A review by emjay2021
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence

5.0

This novel blew me away. Somehow I managed to get through Canadian high school and university English lit classes without ever reading any Margaret Laurence, except for one of her children's novels (Jason's Quest--a great kids' book!). Then we decided to read The Diviners for my book club. For some reason I thought this book might feel stuffy, stilted, or dated, but it never did. Yes, it is definitely of its time--society's intense disapproval of unconventional women like Morag, for example--but the characters are dynamic and surprisingly modern. The story is by turns humorous, serious, and touching. I loved it.