Book Eight: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Format:  Kindle

Date Started:  February 10, 2019
Date Finished:  February 15, 2019

I don't put a lot of stock/faith in celebrity book clubs.  While I appreciate the recommendation, I just sort of feel that they can't be trusted.  Just because she's famous, Reese Witherspoon's taste in books won't necessarily jive with mine.  And then there's that feeling you get when you don't like something that's super-popular...and then all of a sudden it feels like middle school again.

But I took a chance on this one, and I'm happy that I did.  I liked exploring a place that I'd never been and seeing a passion for wildlife through the eyes of insiders - the scientist author and the native narrator.

What I really liked about this book was its exploration of womanhood - our perceptions about what women are, do, look like, and feel.  The author had some really interesting examples of female behavior in nature to contrast with female human behavior.

As feminist as I am - on Wednesdays we fight the patriarchy by writing to our Congressional representatives - I was shocked that I bought into the traditional idea of who and what Kya was, especially by the end of the book.

So, I tip my hat and say, "Brava, Reese Witherspoon.  I'll see you for next month's book pick."