Leah
Written on Sep 11, 2014
I've literally just finished reading Daughter... and I'm confused. What kind of ending was that? Who writes a 400 page book to end it so ambiguously? Ugh. I'm not impressed, and a tad confused. What exactly happened the night Naomi disappeared? Despite that being the main question asked of the novel, we don't actually find out definitively.
I also must confess to not liking the present day narrative. It was a bit boring, and Jenny's guilt came way, way too late. Whilst I understand her need for giving her kids independence, the way they all acted toward her tells me it was more like negligence. She talked to her kids when it suited her, and as such her relationship with all three was rubbish, to the point where they had an attitude towards her, and ignored her, and didn't answer her questions.
I was just immensely disappointed with the novel. I never felt as if I needed to be on the edge of my seat, I didn't find the novel particularly thrilling, in all honesty, I found it a bit boring, and I skipped large parts of the novel, in a bid to find out answers that never really came. It was a shame, as many people have enjoyed the novel, but I wasn't one of them.
I also must confess to not liking the present day narrative. It was a bit boring, and Jenny's guilt came way, way too late. Whilst I understand her need for giving her kids independence, the way they all acted toward her tells me it was more like negligence. She talked to her kids when it suited her, and as such her relationship with all three was rubbish, to the point where they had an attitude towards her, and ignored her, and didn't answer her questions.
I was just immensely disappointed with the novel. I never felt as if I needed to be on the edge of my seat, I didn't find the novel particularly thrilling, in all honesty, I found it a bit boring, and I skipped large parts of the novel, in a bid to find out answers that never really came. It was a shame, as many people have enjoyed the novel, but I wasn't one of them.