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A review by mary00
Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
Did not finish book.
In the beginning, this book reminded me of These Is My Words, with its epistolary format and backwoods dialect. However, for me, it quickly went downhill and I decided that it wasn't worth my time to finish it when there are so many books that I really want to read.
For as much as I read of the book, it seems like it is well-written and that the characters are very tangible and fleshed out, especially Ivy. Yet, I did not care for the tone. It was a bit too fatalistic and I did not care for the prevailing idea that unfaithfulness is a natural and fine way of life, albeit with consequences.
In short, this book may be well-written and many will enjoy or even love it, but it just was not for me at this time.
For as much as I read of the book, it seems like it is well-written and that the characters are very tangible and fleshed out, especially Ivy. Yet, I did not care for the tone. It was a bit too fatalistic and I did not care for the prevailing idea that unfaithfulness is a natural and fine way of life, albeit with consequences.
In short, this book may be well-written and many will enjoy or even love it, but it just was not for me at this time.