I beg to differ with your opinion about the book. It is not supposed to give you just murder mystery vibes. It’s much more than that. It is more about experiencing the life of Kya and how she dealt with loneliness all her life and how she connected with nature. I can clearly agree that this is a classic book and it’s not for everyone.

Completely disagree. I love romance but this book didn’t need anymore of it. Felt so interested about her family and how heartbreaking it was. And to see her relationships with the few people who did help her was so lovely. Also the wildlife descriptions of the marsh were beautiful to me

I personally loved this book, but I can completely see where people don’t like it and find it to be slow and boring. It definitely is slow paced, but I was gripped and sucked in by chapter 3. I didn’t think it was repetitive, I actually felt like not a single word was wasted in this book and everything was necessary to building the plot and the characters.

I loved the book but was so disappointed at how Delia Owens rushed through Kya and Tate reuniting at the end. I would have loved if Kya and Tate had their moment to reconnect in the marsh instead of the cops coming to get state in the end. We went through enough bs with Chase and Kyas entanglement, I was waiting for another third of the book to really go into detail about Tate and Kyas matured love. I loved the book overall but the ending, to me, felt rushed

I feel like you always apologize whenever you dont like a book... you are so sweet but dont hold back! As Michael Crist would say: “Own it.”

As a parent of a 5 year old, my heart strings were pulled in a way that I don't think non-parents could relate. The mom leaving, the child being left alone and vulnerable. Jumpin and his wife looking after her. I think I enjoyed it more because I read it through the lens of a mother.

This book is amazing!!! I'm sorry you didn't like it. I thought the love of nature was so beautifully described just because I vibe with this character. I live in a mountain town in Colorado so the feelings she has for the marsh are feelings I've experienced here with a different biome. I can see if you're a plot based person why this wouldn't do it for you but I adored this.

personally i think this book is a masterpiece. even though the past chapters were tedious i think that it really emphasizes the length of time in which kya is isolated and shows how lonely she truly was. but then once you get to the trial the action really kicks in. anyways great review!

Bawling my eyes out at 2am reading this book. Especially the confrontation between Kya and her brother and Kya and Tate. I'm cursing everyone who left her out loud while reading the book. LOL It's just so painful.

I think one of the biggest things with Where The Crawdads Sing is how impeccably language is used to show my of Kya. I notably am not a fan of many classics or "future classics", but I was very impressed by the depth of the writing style as you can feel Kya age through the changing vernacular. I'm also a nerd though hahaha.

I finished the book recently and just saw the movie. Movie's pretty good but a bit rushed in places. I enjoyed this book overall, not a total favorite but still good. Because of the praise and my mom loving it a lot, my expectations were higher. I was just not completely into it at first, it was pretty slow and even 200 or so pages in I wasn't reading too fast. The trial part kept me more invested and I did really like Tate and his love for Kya. The ending made me look at the whole thing closer, and I did enjoy it much more when it was all done. The long isolation narrative was necessary but I didn't know how to feel for some time. I totally understand where you're coming from!

*SPOILERS!! I completely agree with you!! The first half of the book seemed pointless and unnecessarily repetitive, it felt like the trial to the end was rushed, the poetry aspect was so random and didn’t fit to the rest of the narrative?? I hated the way she made the timeline of the murder seem impossible, and made it out to be a wrongful arrest/framing, and the town generally exonerated her afterwards, but she did the crime!! She deserved the treatment she got at the trial! And the timeline that couldn’t have happened 5 chapters ago is suddenly what actually went down? If I didn’t know the author’s backstory, I would say it was a generally poorly planned & poorly executed novel. However, knowing that the author is wanted as an ACCESSORY TO MURDER in Africa, and was possibly involved in more violent crimes that she believes are justified, it feels like she wrote the whole book to justify her own actions 😬😬😬

What a great review! I love your honesty! I did enjoy the book, but it’s been a while since I read it and I don’t remember much about it. I feel like my memory is terrible these days and that makes me sad. I won’t read it again, but I do look forward to seeing the movie.

You took the words out of my mouth!! I wanted to be excited to read this but it’s sooo slow!! I can’t go on with it any longer so I’m just going to watch the movie😊

I agree with everything you said, it's like my thoughts exactly. I think you worded that really well. I've subscribed!

Nikki!! I was just gifted your book in my bookclub giveaway yesterday!! Can't wait to read it! 💕

Thanks for the honest book review. When I saw the movie trailer, I was a little surprised. I judged the book on the title and thought it would be more like "Their Eyes Were Watching God.". I understand what you're saying about making a better movie-- what I interpret that as is "if you cut out the slow-paced parts of this book, you'd have a good story." I feel sorry for the future high school students who will have to read repeatedly about how she made grits and went to the marshes.

Omg I’m so glad that you said that because I felt the same! It was really boring to me as well and it almost put me in a reading slump

I agree with you. I think it will make a better movie than a book. I thought the trial was the most interesting part and it was so small.

This one's currently sitting on my TBR

I had a hard time getting into it, and felt I had to read it because so many people recommended it to me and said they loved it....I made it to like 10 chapters and just couldnt continue

Thanks for the review...I'm definitely watching the movie then reading this book!

I loved this book, but can see why it's not everyone's cup of tea. I am such a nature baby and loved the description of the marsh and how it became her family. The forests, fields and coastline around my own childhood home became that for me. And I found it interesting to see how a child might learn how to survive on her own. And I liked that the romance wasn't your cheesy normal love story. It's a slow book and very different to what I normally read. Will I read it again? No. But I did really enjoy it.

