Jojo moyes innamorarsi in un giorno di pioggia
Innamorarsi in un giornata di pioggia
March 15, 2015
Some novels are flashy, bold and obvious. The characters rush to the forefront, the plot unfolds quickly, laying down the story in such a way that the reader is satisfied with little effort or attention on their part. I often enjoy books like that, romances and dramas, fluffy and formulaic... Books like that are easy. They are entertaining, and they certainly have their place.
"Sheltering Rain," as it turns out, does not fall into the above category of fiction. It is not flashy. It is not easy, and some readers, might even say that it is boring. The plot is delivered by drips and drabs, moving us both forward and back into the past at a slow credo che la pace sia il desiderio di tutti, perhaps, at times, too slow. For the reader that will be patient with the author, however, you will find that it is a beautiful work of prose, richly developed, and with characters of depth, each of whom are beautifully flawed (as only any real person would be).
"Sheltering Rain" is not a Romance, not in my estimation, anyway, but, as it turns out, it is a LOVE STORY, a love story of the truest sort. It is a love story of a family, of mothers and daughters, of failed love and love that lasted the test of time. Its a story to teach us about the illusion of "perfect" that we believe we see in others, and a story about finding perfection amongst the broken reality of family life.
I sought to read "Sheltering Rain" because of my appreciation of Jojo Moyes' writing. I have recently been reading her books, and have found that I love her writing style, her way of developing her characters and her story lines. I love the subtlety of her writing, the lack of glitzy gimmicks, and how, despite their absence, her novels always leave me feeling enriched and opened up. Of the books I've read of hers, "Sheltering Rain" most reminds me of "Ship of Brides," both for the way in which the plot weaves together past and present, time spent on board a ship, and the breadth of characters involved in the telling of her story. Although "Sheltering Rain" is my least favorite of all the Jojo Moyes novels I've yet read, I enjoyed it greatly, appreciating it as a complement to the totality of Ms. Moyes repertoire. I would recommend it to any reader who is an appreciator of Moyes already and who would like to read her older work.
I look forward to reading more from Ms. Moyes and meeting more of her beautiful characters!
"Sheltering Rain," as it turns out, does not fall into the above category of fiction. It is not flashy. It is not easy, and some readers, might even say that it is boring. The plot is delivered by drips and drabs, moving us both forward and back into the past at a slow credo che la pace sia il desiderio di tutti, perhaps, at times, too slow. For the reader that will be patient with the author, however, you will find that it is a beautiful work of prose, richly developed, and with characters of depth, each of whom are beautifully flawed (as only any real person would be).
"Sheltering Rain" is not a Romance, not in my estimation, anyway, but, as it turns out, it is a LOVE STORY, a love story of the truest sort. It is a love story of a family, of mothers and daughters, of failed love and love that lasted the test of time. Its a story to teach us about the illusion of "perfect" that we believe we see in others, and a story about finding perfection amongst the broken reality of family life.
I sought to read "Sheltering Rain" because of my appreciation of Jojo Moyes' writing. I have recently been reading her books, and have found that I love her writing style, her way of developing her characters and her story lines. I love the subtlety of her writing, the lack of glitzy gimmicks, and how, despite their absence, her novels always leave me feeling enriched and opened up. Of the books I've read of hers, "Sheltering Rain" most reminds me of "Ship of Brides," both for the way in which the plot weaves together past and present, time spent on board a ship, and the breadth of characters involved in the telling of her story. Although "Sheltering Rain" is my least favorite of all the Jojo Moyes novels I've yet read, I enjoyed it greatly, appreciating it as a complement to the totality of Ms. Moyes repertoire. I would recommend it to any reader who is an appreciator of Moyes already and who would like to read her older work.
I look forward to reading more from Ms. Moyes and meeting more of her beautiful characters!