# Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (April 22, 2009)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0316051659
# ISBN-13: 978-0316051651
# Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0316051659
# ISBN-13: 978-0316051651
# Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
First of all, I want to thank Hachette Book Group for allowing me to take part in this wonderful tour!
Follow Me is a delightfully wonderful book that will sweep the reader up from the first page until the last. As I was reading, I found the author's style to be reminiscent of Billie Letts, another favorite author of mine. Follow Me, focuses on Sally Werner, who in 1946 makes the decision to take a wild motorcycle ride with her cousin Daniel. Little does she know that when this impulsive decision is made, it will lead to a newborn baby and a complete change of her life.
Refusing to marry her cousin, she leaves behind her tiny 2 day old newborn at her parent's house and sets off to find a life of her own - some how, some where. Thus begins Sally's journey to make a good life for herself, find answers and find out about what real life is all about. Mistakes get made and mistakes become mended - that is what life is all about, no matter who you are and where you come from.
Ms. Scott has a very lyrical and melodic way of writing, which I found to be very appealing. I also noticed her writing to be a bit fragmented - which often gave me the sense of urgency within the character/s. Rather than distracting from, I felt this lent a deeper dimension to the telling of the story.
I really enjoyed the characters, especially Sally, and the excellent and moving way that Ms. Scott brought them to life within the pages. Follow Me is a wonder, engrossing and very difficult book to put down. Once the reader begins, they will not want to stop until the final word is read!
*overall rating: 4.5/5
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About Follow Me:
On a summer day in 1946 Sally Werner, the precocious young daughter of hardscrabble Pennsylvania farmers, secretly accepts her cousin's invitation to ride his new motorcycle. Like so much of what follows in Sally's life, it's an impulsive decision with dramatic and far-reaching consequences. Soon she abandons her home to begin a daring journey of self-creation, the truth of which she entrusts only with her granddaughter and namesake, six decades later. But when young Sally's father--a man she has never known--enters her life and offers another story altogether, she must uncover the truth of her grandmother's secret history.
Boldly rendered and beautifully told, in FOLLOW ME Joanna Scott has crafted a paean to the American tradition of re-invention and a sweeping saga of timeless and tender storytelling.
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(Click here) to read an excerpt!
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About Joanna Scott:
Joanna Scott is the author of nine books, including The Manikin, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Various Antidotes and Arrogance, which were both finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award; and the critically acclaimed Make Believe, Tourmaline, and Liberation. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Award, she lives with her family in upstate New York.
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11 comments:
This one sounds awesome. I will have to add it to my wish list! Thanks for the effort you put into reading and reviewing it.
I loved this book! Here's my review: http://anovelmenagerie.com/ghost/2009/03/24/book-review-follow-me/
I'm glad you really liked this one April. For me, it wasn't quite as good. I think maybe that fragmented writing didn't work as well for me.
Thanks for the review. The writing is really lyrical and amazing. It surprised me. Nice nice review. I am still finishing the book but I am really dying to get back to the book. I can't wait until after work tonight.
I agree! Totally engrossing! :)
This books sounds really good, I look forward to reading it! Thanks for your review! :D
I really would like to read this. Great review!
I never thought about the fragmented writing indicating a sense of urgency. I thought it detracted from the story, but you've given me something to ponder. Great review.
--Anna
Diary of an Eccentric
This does sound like a good one, April. Thank you for the great review.
This is one I want to read. Great review.
I love to read such different reviews about a book. I think that some of the things you liked, I disliked or just didn't work for me as a reader. That is the beauty of books and writing, we all have different viewpoints.
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