The
Silver Star
By: Jeannette Walls
Genre: historical fiction
Pages: 267
Published: 2013
Audiobook: 7 CD’s (8 hours)
Read: May
4 out of 5
I enjoyed
Walls 2 other novels (The Glass Castle
& Half Broke Horses, a biography
and true-life novel, respectively), so there was no surprise I adored this one
as well. The first two books I read and this one I decided to listen to the
audiobook. A narrator can really enhance
or diminish my enjoyment of a book. Walls does a fabulous job at reading her
novel and uses great expression – you can tell she believes in her story. Bean (Jean) Holliday is a very strong-willed
girl and doesn’t let people stand in her or her sister’s (Liz) way. Yet, she
still manages to be respectful, for the most part. I love stories that cast
women in a strong role and whom stands up for what they believe in, especially in
the historical fiction genre. The
writing style reminding me a lot of A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
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