Friday, August 30, 2024

Held

 by Anne Michaels

This is a book told in fragments over the course of a century, beginning in the first world war when John, a soldier loses his leg in an explosion. From then on we are given fragments of stories as he and his descendants are shown to us fleetingly before we move forward -or back-to the next episode.

The writing is beautiful at times-the author comes from poetry, but I enjoy a book with more plot than this. 

If asked whether I enjoyed this book I would probably respond, "Maybe". 6/10

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