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A review by liblibby
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This book had all the ingredients to build a story that I would love:
Family stories, timeline jumping, a large cast of characters that all come together in the end.
But sheesh. I just did not get into this one. Which isn't something I say very often--if I'm not getting into a book, then I'll just DNF but I kept feeling like it was *just* about to come together. And then it finally did--when there was 90 min left in the book. Eventually I began to understand and like these characters but it was far too close to the end before that happened. Also I'm not even sure this book had a climax.
It was like looking at a plate of ingredients as opposed to eating a delicious dish.
Family stories, timeline jumping, a large cast of characters that all come together in the end.
But sheesh. I just did not get into this one. Which isn't something I say very often--if I'm not getting into a book, then I'll just DNF but I kept feeling like it was *just* about to come together. And then it finally did--when there was 90 min left in the book. Eventually I began to understand and like these characters but it was far too close to the end before that happened. Also I'm not even sure this book had a climax.
It was like looking at a plate of ingredients as opposed to eating a delicious dish.