Memory of Water

Memory of Water is short, or I would not have finished it. It's written in a fluid, dreamy style that results in not much happening. What I found most interesting was the relationship between Noria and Sanja, and the history of the tea masters. I hung in there through some really, really stagnant parts. So many descriptions of housework and travel. Yawn. I don't think it's a spoiler but the main character makes some pretty stupid decisions and her biggest crime is waiting too long to take action, any action. While the reader waits, the story just stalls again. Overall, the writing is beautiful, but this is not a light or breezy read. It's also not the only book to tackle a future where water is scarce, and I don't feel it brought anything new to the genre. I think the gorgeous cover suckered me in (and Noria is described as having brown hair in the book).