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Paula J. (Bath, ME)
A Dark Fairy Tale: We are all of the Earth
I loved this book ... I'm still living in it. Chronister melds a dysfunctional family with ideas that we are all of the earth and we can either treat it well or we can make it sick. The Bog Wife is truly an unusual book.
Every family has tales to explain their existence and how they got where they are. Each child has their own explanations for the things they don't understand within the family and how they are treated within the family. Chronister's creates the world within the Haddesley family for us and keeps us there ... and we have no desire to leave.
I'll be going back to read her previous books and looking forward to Chronister's upcoming novels. What a treat!
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Brenda W. (Wilkes Barre, PA)
A creepy good read
I really enjoyed this book. The plot of the book was interesting . The writing was smooth and well done. I will definitely read more from this author. I liked that the chapters were titled, with the name of the characters alternating. I like getting their POV.
The story is gothic , magical realism . It reminds me of The Inheritance of Orchidea Divina .I would recommend this for anyone who enjoys magical realism, gothic stories, family saga, YA
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Portia A. (Monroe Township, NJ)
A Different Genre
I'm an avid reader..at age 92 I've read a lot of books…mystery, history, fiction, non fiction. When I read "The Bog Wife" I realized this book was different. I really enjoyed a change of genre to the gothic or maybe supernatural.
I hope you like it. I did.
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Beverly D. (Palm Harbor, FL)
Haunting
WOW. Compulsively readable if this is your genre... supernatural, gothic, family relationships/sacrifices and an "unbreakable "compact. Each character has a unique vision of what family means and pursues this strange life as best they can. Our ties and responsibilities to mother earth couldn't be clearer. Highly recommend.
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Rutheh
Bog Wife Fantasy
Enjoyed this story of a rather querky family who is loyal to a pond of water!?! The relationships between the siblings is sad, each having a different view of their bog mother. And each having such different interpretations of the "compact" that dictates their loyalty to the land and bog. I actually felt sorry for the kids, but was also intrigued with each person. This is a well written story and it keeps nudging one along to find out what happens next. Was a very different read for me and I did enjoy it. Thanks Book Browse for this ARC.
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Nicole G. (Andover, MA)
Mother Nature as Gothic Family Tale
The Bog Wife is a story of family. Of parents and siblings and the burden of generational trauma. It is also a story about the stewardship of nature and the necessity of reviewing and renewing our relationship to and with the very land that sustains us. Kay Chronister's prose is excellent and the story thought provoking. Worth the read.
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Marie M. (Rochester, MN)
The Bog Wife
Normally I don't care for books that deal with the supernatural, ritual sacrifice, the weird, but this particular book drew me in in spite of its strangeness. I thought the characters of the Haddesley family were very well developed and provided a solid background for the plot. I was haunted by the relationship of the family, through the years, to the cranberry bog. I was intrigued by the way Chronister revealed the family secrets. Because of my own squimishness and leftover feelings, I can only rate this book a 4, but I'm guessing many will find it a great read.
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