Sights Unseen

by Kaye Gibbons | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0380726815 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingNancyNovawing of Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on 3/20/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by wingNancyNovawing from Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Journal Entry 2 by wingNancyNovawing at Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Monday, March 2, 2015
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Journal Entry 4 by ReallyBookish at Horsham, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, July 19, 2015
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Journal Entry 5 by ReallyBookish at Horsham, Pennsylvania USA on Monday, September 7, 2015
I had heard good things about this author, although it was her book "A Cure for Dreams" which was actually recommended to me. "Sights Unseen" is a novel narrated by a girl growing up in the South in the 1960s with a mentally ill mother.

I struggled to get through it, for several reasons. First of all, the narrator herself remains largely an enigma. As readers, we do not come to know and understand her thoughts, feelings, motivations, etc. In addition, there is no real plot to speak of -- no central conflict needing to be resolved. Perhaps the book is intended mainly as a character study, rather than a narrative? Lastly, when I did reach the end of the book, I found the conclusion unrealistic.

Overall, not a great read for me, but I would be willing to give the author another try at some point. I hope the next reader gets more out of this one than I did.

Journal Entry 6 by ReallyBookish at Cedar Hill Road Park in Horsham, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, September 13, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (9/13/2015 UTC) at Cedar Hill Road Park in Horsham, Pennsylvania USA

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