enjoy this book much more the second time through because I would have a better understanding of what to expect and wouldn't be waiting for something that was never going to happen. But even with my false perception of the book it was still enjoyable the first time through--the daughter was an entertaining character, the narrative style was easy to follow (aside from a few somewhat random flashbacks), and the plot was certainly interesting and unique.
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