Helpful Score: 1
This book is an Oprah's Book Club selection. It's not the worst book that I've ever read; it's not the best book. It's just OK. It is about Blinking Jack Stokes and his wife Ruby Pitts Woodrow Stokes and each chapter alternates between the two of them (though it's not delineated anywhere so it does get a bit confusing if you put the book down, pick it up later and you think you are reading it from his perspective, but it's really from her point of view). Ruby was 20 years old and newly a widow when they met, and he was a 40 year old tenant farmer. The story isn't really told in a linear fashion (but that didn't bother me much). I found many of the side characters interesting, particularly Tiny Fran, she made me want to smack her with something heavy, lol! It is a very quick read; I started it last night (Dec. 30) and finished it this morning (Dec. 31). If I didn't have to go to sleep or take care of laundry and things in the meantime, I probably could have read this in less than 3 uninterrupted hours. It's a good book to pass the time with, but nothing extraordinary.
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