One Sunday by Carrie Gerlach Cecil
288 pages- Fiction,
Christian, Adult
February 12, 2013 –
Howard Books
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Purpose: Review
To say
that this book wasn’t for me would be putting it nicely. I had some issues ranging from minor to
deal-breaking serious. Starting with the
minor ones, towards the end of the novel the perspective switched from first
person to third person. I understand why this happened (or at least I have my
own reasons for it happening) but the transition was neither smooth nor
consistent. Since this was not something
that was done throughout the entire novel it is jarring at times.
Despite
the misinformation that is perpetually passed on- you do not hold a person down
when they have a seizure. You make the environment around them safe (by removing
objects as necessary, getting them out of the way or sliding the person to the
floor if they are standing). Also you
don’t do anything to the tongue-you don’t hold it, you don’t put anything in
their mouth. First of all, the person’s mouth may be clamped shut. Secondly,
they will not swallow their tongue. For me this was more than a writer not
knowing any better, the mistake became even more apparent since it was a doctor
who made it. The final minor issue was the fact that Alice constantly referred
to herself as fat or some variation. She’s pregnant and she gained it, but
there was no need to pound that point into annoyance.
Now the
deal-breaking issue, if this had not happened I believe that all of my other
complaints could have been overlooked. But I did not connect to Alice at all.
Her memories jumped all over the place; while they weren’t random they often
felt chaotic. Anything I say beyond this
point would not be beneficial. I think that if I had connected with the
character(s) things would have turned out a lot differently.
This
story was beautifully written, don’t get me wrong. Cecil has a wonderful way with words. But for
me, it read like a biography of someone who, in the end, wasn’t that
interesting. I really wanted to like
this story, but in the end I didn’t.
2 Stars **
A copy of this novel was given to me, free, in exchange for my honest
opinion.
Always Shine,
Starr K
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