I read THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS with a buddy in my online book club, The Reading Cove.
I found the premise compelling and fell right into the lives of young Lulu and Merry. OMG: what an unimaginable situation for young children to face! I thought the author did a great job of showing the lasting and permanent affects the terrible thing that happened had on the rest of these girls' lives. The layered dynamics really shined through; how the family members around them reacted and behaved, the development of the girls' relationship with each other, etc.
It all felt very true to life, in that these girls never received counseling for the trauma they suffered, which is the case for so many victims in real life, it just never happens, and they stumble through life trying to handle the burden of the past on their own, with varying degrees of success.
While I felt the pacing wasn't the best (there were too many instances where the narrative felt quite sluggish and meandering), the circumstances and the characters really came to life for me, and I felt real sympathy and understanding for their humanity.
I give this one a strong B- or 3.75/5 stars.
I found the premise compelling and fell right into the lives of young Lulu and Merry. OMG: what an unimaginable situation for young children to face! I thought the author did a great job of showing the lasting and permanent affects the terrible thing that happened had on the rest of these girls' lives. The layered dynamics really shined through; how the family members around them reacted and behaved, the development of the girls' relationship with each other, etc.
It all felt very true to life, in that these girls never received counseling for the trauma they suffered, which is the case for so many victims in real life, it just never happens, and they stumble through life trying to handle the burden of the past on their own, with varying degrees of success.
While I felt the pacing wasn't the best (there were too many instances where the narrative felt quite sluggish and meandering), the circumstances and the characters really came to life for me, and I felt real sympathy and understanding for their humanity.
I give this one a strong B- or 3.75/5 stars.
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