The story of an extraordinary book and the people who surround it.
And I did not enjoy it.
My reaction to this one was a huge surprise. I adored Geraldine Brook’s Year of Wonders and I thought this would be an easy hit for me.
I think the problem is fairly simple- never connected with the main character. I loved Anna from Year of Wonders. I couldn’t stand Hanna.
The small details of her work that she found so absorbing, I didn’t enjoy.
I didn’t like how she treated people sometimes. I thought she seemed rather arrogant.
I also didn’t like how the timelines bounced around from character to character. I was listening to People of the Book as an audiobook. Without being able to look back and check, I found myself getting confused when I stopped in the middle of a passage and picked it up again after a work day.
Brook’s writing is just fine. Again, I can’t believe I didn’t like this.
Highly recommend Year of Wonders. I give this a solid pass.
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