Crow Lake
Ratings11
Average rating3.8
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Ratings11
Average rating3.8
Crow Lake is set in the wild terrain of northern Ontario, where heartbreak and hardship are mirrored in the landscape, and the sins of the fathers are visited on the sons. Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother Matt's protégée. Matt, a born naturalist, was going places -- until he fell in love. And Kate has never quite forgiven him for turning his back on what could have been. In this universal drama of family love and misunderstandings, Lawson ratchets up the tension with heartbreaking humor.
Reviews with the most likes.
This one kinda creeps up on you. Excellent read. I have a feeling I'll remember this one for a long while.
I spent the first 2/3 of the book
thinking about giving up on it.
But I kept my faith in my fellow
book lovers who'd recommended it,
and I'm glad I did. I won't say
more.
What a well told story. It feels simple and quiet, despite the tragedies at its heart. A tale of families and siblings, of mentors and a fascination for nature, of dreams handed down from generation to generation, and of responsibilities, guilt and broken expectations. And how those can eat away at you for years on end. Mary Lawson expertly took me along for this emotional journey and had me sobbing quietly through the last pages.
Little Bo!
The plot, I think, is predictable and the characters are one dimensional. But it was an easy read. I would recommend it when you are looking to read something light but still well written.
