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I’m loving the delicious descriptive language.

More interesting as I get further along. Difficult at the start.

Decided it was too negative for me to read right now in my life…so I quit reading it. I rarely do that. I don’t usually abandon a book. Maybe it was pushing some “buttons” for me, that were connected to the chaos around the world right now…2024

Not easy for me…difficult to relate to all the cultural behaviors

I’m nostalgic about leaving responsibility and hiking without a schedule. I was irritated at the protagonist for shaving in the lake. I expect people to know that cleaning directly in water sources is more polluting than rinsing/washing over the ground, 100 feet away. It requires transporting the water…a chore, but soil layers will filter water before it rejoins the pure underground supply.

Fairly compelling

Not an easy read, as some names of characters, being foreign to me, are hard for me to recall who they are. It is fascinating to read the thoughts and comments of characters, since the culture is so different from my own. I chose to read it to stretch and enlarge my own understanding of a culture so different from mine.

Entertaining…interesting to follow several plot lines and wonder if, and how they might all connect. They all live in the same area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Favorite character so far is Bertie, a 6- year old boy, at the mercy of his overprotective and overbearing Mummy.