Book Eight: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Book Count: Eight
Title: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 432
Synopsis: On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he seems immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it at a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and to never reveal the secret. But Caroline, the nurse, cannot leave the infant. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself.
Thoughts: I thought this book was a little slow. It was a nice story and I did enjoy it, but it just moved too slow for me. The book was divided into different years of the characters' lives, starting in March 1964. Each year showed a snapshot of what was happening... a family vacation, a new job, a marriage... Each new year showed the characters growing and getting older, shifting into a new position in their lives and dealing with the mistakes of the past as best they can. I was hoping to get through this book faster, but I just wasn't interested in reading it when I had down time. Once I did start reading it, it wasn't so bad, but I just couldn't bring myself to want to read it. However, I finally forced myself and finished the second half of the book so that it would be finished before the movie airs on Lifetime next Saturday. The writing style was great, though. Descriptions and feelings were described in so much detail I could imagine everything in my mind without any effort. Overall, it's a good book to read when you have nothing else to do, but not something to read if you want to be greatly entertained.
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I was hoping to get through this book faster, but I just wasn't interested in reading it when I had down time. Once I did start reading it, it wasn't so bad, but I just couldn't bring myself to want to read it.
I've felt this way about books before. One example is The DaVinci Code. I just couldn't get myself to want to read the book, but I did eventually finish it (with my jaw clenched the entire time). I was disappointed about how the book was written, especially when there was so much hype over the story. Boo.
I've seen The Memory Keeper's Daughter at Barnes & Noble almost every time I go there, and I think I've even picked it up a few times. I don't think the plot ever intrigued me enough to buy it though... Hearing this review makes me think I made the right decision-- so thank you. ^__^ I take your opinion to heart!
I take your opinions to heart as well, which is why I read The Virgin Suicides. I've been wanting to read it ever since I saw the movie, and then ever since I read how much you loved the book. If you have any other book recommendations, let me know! <3