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shelleyrae's review against another edition
4.0
From the first I was drawn in by Fedler's writing style. Faith has a strong voice in this novel and she shares her life with you. I quickly came to care about her - perhaps indentifying with the fact that it is something she so desperately needs.
Tragic losses have shaped Faith to become a woman who takes on the pain of everyone, the responsibility for the loss of her brother, Joshua's early death, Carol's mental instability and the lives of the women who seek her help when they have been raped, battered and murdered by the ones who are supposed to love them. The personal cost of these accumulating tradegies are thoughtfully examined. Faith is silently suffering, fearful and unwilling to risk finding a space for herself and her own needs until she has no choice but to find the things she has lost. Her character is complex but sympathetic and vividly drawn.
Fedler draws on her own career experience with domestic violence, as she explains at the end of book, her characters honor women, men and children who have tragically lost their lives due to (mainly) family violence.
Things without a name is confronting, yet tender and unbearably sad with moments of joy. Honest and enriching, a wonderful novel.
Tragic losses have shaped Faith to become a woman who takes on the pain of everyone, the responsibility for the loss of her brother, Joshua's early death, Carol's mental instability and the lives of the women who seek her help when they have been raped, battered and murdered by the ones who are supposed to love them. The personal cost of these accumulating tradegies are thoughtfully examined. Faith is silently suffering, fearful and unwilling to risk finding a space for herself and her own needs until she has no choice but to find the things she has lost. Her character is complex but sympathetic and vividly drawn.
Fedler draws on her own career experience with domestic violence, as she explains at the end of book, her characters honor women, men and children who have tragically lost their lives due to (mainly) family violence.
Things without a name is confronting, yet tender and unbearably sad with moments of joy. Honest and enriching, a wonderful novel.
mandi_m's review against another edition
Review from Tracey -
this was surprisingly great. I was not expecting it, just looking for
something different. By the end i actually felt a really close bond
with the lead character and wanted to put off finishing the book so
that i could still keep getting to know her. Set in a woman's advice
centre, there are some tough subjects covered including femicide -
when a woman is murdered by her partner. Faith is a lawyer, she
defends the women who come to her and tries to help them leave
relasionthips. Needless to say this has left her with a bitter taste
in her mouth and she does her best not to get involved with
men...ever. There is a certain element of a romance novel in here, but
as Joanne Fedler has spent most of her novel helping us get to know
Faith and not overly invovled in the mushy stuff...it is totally
enjoyable and endearing read.
this was surprisingly great. I was not expecting it, just looking for
something different. By the end i actually felt a really close bond
with the lead character and wanted to put off finishing the book so
that i could still keep getting to know her. Set in a woman's advice
centre, there are some tough subjects covered including femicide -
when a woman is murdered by her partner. Faith is a lawyer, she
defends the women who come to her and tries to help them leave
relasionthips. Needless to say this has left her with a bitter taste
in her mouth and she does her best not to get involved with
men...ever. There is a certain element of a romance novel in here, but
as Joanne Fedler has spent most of her novel helping us get to know
Faith and not overly invovled in the mushy stuff...it is totally
enjoyable and endearing read.
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