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baterbook's review against another edition
3.0
Czytało mi się ją świetnie ale niestety zakończenie się dłużyło i nie byłam nim usatysfakcjonowana
smashton12's review against another edition
4.0
This book was WILD. Not sure if I totally understand the ending but I think that's the point. I really enjoyed this and I'm looking forward to reading more by Tarryn Fisher.
shannyraichu's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
cinefilauy's review against another edition
3.0
2.5/5
Lo primero que me molesto fue la poca conexion que tuvo la sinopsis con el libro en la primera mitad, la primera mitad del libro en un libro contemporaneo dark, sobre una chica que tiene una vida de mierda y eso es todo. Hay cosas de su vida que son interesantes, pero en retrospectiva veo que todo eso quedo por la mitad para empezar con la otra parte del libro. Luego como que la historia se empezo a conectar mas con la sinopsis y ahi me gusto mucho el libro. Todo lo que tenia que ver con el caso de Neveah me parecio interesante, pero todo se resolvió muy rapido y ahi es cuando empezo la trama del libro en si: "ella está decidida a encontrar el mal y castigarlo focalizandose en violadores y abusadores de niños, uno por uno." (y no tan asi)
Emmm... si digamos eso paso, pero todo se sentia como una coincidencia, me hubiera gustado que se volviera mas personal, mas relacionado al caso de Neveah para que se coenctara mejor con la historia pincipal, no se... Tuvo sus buenos momentos, pero la forma en que escogia sus objetivos me parecio algo tonta.
El final de este libro fue demasiado extraño, el plot-twist me lo tome con calma, mas alla de ser inesperado y medio sacado de la nada, al final lo acepte... pero fue DEMASIADO, capitulos y capitulos de lo mismo incluso despues de haber "aclarado" las cosas, eso me molesto mucho. El final en si me dejo insatisfecha.
Lo primero que me molesto fue la poca conexion que tuvo la sinopsis con el libro en la primera mitad, la primera mitad del libro en un libro contemporaneo dark, sobre una chica que tiene una vida de mierda y eso es todo. Hay cosas de su vida que son interesantes, pero en retrospectiva veo que todo eso quedo por la mitad para empezar con la otra parte del libro. Luego como que la historia se empezo a conectar mas con la sinopsis y ahi me gusto mucho el libro. Todo lo que tenia que ver con el caso de Neveah me parecio interesante, pero todo se resolvió muy rapido y ahi es cuando empezo la trama del libro en si: "ella está decidida a encontrar el mal y castigarlo focalizandose en violadores y abusadores de niños, uno por uno." (y no tan asi)
Emmm... si digamos eso paso, pero todo se sentia como una coincidencia, me hubiera gustado que se volviera mas personal, mas relacionado al caso de Neveah para que se coenctara mejor con la historia pincipal, no se... Tuvo sus buenos momentos, pero la forma en que escogia sus objetivos me parecio algo tonta.
El final de este libro fue demasiado extraño, el plot-twist me lo tome con calma, mas alla de ser inesperado y medio sacado de la nada, al final lo acepte... pero fue DEMASIADO, capitulos y capitulos de lo mismo incluso despues de haber "aclarado" las cosas, eso me molesto mucho. El final en si me dejo insatisfecha.
aralston08's review against another edition
Review:
I have a special place in my heart for Tarryn Fisher’s books. I loved Mud Vein. It’s one of those books I love more and more each time I read it. When I heard she was writing Marrow and that there was a tie in to Mud Vein, I knew I needed to buy it as soon as it released. So I did. [Whispers] Then it sat on my kindle for months. I think I was afraid of Marrow. I was afraid of what it would make me feel. The first time I read Mud Vein I hated Senna and I felt such bitterness towards the book for how awful it made me feel. However, as I thought more and more about the story and characters, I realized that Fisher really has a knack for making readers reach into the darkest, most twisted parts of their minds. Marrow is no exception, Fisher takes readers on a dangerous ride through the dark and dank world of Margo Moon.
Margo grew up in an abusive household with her mentally ill mother and an absent father. Her mother barely recognized her existence so Margo was left to fend for herself. Other than one childhood friend, who she later becomes distant with, she spends her life alone. One day a boy in her neighborhood, Judah, strikes up a conversation with her. This leads them to develop an unlikely friendship. Margo, who has mainly subsisted on junk food, labels herself as fat and unnattractive. She is confused as to why Judah could possibly want to be friends with her. We learn that Judah has faced his own kind of isolation after being paralyzed as a child.