It is a glorious book, and I definitely see it standing the test of time. Her use of language is so precise, but the triumph is really the use of nature as a character. Being that the writer is a wildlife scientist, it was so beautiful how she used her world view to tell such a glorious story about the nature of man. Just a gorgeous book that like nature, can’t be rushed but must be allowed to unfold at its own pace to be truly appreciated.

I am like you I have heard about the same things so probably will wait until movie comes to HBO to get interested!

OMG i agree with you so much, thank you for stating this because i thought i was the only one 😂 Honestly i bought this book last week with an intention of romance and thirller but tbh when i started it, it was super super slow, i didn't even feel like continuing it after a chp. I was super bored. And I don't think I'll pick up this book again as it includes a oot of details of nature as well as slowness of the book. Thts just my opinion, i didn't like it for the same purpose and so i just hopper here to know the story, thank you for narrating the story 🤍

I’ve had this on my TBR for a while and for some reason I feel like I’m not going to like it!! I purposely keep putting it off… thanks for you review, you helped me make up my mind lol 😅

Yes this was my sep book for book club and it was so slow I’m only on ch 7 and I have no idea what’s happening

I 💯 agree with everything you said. I felt the *exact* same way. The book was boring and overhyped. I can’t imagine that anyone was surprised by the ending; you could see it a mile away. The thing that I disliked the most about it is what I thinks lot of people loved about it, and that’s her adoration for the marsh. The book is like a love letter to the location. I felt like the book tried to do too much and in doing so it failed to hit the bar on any of them. Wasn’t really a thriller. Wasn’t really a coming of age book, wasn’t really a literary fiction. I continue to be astounded at people who loved this book. But that just goes to show that there’s an audience for every story. I agree that the movie will be better; it’ll lean stronger on the thriller than the other elements and I think that will be what ultimately separates it and elevates it from the book.

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Such a good review! I’ve been contemplating this one

I enjoyed her childhood early teen years but the end wasn’t as exciting as I’d hoped. I’d heard it had a twist. But I give it a 4 instead a 3.5 because of the foreshadowing in the book.

As someone who was a high school English teacher, this would not be a classic book taught in schools. What part of this book is worth teaching or analyzing over other books?

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It was magical but very dark and cumbersome at the same time.

I totally agree with every word you said, especially that the movie will probably be better

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I felt like it was a reskin of To Kill A Mockingbird… which is a way better book about all the same themes. But I still enjoyed it

I pick books based on number of reviews on amazon. Read "Four winds" and was totally impressed by it. Midnight library had lot of good reviews on amazon . Picked it up but was totally disappointed with it. "Where the crawdads sing" is tempting me with good number of reviews . Please suggest if the writing, narration , story telling will be as good as "four winds"

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This book is not for me 😐

I read this book 7 times I really enjoyed it I got 2 copies of this book on paperback I would love it on Hardback the film of it is ok I prefer the book more to the film

i actually love it.

Oh no ! I wanted to love this book !

I agree with your review it was a little too slow for me and I couldn’t get into it.

Phew, 😌 I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought it was boring 😊

a really great southern book set in South Carolina is THE PRINCE OF TIDES by Pat Conroy. Also made into a movie, which was fine but the book is much better.

I listened to this as an audiobook about 3 years ago and remember feeling pretty similarly about it! I thought it all came together in the end, but I'm not sure I would have powered through all the repetitive young Kya chapters if I had been actually reading it. Loved the movie though.

after the arrest things started moving TOO FAST....I would have been happy with another 300 pages....good book though.... but I didn't want to leave the marsh.... maybe a 'crawdads 2' where a later Kya's diary is found and fleshed out....including her brother and sisters - not mentioned after they left....

I thought the book was boring, too.

I watched the movie and loved it

I'm definitely will not be reading this book 😬😳

0:57 sadness

I AGREE! i just finished it and i knew she killed him THE WHOLE TIME i wish tate would've killed him or something

Daisy Ridley Jones! lol 0:56 Where the Jawas Sing

I agree with you. The book was well written in that the prose was beautiful. However, I couldn't connect with any of the characters. There wasn't really a plot to the story, except the murder mystery. Without that part, the book would be basically a journal. I think this is a book that will be considered a classic and will be studied in school, but that's only because of the writing style. If there had been more romance or more dramatic flares with Chase and Tate it would have been far more interesting.

I compleatly agree that This was a Big disapointment. I didnt find it slow But exagerating and unrealistic. Inflated in a way and The story didnt add up. Poor use of language and truth be told it reminded me of a halequin novel.

They never even looked at a second suspect. The book was highly predictable

I completely agree it was so boring and I couldn’t finish the end. Is was stretched for so long.

I couldn’t stand the amount of times I read about the birds lifting from the trees, lifting into the air, lifting from the water, lifting lifting lifting.

I think you mean Daisy Edgar-Jones….

Saaaaame girl.

Minus the atmosphere, the book is bland. I just don’t see it being read in school with a Mammy type character. Some other problems are razor thin reason for a love triangle, ostensibly bad poetry, unrealistic character progression. Just like grits, it is a hot mess and people like it because they don’t know or, offered something better (Honey bunches and oats crunchy honey toasted)

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It was soooo boring, I quit 70% in and looked up the ending

you have made a summary not a review

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