Fiction / Historical
297 pages / 1773 KB
3 Stars
I truly admire the way Chevalier crafted this book, using
not only history, but I liked the introduction of the letters. What I truly did
not like were most of her characters. I admit I now know more about apple trees
than I thought I needed to know.
I finished the book. The ending was somewhat satisfactory
and logical, but I was left with almost the same brown taste in my mouth when I
finished reading The Godfather by Mario Puzzo. While there were likeable people
in this story, I felt too much time was spent on the ones who were not
likeable. When I read fiction, I want to escape the woes of the world, not
wallow in them. I understand there must be conflict, but I became mired in this
swamp. And it is black, indeed.
