Sights Unseen
Registered by NancyNova of Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on 3/20/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
from the friends of the library book cart
too many books, too little time
Journal Entry 3 by NancyNova at To another Bookcrossing member in -- Bookcrossing Book exchange, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Sunday, July 19, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (7/19/2015 UTC) at To another Bookcrossing member in -- Bookcrossing Book exchange, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Released for the 3 every week, allergic to a's and sensibility release challenges
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If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
Received from NancyNova today at the BookCrossers meetup. Thank you!
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.
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
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
A Sunday release at a local park!