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A review by creaseinthespinebooks
Roadwalkers by Shirley Ann Grau
2.0
This is the story of a mother (called Baby, later Mary) and then her daughter Nanda; and, unfortunately, it reads like two different books instead of one.
I was ready to give this 5 stars until I got to PART 2. Baby's story was so compelling and interesting that The second half was completely disconnected from the first half. It's almost as if it was written by a different author. The tone and style bear no relationship to the first story, which could stand alone as a novella.
And then we were thrown into Nanda's story.. I wanted to know more about Baby/Mary Woods.
Excellent writing, poor story telling. No discernible plot. Just a series of events shaped around characters who, when you finally feel like you are getting to know them, are pushed to the side
I was ready to give this 5 stars until I got to PART 2. Baby's story was so compelling and interesting that The second half was completely disconnected from the first half. It's almost as if it was written by a different author. The tone and style bear no relationship to the first story, which could stand alone as a novella.
And then we were thrown into Nanda's story.. I wanted to know more about Baby/Mary Woods.
Excellent writing, poor story telling. No discernible plot. Just a series of events shaped around characters who, when you finally feel like you are getting to know them, are pushed to the side