Fitting in my favorite genre of historical fiction, Snow Falling on Cedars was a beautifully written tale of forbidden, impossible love, prejudice, and war-time destruction.
Starting out, I found the book difficult to dig in. So many details, specific words - law terms, sailing and fishing terms - just too much to allow the flow of words for me. But I stuck with the book, and found that once I allowed myself to really emerse myself in the descriptions, I was able to feel the flow of thoughts. It's as if Guterson writes in a different tempo, and the work cannot be truly appreciated unless read at that tempo...
I found myself loving the descriptive passages inside the hollowed out cedar. I loved the descriptions of the homes, and of how the people handled themselves. I loved understanding every detail of the jurors, and the scene in the courtroom.
Guterson does a beautiful job of creating the character relationships in the book, taking us back into history, building their stories, and giving us insight to the woven paths their lives have taken....
I loved this book, the author's writing style, and the journey the book took me on.... well worth the patience needed to get into the feel of the book.... well worth it.
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