tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637227538745026605.post7217344933165065896..comments2024-03-07T08:46:06.794+00:00Comments on Random Things Through My Letterbox: The Movement of Stars by Amy Brill **Guest Review**Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924239447789629612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637227538745026605.post-653675961198220172014-08-19T13:20:41.844+01:002014-08-19T13:20:41.844+01:00There was nothing wrong with the book that a judic...There was nothing wrong with the book that a judicious paring of about one quarter of the volume would not improve. I found it a bit slow and repetitive at points. I was very disappointed that Hannah made what would now be considered the politically correct choice of leaving her lover to 'make a difference' for young women, when she could have stayed on the island with her man, protected by her fame, with a custom-made job to enable her to fulfill her education/work goals while making a significant impact on race relations attitudes. Her situation and location could not have been more favorable in allowing a racially mixed marriage to prosper and be accepted. Even if she stayed and just worked with him, at least they would not have to be separated. If she loved him as much as she professed in the book, she would have stayed to make her life with him. We were drawn along for so many pages about the importance of their relationship: turns out it was just not that important to her after all, therefore, for me, the book rang hollow. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637227538745026605.post-65580161817801159882014-01-30T19:01:17.338+00:002014-01-30T19:01:17.338+00:00Ooh, I like the sound of this one. Joanne Harris ...Ooh, I like the sound of this one. Joanne Harris and Tracy Chevalier, you say??!! Scuttling off to add to wishlist. Brilliant review, Angi. Lovely Treezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11766423667188268355noreply@blogger.com