The Memory Keeper's Daughter

I thought this book would never end. Maybe that's why I didn't really like it. I had high hopes for this one, but in the end, I found myself skimming paragraphs just to get through them. While I was reading, about half way through the book, a friend glanced over my shoulder and read a small piece to herself. She then commented aloud, "Wow that author is really descriptive." I agreed, but little did I know that in the second half this would become a serious problem for me. The paragraphs were just too unnecessarily cumbersome, and therefore each chapter was too. I was glad when it ended.

I think at the heart of this novel there is a good story, but Edwards' style of writing isn't my favorite. I'm not saying I don't like detail, just not Kim Edwards sort of detail.