I read this book this month with a few buddies in my online book club, The Reading Cove. Having loved THE JEWEL OF ST. PETERSBURG, I'm making quick work of reading more by Kate Furnivall.
Unfortunately, although very well-written, THE RED SCARF was a huge disappointment.
It started out interesting - a prison camp in 1930's Siberia. Two long-suffering women become fast friends and are basically willing to die for one another.
But as the story continues, vacillating between past and present to fill in their backstories, I completely lost interest. Aside from the fact that Sophia does some really non-sensical things, these characters never really took on three dimensions for me and, sadly, by the halfway mark, I found myself not really caring where the story went, so I just skimmed through to the end.
Not even the gypsies could work enough magic to save this pulseless narrative.
The frigidly cold setting came alive well in this book, casting an overcast pallor the narrative never overcame. I give this one a C.
Unfortunately, although very well-written, THE RED SCARF was a huge disappointment.
It started out interesting - a prison camp in 1930's Siberia. Two long-suffering women become fast friends and are basically willing to die for one another.
But as the story continues, vacillating between past and present to fill in their backstories, I completely lost interest. Aside from the fact that Sophia does some really non-sensical things, these characters never really took on three dimensions for me and, sadly, by the halfway mark, I found myself not really caring where the story went, so I just skimmed through to the end.
Not even the gypsies could work enough magic to save this pulseless narrative.
The frigidly cold setting came alive well in this book, casting an overcast pallor the narrative never overcame. I give this one a C.
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