Review: Hemingway Point
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2012
I had a little trouble reading this book for several reasons.  There were so many run-on sentences, words printed together, misspelled words that I had to reread passages a few times to know what the author was trying to say.  Another problem was that there was no heading at the start of each new chapter to give a clue as to which character that chapter was about.  Since the book alternated between two different characters and periods of time, it was sometimes difficult to figure out which character/time period I was reading about.  Often it was the same character as the chapter before, but the time period had changed. It was a bit challenging.Aside from these inconveniences, the story itself was interesting.  I found Mamie to be a little less than likeable as a manipulative grandmother until her story unfolded.  The choice she made because of a baby was not an easy one and made an impact on the rest of her life.  I wish she could have shared her secrets with her granddaughter, Jess, before her death but then the story would have been a lot different.There is a mystery surrounding the family of Mamie, Jess and Jess's mother which comes to a conclusion at the very end of the book and brings the story to it's conclusion.  I like how the book came full circle at the end.  I did get this book for free and would recommend reading it, especially if it comes up free again. I like the way the author writes, similar to Anita Shreve as another reviewer pointed out, but she definitely needs a better proofreader!