Review: Underneath it all, Great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2012
I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't such an over bloated vocabulary lesson. It's apparent the author has an amazing vocabulary and writing ability, what is not so amazing is her editing process which I believe to be non-existent.This is a hard subject matter to get through and it will wear you out with page after page of psychological abuse more than the physical abuse. This book has that rare quality that makes the reader care deeply for the characters even the one inflicting the abuse. I like character studies which I feel this book is more than anything else including the sex scenes which are plentiful and go on for pages. After awhile I found myself skipping pages (something I never do) because of the over-telling which made the book feel oppressive and weighted down. This may have been exactly what the author was going for so as to reflect the feelings in that cabin, but I just found myself wanting the book to be over.Normally I read books that I like a second time but there is no way I ever see myself reading this book a second time - maybe if I'm ever stranded on a deserted island with only my kindle, but it would be last on the list. This makes me feel bad because there is a good story here that would benefit greatly from a really good edit. I would recommend this book and I will in the future look for other works by this author but with my fingers crossed that she declines to be as prolific as she has been in this novel.