Reviews

The Coffin Quilt: The Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoys by Ann Rinaldi

ysi06's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

loved rinaldi when i was younger!!

rchluther's review

2.0

Really didn't care for this story. I guess because I've been doing so much reading on the history of the Hatfields and McCoys lately, just seeing this take on it didn't jibe with everything else to me. I am glad that I read it, but won't read it again.

jeslyncat's review against another edition

5.0

Great book! I come from a southern family and this book was a great one, it helped me understand and cherish a story and a time that so many members of my family do. Accurately told and poignantly written--Rinaldi's take on the the Great American Family Feud is a joy to read.

kamckim's review against another edition

3.0

The plot is great. The writing isn't. The first two pages were stuffed with colloquialisms and an attempt to capture Appalachian language with such phrases as "fair hand", "middling well", "recollect". The stereotypes only get worse, a Primitive Baptist mother who prays all the time, a brother who uses copper for his stills, a well-meaning school teacher and a prostitute named, of all things, "Belle Beaver". I reckon I cain't stand this kind of characterization. It's a vexation to me. They's far better writers from the region doing it better'n this novel.

kelsmiller's review against another edition

5.0

This was the very first historical fiction book I read, and It has hooked me onto something I figured I'd never enjoy.

amy_j18's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zenithharpink's review

2.0

This book was a total waste of time. I was like reading the longest newspaper article ever. There was not new perspective, nothing interesting brought to the tale, and it felt like a ton of idiotic tit-for-tat in greater detail-which really just made this wretched book incredibly tedious.

nursenell's review against another edition

5.0

The story of the Hatfields and McCoy as told through the voice of the youngest McCoy, Fanny. I enjoyed the book and found the language how I imagined it really was in late 1800's W. Virginia and Kentucky.

arguhlincozzi's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.0

fuzzkins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0