They claim tonight is a good night to see the Northern Lights so I‘m just going to sit here and read until it gets dark out. (As if I needed an excuse!)
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Sycamore | 
They claim tonight is a good night to see the Northern Lights so I‘m just going to sit here and read until it gets dark out. (As if I needed an excuse!)
pickI'm so glad I stuck with this book! Listening to this on Libby, the first few chapters were rough. It took me a little while to figure out the changes in perspective and time; likely would've been easier in print, but I got there. The story of this missing girl is pieced together through many different narrators, friends & family. Her story becomes the story of the entire town & the author shows the impact artfully. Much more than mystery.
I'm learning that a book being described as "atmospheric" is a bad sign for me. An hour into this one and all that's happened is a walk in the dark and a very dramatic long walk picking up rocks.
pickSycamore is an atmospheric mystery. Chancellor does an excellent job of capturing the oppressive atmosphere of a small town, where everyone has secrets they are struggling to keep. Chancellor manages multiple timelines and a complex cast of characters with ease. Tension is built steadily, towards a bleak conclusion. The final reveal was a little anticlimactic, and the there was a bit too much of a “happy ending” vibe for this to be a five star.
pickI‘m up late to finish this gem. I love it when you pick up a book with very few expectations and it blows you away. Jess Winters disappeared 18 years ago as a teenager. Now it appears her remains have been found. We travel back and forth between past and present to find out what really happened to Jess, but it‘s the people we meet along the way that make this book a five star read for me. I‘m already waiting for this author‘s next offering!
so-soWell written but I had a hard time keeping track of the characters and the going back and forth through time.
Half way through I knew what the ending would be but maybe that might have been the point , I‘m not sure.
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@MrsMalaprop now bookclub is past I can now get into some different reading. I‘ve made this pile from my many TBR books. Started Sycamore and enjoying it so much that I think I‘ll finish it today. The skinny book with the title not clear is A Wrinkle in Time which Im rereading before taking grandson to see the movie which I think is on next school holidays here. So many books——-
This was in the free box today , it looked interesting and it was published last year. Had anyone read it?
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pickI enjoyed the book. However, I didn't quite understand how all the peripheral characters were so affected by the main characters disappearance, even years later. And, although this author handled it well, I have to say I'm getting kind of tired of the multiple charcter, every chapter a new person/viewpoint novel. A nice, straight forward plot would be nice!
pickI have been reading this one on and off for a few weeks. I finally sat down and dug into the story and am glad I did. The author did an amazing job depicting a town seemingly frozen in the wake of the disappearance of one of its own.
pickLoved this wonderful debut! Sycamore by Bryn Chancellor is a beautifully told story of a girl gone missing and the people of the community left behind. Part coming-of-age, part suspense, Sycamore is a fascinating jigsaw puzzle of a story. Full review: http://www.novelvisits.com/sycamore-bryn-chancellor-review/
This is what my "station" looks like on my day off... because I want to read as much as I can and I have commitment issues.
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so-soStructured around the disappearance and then the discovery of seventeen year old Jess Winters, this book is more about the whole small desert town and the aftershocks of this traumatic 1991 tragedy. The large cast size and interesting angle set this missing person story apart- but it makes it a little hard to get into at first!
Bryan Chancellor teaches at UNC-Charlotte, according to her bio. Her book looks promising. I may have to attend the author event at Park Road Books. #getindie #localauthor #aprilbookshowers
Isn't the snow the perfect backdrop for this gorgeous cover? THE NEST author #CynthiaDAprixSweeney calls #BrynChancellor's debut #Sycamore a "masterful performance," and a book that is "both propulsive and perfectly composed." ❤️
