So Insular and yet, Isolated

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ang ganda!!!

You cannot categorize this book easily. If you own a bookstore, you wouldn't place it near John Grisham, or Nicholas Sparks; not even to the hype of Milan Kundera or Henry Miller. Delia Owens' first novel will be easily slated into the "Bestseller list" though because the hype is real. It is a mosh pit of multiple literary genre. This isn't just a mystery, or a courtroom drama, or a coming-of-age, or romance, but it all a combination of those — with a backdrop of wildlife narrative like of National Geographic's.

If one has to write about isolation, this is a perfect reference and inspiration. Details of the daily life and coping with loneliness, and how poetry is not about mere words and ambiguous meanings, but also how it connects the writer to someone. After all, people long for connections.
I do wish I have the courage to go and explore the great outdoors, but I am not that introverted kasi. I was one of those people who would go mad if not being talked to (or talked with) for at least three days. Hahahaha

This book made me feel appreciative of our nature and its bottomless resources. You can really survive in the wild if you know how to adapt. Highly recommended book, especially if you are a student wanting to write a comprehensive book report. There are literary tropes here and there like PTSD of war, alcoholism, republican psyche and some racism because of its old time period. But I couldn't put it down because the sensibilities of Kya and Tate and Jodie are so vivid, it tugs my heartstrings when a drama scene ensued in a chapter.

I am looking forward for the movie version of this novel.

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