Comments on: The Five Wounds: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:05:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-292242 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 01:05:48 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-292242 In reply to Melody.

I never read American Dirt so can’t compare them, but I can see how the characters in Five Wounds wouldn’t be interesting for everyone.

]]> By: melody https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-292234 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:12:00 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-292234 I did not like this book at all. In fact, I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it.

]]> By: melody https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-292233 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:11:00 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-292233 In reply to Catherine.

The only character I had any feelings for was the grandmother. The rest of them… I just didn’t care at all about them.

]]> By: Melody https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-292232 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:09:35 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-292232 I completely disagree. I found this book so boring, I stopped reading it halfway through. I read this book because it was recommended to me after reading American Dirt. I liked American Dirt better even though it was criticized for being whitewashed.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290631 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:00:02 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290631 In reply to Laila.

It’s a fine line to get someone to want to read a book without giving too much away! I appreciated how invested I got in the characters- even the ones who drove me nuts.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290630 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:58:59 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290630 In reply to Susie | Novel Visits.

Hello! So nice to see you here. I know I hadn’t heard of it at all until my aunt recommended it. I think you’ll like it.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290629 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:57:52 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290629 In reply to Susan.

I was reviewing for a year before I started seeing that I read differently for pleasure. I read much faster because I’m not focused on what I want to share with other readers. So, it’s good and bad.

Focus is definitely hard to find and pandemic fatigue is real. This book would have been 5 stars except for an event towards the end that I thought was bit implausible.

]]> By: Laila https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:08:11 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290593 Sounds excellent! I think you did a great job without detailed notes.

]]> By: Susie | Novel Visits https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290592 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:06:33 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290592 How have I not even heard of this book? It sounds like a great complex read, and is going on my end-of-year TBR.

]]> By: Susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2021/09/the-five-wounds-a-novel/#comment-290589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:25:52 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=16090#comment-290589 This must be a very good book/story for it to have stayed with you for several weeks even though you didn’t take notes etc. I’ve never really given how reading to review a book would be different from just reading to enjoy reading it.
I went ahead and requested it from my library based on your review. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings with us regarding the book.
I find a lot of times this year even books that I give 4 stars don’t stick with me after a short while. 5 star books this year are few and far between as this pandemic drags on.

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