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falconhawk
Jan 06, 2024falconhawk rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
this is her first book. it is very good. her later books are better as she learns to hone her craft. she has become an excellent writer!
Mar 21, 2022Cidherman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Cid Herman 5.0 out of 5 stars This is such a good story Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022 CROW LAKE is a beautiful written family saga that I will probably always think back on fondly. I started this book and read it straight…
Mar 14, 2022writermala rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Mary Lawson is just wonderful at describing the stark but beautiful Canadian North. More importantly, in this book, she portrays a loving family and describes the intricacies of the love between siblings. Matt and Luke, Matt and Kate Bo…
Jan 13, 2022
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Jan 11, 2022moonchild13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this was one of the best books I have ever read. I started putting it down as I was getting near the end because I didn't want it to ever end. I have tried to figure out why I loved it so much and I think it might be because I liked all…
Jul 21, 2021BraveNOTPerfect rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Deep, rich character story told in very brooding Canadian way. “….it was hard to accept that sometimes, in spite of all our efforts, things just didn’t work out. There is no shame in admitting it. In fact it is important to admit it. It…
Jun 26, 2021Clarysage rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Highly, highly recommended. I've never read a book that did as good a job of portraying the intensity of feeling between siblings. The narrator is a "new woman" who is committed to having a demanding career, but must go through the…
Dec 30, 2020Audabba rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Mary Lawson’s prose is delightful and her characters are well-drawn. I will search out her other books.
Nov 13, 2019mclarjh rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A melodrama right out of Reader´s Digest, but longer.
Sep 04, 2019wyenotgo rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
For me, this was a disappointment. I started out liking the style of writing and the sense of place. But in order to completely appreciate this book, one would have to really engage with the characters; the book is all about the people…
Nov 10, 2017DeltaQueen50 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Crow Lake is the 2002 debut novel by Mary Lawson and it went on to win the Books in Canada First Novel Award. The story is set in Northern Ontario and is about the struggle four children have to stay together when their parents die in a…
Apr 19, 2017AlteredStaite rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I liked it. It was a good story. I liked and empathized with everyone except the narrator (Kate).... who I think is giving the impression it's all about her. She's a completely and totally self absorbed individual who has no empathy or…
Sep 29, 2016
What an exceptional story teller ! To weave the flashbacks in and through the book - drew me into the incredibly tragedies (on multiple levels) of the Morrisons and the Pyes. I read the book in one sitting , and then the next day re read…
Sep 22, 2016HarrietH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I see people saying that everything is foreshadowed, but I never noticed that. I was deeply into the story and it seemed well written to me.
Aug 20, 2016Candaceb108 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
My only criticism is that the author doesn't trust the reader to sense coming climaxes. She continuously announces the on-coming train. But I love the simplicity and clarity of her writing. The chaos described in the lives of the 4 main…
May 23, 2016LexiLou2 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
The pace would have been fine if the protagonist didn't continuously and frequently offer a loaded comment - Lawson is very heavy-handed with the brush of foreshadowing. A relatively flat protagonist that allows the reader to critique and…
Jul 19, 2015mikie84 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent read!
Jul 07, 2015occy rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A fairly good read but I found it very slow in parts.
Apr 04, 2015LASbookluvr rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book's plot and Mary Lawson's writing style. I look forward to reading her other books.
Apr 02, 2015
Wonderful - I will get her other books.
Jan 26, 2015ownedbydoxies rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent, just like her other books. Highly recommended.
Dec 23, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
As a 26 year old woman looks back on her childhood from the vantage point of a successful university career, unresolved grief from her past clouds her life and her relationship with her siblings. This is an extremely interesting and…
Dec 05, 2014Roxannigan rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Lawson writes with such simplicity but so much skill, that I was genuinely interested in knowing what would become of the Morrison siblings and their journey. I gained some valuable insights about close relationships as well and can…
Nov 22, 2014
Crow Lake, by Canadian author, Mary Lawson, follows the story of the Morrison family and the lifelong misunderstandings that exists between the siblings. When the four siblings’ parents are killed in a car accident, they do their best to…
Aug 12, 2014vitareader rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Crow Lake recounts the trials of four children in Northern Ontario that suffer a life changing event when both parents are killed in a car accident. The eldest boy, Luke decides to keep the family together by taking over their parents…