Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel
by Nancy Horan, audiobook CD, read by Kristin Potter, 2014, Random House Audio
This book is a novel based on the life of Robert Lewis Stevenson and his American wife, Fanny.
The primary attraction of the book is it’s subject matter as Stevenson and his wife were very interesting characters. The author does a pretty good job of capturing the essence of each of them and the reader can take away a lot of information about Stevenson and how he became the writer that he was.
The book, however, seemed to be way too long and the back and forth between Stevenson and Fanny became somewhat boring. The author’s attempt to portray these individuals in the form of a novel didn’t seem entirely appropriate. I have read many biographies that seemed to convey their subjects’ character and personality as well without having to create the fictitious dialogue that this format requires.
The writing in this novel is fairly good, although the story line seemed drawn out at times. I can’t say that I enjoyed it as much as I might have had the story been a bit more brief.
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