The friendship between Judah and Margo inspires Margo to become more empowered and after tragedy strikes, something in Margo snaps. The darkness of “The Bone” creeps further inside Margo’s heart and she becomes a vigilante of sorts. Judah states that The Bone lives inside of them, seeping into their Marrow. Most of the residents of The Bone are victims of circumstance, growing up in a poor, mostly isolated area. Margo’s neighbors include Mo, a drug dealer, and Mother Mary, a woman who predicts people’s deaths. The way in which Fisher describes Margo and her neighbors, as well as The Bone, is impeccable. The depression and despair of the town is palpable.
"I believe in loneliness so deep and profound it has a physical presence."
Fisher has a knack for writing complex characters, often times causing readers to question their own morality. Margo is a complicated character, a combination of both circumstance and genetic factors. I am in no way an advocate for “an eye for an eye.” I couldn’t hate Margo because of her actions. While she is in fact a murderer, her actions are reminiscent of the popular Dexter. She only punishes those who commit heinous crimes: child abusers, murderers, and rapists. She did not kill for the fun of it.
"The moon is wicked, jealous of the sun. People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin."
Overall, I enjoyed the complexity and intricacies of Marrow. There were slow parts and I did find myself struggling at times to connect with the story. I think for me, there was a bit of the normal Fisher spark missing from Marrow. Despite the atrocious behavior of previous Fisher characters’ I was always riveted by their stories, often binge-reading huge sections of the book and waiting until the next time I could read. I did not feel this way about Marrow, I was never in a rush to find out what was going to happen next.
Marrow will appeal to people who enjoy psychological thrillers. There is quite a bit of internal monologue, so if this is not your thing you may not like the book. I found this inner monologue to be essential to the story as it is a very character driven book. This is more a character case study than a who-done-it. As always, I look forward to reading Fisher’s next book.
Read this and other reviews at Teacups and Bookends Blog!
I have a special place in my heart for Tarryn Fisher’s books. I loved Mud Vein. It’s one of those books I love more and more each time I read it. When I heard she was writing Marrow and that there was a tie in to Mud Vein, I knew I needed to buy it as soon as it released. So I did. [Whispers] Then it sat on my kindle for months. I think I was afraid of Marrow. I was afraid of what it would make me feel. The first time I read Mud Vein I hated Senna and I felt such bitterness towards the book for how awful it made me feel. However, as I thought more and more about the story and characters, I realized that Fisher really has a knack for making readers reach into the darkest, most twisted parts of their minds. Marrow is no exception, Fisher takes readers on a dangerous ride through the dark and dank world of Margo Moon.
Margo grew up in an abusive household with her mentally ill mother and an absent father. Her mother barely recognized her existence so Margo was left to fend for herself. Other than one childhood friend, who she later becomes distant with, she spends her life alone. One day a boy in her neighborhood, Judah, strikes up a conversation with her. This leads them to develop an unlikely friendship. Margo, who has mainly subsisted on junk food, labels herself as fat and unnattractive. She is confused as to why Judah could possibly want to be friends with her. We learn that Judah has faced his own kind of isolation after being paralyzed as a child.
The friendship between Judah and Margo inspires Margo to become more empowered and after tragedy strikes, something in Margo snaps. The darkness of “The Bone” creeps further inside Margo’s heart and she becomes a vigilante of sorts. Judah states that The Bone lives inside of them, seeping into their Marrow. Most of the residents of The Bone are victims of circumstance, growing up in a poor, mostly isolated area. Margo’s neighbors include Mo, a drug dealer, and Mother Mary, a woman who predicts people’s deaths. The way in which Fisher describes Margo and her neighbors, as well as The Bone, is impeccable. The depression and despair of the town is palpable.
"I believe in loneliness so deep and profound it has a physical presence."
Fisher has a knack for writing complex characters, often times causing readers to question their own morality. Margo is a complicated character, a combination of both circumstance and genetic factors. I am in no way an advocate for “an eye for an eye.” I couldn’t hate Margo because of her actions. While she is in fact a murderer, her actions are reminiscent of the popular Dexter. She only punishes those who commit heinous crimes: child abusers, murderers, and rapists. She did not kill for the fun of it.
"The moon is wicked, jealous of the sun. People do bad things in the dark, under the hollow gaze of the moon. It’s smiling at me now, proud of my sin."
Overall, I enjoyed the complexity and intricacies of Marrow. There were slow parts and I did find myself struggling at times to connect with the story. I think for me, there was a bit of the normal Fisher spark missing from Marrow. Despite the atrocious behavior of previous Fisher characters’ I was always riveted by their stories, often binge-reading huge sections of the book and waiting until the next time I could read. I did not feel this way about Marrow, I was never in a rush to find out what was going to happen next.
Marrow will appeal to people who enjoy psychological thrillers. There is quite a bit of internal monologue, so if this is not your thing you may not like the book. I found this inner monologue to be essential to the story as it is a very character driven book. This is more a character case study than a who-done-it. As always, I look forward to reading Fisher’s next book.
