She-Rain: A Story of Hope by Michael Cogdill
I’m not really sure what to say about this book. I gave it 100 pages but I just couldn’t finish. Perhaps it’s just timing but I could not get into this book. It was really just too wordy. Every time I’d start to get pulled into the story, like something was actually happening, I’d find myself bogged down again by all those words!
It really is well written though. I’m sure at a different time in my life I could sit down and enjoy what this book has to offer but right now I only get short moments to read and I think this is a book that is better read if you have an hour or two at a time to devote to it. I’m also operating on small amounts of sleep which makes it hard to concentrate on anything that’s even slightly complicated! So, I’ll put this one back on the shelf and perhaps come back to it in a few years when I’m done with small children demanding every other second of my attention.
April 20th, 2010 at 7:42 am
I also had a hard time with this one. I put it back on the shelf to try another time because I have heard great things about it. I just couldn’t get into it – it IS very wordy!
Glad I’m not the only one who had trouble!
BTW, I see Still Alice in your Recently Read – that book is AMAZING!! One of my faves of the year!
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April 20th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
don’t fret–we’ve all been there! i’ve put down books only to pick them up months later and LOVE them, leaving myself wondering why i struggled so much earlier.
maybe this one will work for you down the road a bit.
May 17th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
My thanks to you all for your kind honesty. As the writer of She-Rain, I share your frustration with some books. How we like a piece of entertainment is often a matter of the hand life is dealing us at the time.
My warmest gratitude, with wishes for the very best to you all. May She-Rain eventually bring joy into your world.
Peace and fun times,
m