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A carregar... Westering Womenpor Sandra Dallas
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Sandra Dallas does it again with a great novel about strong women. ( ) Westering Women is one of those books I have to wonder - did I read the same book as everyone else? A group of women head west in the 1850s, some on a search for a husband and some running from past choices that will continue to haunt them. I worried a few chapters in when I realized how large the cast and scope compared to the length of the book. I love what Westering Women attempted to do, however it would need to be at least double in length to succeed in such a feat. Instead we are left skipping from one person to another, from major event to major event. The end result for me was that I did not truly connect to anyone. Even at dramatic moments that should have been emotional I found myself unattached. This brings me to my other problem - the author told you many things, but did not show them. Constantly describing emotions and personalities of the women instead of showing them. This is a major spoiler for me, you should not have to continuously beat me over the head with character personality descriptions. Their character should be made clear through their actions. (Also, the way Dallas paints men makes you wonder why any of the women would have married at all. I recognize times and people were different but surely not all the men should have been written to be so cruel) In summation, there are other books in the same vein that do better what Westering Women attempted to do. I had been in the mood for historical fiction and this author is just my style. Lots of historical detail which as far as I can tell is pretty accurate to the time and a story that kept me interested throughout. Something I enjoyed was the inclusion of modern values in the historical setting. A lot of the time with historical fiction you end up with characters acting and speaking in ways that are considered progressive to modern readers but are extremely anachronistic to the setting of the story. This book did a good job of expressing modern values (feminism, anti racism) in a way that made sense for the time. The women in the story are strong and strive for independence but still live within the deeply segregated and patriarchal society of pre civil war America. Something I wish was addressed a bit more was the impacts of colonialism and the ingenious people whose land the story takes place on. It was mentioned but far more time was spent describing the conflict between the immigrants and the native people in a way that made the latter the bad guys. Content warnings for domestic abuse, sexual assault, CSA, and child/infant deaths. Its an intense book. The only reason I was able to get through this is because it reminded me of that game - The Oregon Trail which I LOVED. Remember how in the game, you had a travel diary? It was like reading one of those except with extra soap opera worthy dramatics. SUPER cheesy and melodramatic. It did make me want to go find that game and play it again though.... 2020 Popsugar reading challenge - Western The only reason I was able to get through this is because it reminded me of that game - The Oregon Trail which I LOVED. Remember how in the game, you had a travel diary? It was like reading one of those except with extra soap opera worthy dramatics. SUPER cheesy and melodramatic. It did make me want to go find that game and play it again though.... 2020 Popsugar reading challenge - Western sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
"From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale, an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees the postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter and several painful secrets, she has nothing to lose. So she joins forty-three other women and two pious reverends on the dangerous 2,000-mile journey west. None of them are prepared for the hardships they face on the trek through the high plains, mountains, and deserts, or for the triumphs of finding strengths they did not know they possessed. And not all will make it. As Maggie gets to know the other women, she soon discovers that she's not the only one looking to leave dark secrets behind. And when her past catches up with her, it becomes clear a band of sisters will do whatever it takes to protect one of their own"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — A carregar... GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos EUA (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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