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A review by katykelly
The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness
3.0
3.5 stars
I adored Chaos Walking, More Than a This, A Monster Calls so it was interested in Ness's adult work.
I found the story interesting but didn't warm to the crane story that Kumiko tells. George sees and saves a white crane one night in his garden and next day an enigmatic woman, Kumiko, enters his store. She is an artist and soon the two are working together and falling in love. George's daughter Amanda isn't sure how he feels about this. Possibly because of issues in her own life - divorced, single mother to JP, she has problems at work and hasn't met the women her dad is moving in with.
Their stories are good, you want to know what will happen to them all. I just didn't enjoy the crane wife story. I was reminded of The Snow Child which is also based on folk stories and which I also had mixed feelings about.
It's beautiful at times and sad. But I definitely prefer his Chaos Walking books.
I adored Chaos Walking, More Than a This, A Monster Calls so it was interested in Ness's adult work.
I found the story interesting but didn't warm to the crane story that Kumiko tells. George sees and saves a white crane one night in his garden and next day an enigmatic woman, Kumiko, enters his store. She is an artist and soon the two are working together and falling in love. George's daughter Amanda isn't sure how he feels about this. Possibly because of issues in her own life - divorced, single mother to JP, she has problems at work and hasn't met the women her dad is moving in with.
Their stories are good, you want to know what will happen to them all. I just didn't enjoy the crane wife story. I was reminded of The Snow Child which is also based on folk stories and which I also had mixed feelings about.
It's beautiful at times and sad. But I definitely prefer his Chaos Walking books.