Where the crawdads sing

by Delia Owens

484 pages

English language

Published Dec. 3, 2018

ISBN:: 978-1-9848-2761-6
OCLC Number:: 1048421481

(9 reviews)

"For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. But while she could have lived in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens. In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens …

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InfiniteTypewriters reviewed Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

These crawdads are singing a VERY slow song

2 stars

This isn't the type of book I would normally read. My book club selected it. I almost abandoned it at several points early on. It finally engaged me slightly about a third of the way in. It's very well written. I admired that the entire time I was reading it. But it was SLOW!

The book tells the story of Kya, the "Marsh Girl". Her family lives in a shack in a North Carolina marsh. At age 6, her mother and most of her family abandon her. By age 7, her father abandons her too. The book follows her as she fends for herself and grows to adulthood. There are some relationships along the way, if you like that sort of thing. There's even an incident that may or may not be a crime. The latter part of the book revolves around that.

Overall, I don't regret reading it. I …

Overall, I don't regret reading it. I would have much preferred spending that time with a different book.

Rob Warner reviewed Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Review of 'Where The Crawdads Sing' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

When I first saw the title of this book, I knew I had to read it. What a great title! I don't know why it's taken me so long to get to reading it, but: what a great book. The imagery alone makes the book worth reading, and the synergy between story and nature is captivating. Imagine a setting that defies description, and Owens describes it. Repeatedly. And what a story! I found myself imagining a score of endings as I read, my mind racing against the words to untangle what had happened. You gotta read this one!