tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8752376207121987222..comments2024-03-28T09:38:23.219-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Revival Season - Monica WestSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40013170442118789692021-06-26T13:18:25.020-05:002021-06-26T13:18:25.020-05:00It is really good, Susan, especially considering t...It is really good, Susan, especially considering that it's a debut novel.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-6303647763480100982021-06-25T11:25:24.845-05:002021-06-25T11:25:24.845-05:00This is one I definitely want to read. Sounds righ...This is one I definitely want to read. Sounds right up my alley. I'm glad you enjoyed it!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23691791225704306432021-06-21T09:20:47.048-05:002021-06-21T09:20:47.048-05:00I can see some similarities between Revival Season...I can see some similarities between Revival Season and The Poisonwood Bible, Cath. I was taken in this one by the emotional trauma resulting from the main character's realization that her father is not at all the man he pretends to be - and she believed him to be. It made for a rough coming-of-age experience.<br /><br />I think you'll like "Crawdads" if you decide to read it. ItSam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26902742683201832642021-06-20T17:47:54.760-05:002021-06-20T17:47:54.760-05:00The relationship between the father and the family...The relationship between the father and the family is what I thought would bother me. I have not experienced that sort of thing in my own life, but overbearing parents and child abuse at any age, mental or physical, is very upsetting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36292777828379620582021-06-20T17:33:57.968-05:002021-06-20T17:33:57.968-05:00It's making me think slightly of The Poisonwoo...It's making me think slightly of The Poisonwood Bible but I suspect it's really nothing like it. Regardless, I'm rivetted by your description even though I'm not sure I want to read it. But then I didn't think I wanted to read Where the Crawdads Sing until I visited my daughter on Saturday, saw she had it on her tbr pile and made her promise to pass it on to me when she's Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-85551215734944510632021-06-20T07:33:57.578-05:002021-06-20T07:33:57.578-05:00It's pretty intense, Tracy, but all of that in...It's pretty intense, Tracy, but all of that intensity comes from the relationship between Miriam and her authoritative father. The man rules his family with an iron thumb, and he's the kind of father who might exile one of his children from the family without a second thought. He is also a bit of a brute, so there was a lot of tension in that relationship - and the author portrayed it Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-41838373739479675272021-06-20T07:32:02.170-05:002021-06-20T07:32:02.170-05:00You're right about coming-of-age novels; it...You're right about coming-of-age novels; it's really hard not to like them because it's an experience all of us have had. It's just so easy to identify with the main character that we can't help ourselves getting sucked into the story.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81399630468365388262021-06-20T07:30:30.662-05:002021-06-20T07:30:30.662-05:00I really think you'll like it, JoAnn. The revi...I really think you'll like it, JoAnn. The review was kind of hard to write because I worried about spoilers. But I didn't reveal anything not mentioned on the book flap of my copy, so I think even the publisher had some difficulty describing this one without spoiling it. I'll look forward to your review.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40704843220852487822021-06-20T07:28:55.059-05:002021-06-20T07:28:55.059-05:00I remember seeing those tents on the grounds of ch...I remember seeing those tents on the grounds of churches, too, with all the signs that a preacher from outside the area was coming. The only faith healing I ever saw was on film or television. I was always fascinated by the psychology of the event and what was going on in the minds of all involved.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-86667757948088957152021-06-20T07:27:15.433-05:002021-06-20T07:27:15.433-05:00It is definitely a promising debut for West, Lark....It is definitely a promising debut for West, Lark. I'll be keeping an eye out for her next book because this one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-55277517887317925082021-06-19T17:04:55.018-05:002021-06-19T17:04:55.018-05:00I do remember revival services in Alabama in the 1...I do remember revival services in Alabama in the 1950s and 60s, sounds like an interesting story. It sounds inspiring but maybe too intense for me. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28664658978200754682021-06-19T14:37:46.837-05:002021-06-19T14:37:46.837-05:00Hmm. Nice review. You have me putting this debut o...Hmm. Nice review. You have me putting this debut on my TBR. The author sounds like a good new voice in fiction. Once again ... I'm usually a sucker for coming of age tales like this. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69634119056256668732021-06-19T13:04:17.896-05:002021-06-19T13:04:17.896-05:00So happy to see such a positive review, Sam! I thi...So happy to see such a positive review, Sam! I think I mentioned that this came in the mail as my June Shelf Subscription. I just finished up two library books and am about to start one for review, then it's on to Revival Season. Looking forward to it even more now!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-15873612691876029662021-06-19T12:01:35.996-05:002021-06-19T12:01:35.996-05:00I remember revival season in the South when I was ...I remember revival season in the South when I was growing up, although I never witnessed or experienced any "healing." Monica West seems to have written a very good tale about that whole experience. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-82742999274035574822021-06-19T11:41:31.653-05:002021-06-19T11:41:31.653-05:00It's like a coming of age story with a twist! ...It's like a coming of age story with a twist! Revivals and healing... color me intrigued! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com