Discussing Weyward by Emilia Hart
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- Опубликовано: 24 апр 2024
- In this video I discuss my experience reading Weyward by Emilia Hart. This is a great comfort read that centres around 3 different women across three generations. The novel is about self-discovery, identity and female empowerment and I thoroughly enjoyed the interlinking stories of the three female lead characters. Have you read Weyward? What did you think?
Looking very dashing Dan
It’s nice to dress up every now and then 😊
Just read this and loved it. I think it was the right novel at the right time for me, making it almost 5 star. It was spoiled, for me, by the descriptions of modern maternity care being obviously manipulated to suit the story. Often novels could be improved by being edited more, but on this occasion I think it could have benefitted from being longer so we could have been shown aspects of the story instead of it feeling like it has been explained afterwards in a rush to finish. Especially as I felt all three narratives were individually worthy and compelling and I loved the way they entwined with one another. So it was delicious though at times missing a little seasoning, but will remain in my heart I think. It will be interesting to see how this author develops and I await her next novel. Have you read Sarah Waters? Can't remember if I've seen you mention her. Weyward has a feel of Sarah Waters, whose books are all 5 star plus for me. Hard to choose a favourite but I think Fingersmith might just win it by a nose.
I agree that the Birth at the end was a little unbelievable. I guess the author was trying to manipulate it to suit the narrative of Kate rediscovering her roots and giving herself to nature, but still a little rushed. I also agree that the end felt rushed after building up these women’s stories, but for what it was I still enjoyed mostly 😊 I haven’t heard of Sarah Waters but thanks for the recommendation will have to check her titles out 😊
@@DanUniAndBooks Forgot to mention, did your edition have the flip book crows, I loved this little extra touch. Been thinking some more about how reading is affected by what a reader brings with them. There are things, like maternity, that I have personal experience of which make it difficult to suspend my disbelief of aspects of this narrative. However I have read lots about forensics and police procedure yet can read past reality errors of that type in novels. I hadn't considered this idea before. Bringing me back to the fact that now in my late 40's I am re reding a lot of books that I read when I was late teens/early 20's. Can I still suspend my disbelief as much as I could when I had little life experience. Books that have been defined as classics (not just due to their age) surely should still be great, though maybe different. Then there's the psychology thing (I forget what it's called) about one's personality being shaped by the books you read/ music you listened to etc as a late teen to add into the mix. Interesting, well it is to me anyway. Bit of a train of thought dump. Currently re reading Dracula in real time. Loved the story but thought it was badly written first time around, so finding it surprisingly good this time in real time, so far ( it is written in diary entries from 3rd May to 6th November ) Also just starting Night Shadows by Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir, the third in the Forbidden Iceland series.
@@wendy-bookworm yes my copy had the crows at the top that looked like they were flying if you flipped the pages, lovely little touch. I don’t tend to mind when a plot goes a little awry from reality, but if it strays too far into the ridiculous then I sometimes get irritated by it 🤣 I’m looking forward to starting the Forbidden Iceland series and I still need to get around to Dracula. May save that for Halloween time 🤣