Occasionally I ignore a book until I can’t anymore. Of course I heard the buzz and reviews of this particular book for months, but I wasn’t in the mood for a “southern novel.” So I just kept on reading other books. Until a couple of weeks ago when this book literally ended up in my house:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
And yes, I, like many others, loved this book!
Set in the marsh/swamp of North Carolina, the book follows Kya from being abandoned at a young age through young adulthood. At 8 years old, she lives in a shack by herself, cooks for herself, makes her own money by selling mussells. Later she finds some human connections, but her main connection is always with nature.
Looking back on the book, one of my favorite parts is when she, not attending school, learns to read this sentence:
“There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.”
There is a lot in this book: It ends up being a mystery and courtroom drama, a book of poetry, a love letter to nature, as well as a biology lesson.
If you, like me, have been putting off reading this book please reconsider!!
A tip: There is a map in the front which I forgot about until I was finished reading but I wish I would have referred to it while reading for an even better experience.
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