MaidMerry reviewed Evolution of Alice by David A. Robertson
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3 stars
This book was well-written, but I disliked the story. I don't care at all for stories that have ghosts or children dying. The narrator alluded to [b:The Lovely Bones|12232938|The Lovely Bones|Alice Sebold|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312524577s/12232938.jpg|1145090], which clearly influenced Robertson, and I intensely disliked that story, also.
I was also dissatisfied with the outcome of the story. I felt bad for the woman Gideon was seeing in the city when Alice finally wakes up to Gideon's strengths and his love for her and the girls. By then, I felt that she didn't deserve him, and I also felt that the woman in the city (whose name I've already forgotten), did not deserve to be dumped like that. I also felt that Gideon wasn't the sort of person who moved on easily, but when he did, he also wouldn't easily change his mind.
For this and many other reasons, I found this story disturbing. I …
This book was well-written, but I disliked the story. I don't care at all for stories that have ghosts or children dying. The narrator alluded to [b:The Lovely Bones|12232938|The Lovely Bones|Alice Sebold|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312524577s/12232938.jpg|1145090], which clearly influenced Robertson, and I intensely disliked that story, also.
I was also dissatisfied with the outcome of the story. I felt bad for the woman Gideon was seeing in the city when Alice finally wakes up to Gideon's strengths and his love for her and the girls. By then, I felt that she didn't deserve him, and I also felt that the woman in the city (whose name I've already forgotten), did not deserve to be dumped like that. I also felt that Gideon wasn't the sort of person who moved on easily, but when he did, he also wouldn't easily change his mind.
For this and many other reasons, I found this story disturbing. I may read a book by Robertson again, but I will be careful to learn more about the subject matter before I do.