Read this and other reviews at Teacups and Bookends Blog!
justlily's review against another edition
4.0
Ever read a book that's super your thing but probably not anyone else that you knows thing? That's this. Lost me a bit near the end hence the lost star but I was legitimately surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. The writing is sparse and hits hard in exactly the ways I like. I added almost all this author's other works to my TBR right afterwards.
sleepysamreads's review against another edition
2.0
Actual rating: 2.5 stars.
I can say with complete confidence that this book was like no other I’ve ever read. I was NOT expecting that at all. I heard about Tarryn Fisher through Colleen Hoover. I figured I had to give one of her books a shot because she seems great and I absolutely love CoHo. I (stupidly) assumed she wrote books similar to Colleen. Boy was I wrong.
It was so dark and the story had so many twists. I can’t quite understand what happened in the book and the ending still doesn’t make sense to me.
The writing is beautiful, but that’s overshadowed by my confusion. If I was rating this solely on writing, I’d give it 5 stars. But like I said, the story just kinda confuses me a lot. It was super intriguing though.
I can say with complete confidence that this book was like no other I’ve ever read. I was NOT expecting that at all. I heard about Tarryn Fisher through Colleen Hoover. I figured I had to give one of her books a shot because she seems great and I absolutely love CoHo. I (stupidly) assumed she wrote books similar to Colleen. Boy was I wrong.
It was so dark and the story had so many twists. I can’t quite understand what happened in the book and the ending still doesn’t make sense to me.
The writing is beautiful, but that’s overshadowed by my confusion. If I was rating this solely on writing, I’d give it 5 stars. But like I said, the story just kinda confuses me a lot. It was super intriguing though.
treparker73's review against another edition
4.0
To the depths of my soul
Marrow is one of those books you read and you just get it, you understand why the character does what she does. If you don't know Margo, or never felt like her, you are either out of touch with yourself or maybe you just have a blessed life? Thoughts had by Margo in this book are scarily real to me. While, I won't go into depth and ruin the book, I have never been a great explainer of books, how can I tell you what I thought, till you read it? Waste of time otherwise if you ask me. It's like trying to explain an episode of TWD to someone whose never seen the show, why bother?
I love Tarryn's dedication to the readers. Fight!
On a side note, you may see bad things in the world and not want to "see it" and chose to look past, not watch, not to participate in the hurt, agony, pain, etc...this is missing life. Life is all those things and more, seeing the beautiful with the horrible.
Marrow is one of those books you read and you just get it, you understand why the character does what she does. If you don't know Margo, or never felt like her, you are either out of touch with yourself or maybe you just have a blessed life? Thoughts had by Margo in this book are scarily real to me. While, I won't go into depth and ruin the book, I have never been a great explainer of books, how can I tell you what I thought, till you read it? Waste of time otherwise if you ask me. It's like trying to explain an episode of TWD to someone whose never seen the show, why bother?
I love Tarryn's dedication to the readers. Fight!
On a side note, you may see bad things in the world and not want to "see it" and chose to look past, not watch, not to participate in the hurt, agony, pain, etc...this is missing life. Life is all those things and more, seeing the beautiful with the horrible.
mconley0713's review against another edition
5.0
Tarryn Fisher does it again, I could not put Marrow down!
“I need something to break me. Just enough so that I have new pieces to work with – make them into something else.”
After reading Mud Vein I wasn’t sure what I was going to read next. I got Marrow in the mail not long after and decided that it would be my next read. I was instantly hooked! I loved the way that Marrow connected to Mud Vein, and I felt the justice that Margo served Leroy was very fitting.
“You have to be willing to be happy. Despite the mess of your life – just accept what’s happened, throw away your ideals, and create a new map of happiness to follow.”
I remember seeing the video of the woman beating her baby and when I read Tarryn’s words I could see the video playing in my mind again. I remember not wanting to be watching it but also not being able to avert my eyes. I love Tarryn’s writing and cant wait to read more from her!
“I need something to break me. Just enough so that I have new pieces to work with – make them into something else.”
After reading Mud Vein I wasn’t sure what I was going to read next. I got Marrow in the mail not long after and decided that it would be my next read. I was instantly hooked! I loved the way that Marrow connected to Mud Vein, and I felt the justice that Margo served Leroy was very fitting.
“You have to be willing to be happy. Despite the mess of your life – just accept what’s happened, throw away your ideals, and create a new map of happiness to follow.”
I remember seeing the video of the woman beating her baby and when I read Tarryn’s words I could see the video playing in my mind again. I remember not wanting to be watching it but also not being able to avert my eyes. I love Tarryn’s writing and cant wait to read more from her!