Helpful Score: 3
I can't believe the other person only gave it a 2 star rating. I have to admit, I did not think I was going to like this book much. I am not really sure why I did like it. It is not my kind of story, I wasn't in love with one or more characters but I really liked the story. It was easy to read and follow. I don't know, there was just something about it that made it enjoyable. All the ladies in my book club felt the same way. If you do a little research on it the author wanted to write a story following the Hercules story. Maybe that was it. Anyway, our club gave the book a solid 8 out of 10 which isn't too bad and some of us can be really, um, honest.
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti is a story told in alternating chapters of a man coming to terms with his past and his daughter coming of age despite that past. The writing and phrasing of the book is beautiful at times. However, overall, because of the violence in both Samuel's and Loo's story and because of the distance between their stories, I am not the reader for this book.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2017/05/the-twelve-lives-of-samuel-hawley.html
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Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2017/05/the-twelve-lives-of-samuel-hawley.html
Reviewed for NetGalley
