Where the Crawdads Sing book review

I was so late to the party on this book that they'd already made a movie about it. Keep reading to find out what book I'm reviewing today.

Hey, this is Kyla Denanyoh. Today, we're talking about the book Where the Crawdads Sing. Delia Owens wrote this book. The genre of the book is fiction. The theme of the book is literature. 

First, I must say this, completely embarrassed, but I knew this book was set in Louisiana. I went to law school in Louisiana. I used to hear about crawfish all the time. And then I was like, no, Kyla, crawdads. 

And then I started reading it, and I was like, oh, there in North Carolina. So clearly, I had my impression about the book, which was why it took me so long to pick it up. They've even made a movie about it already, but I am glad I finally read the book.

One of my favorite storylines in the plot is when Tate teaches Kya how to read. For one, I'm a book reviewer. I have to read to know how to review all these books. That's for one. But two, reading is so essential. Reading is so critical; I love reading. So, I am entirely biased in that aspect. 

But also, the fact that she makes it well past adolescence, you know, all the way to about 17 before she learns how to read, is incredible. For one, she survived for that long by knowing how to collect mussels, use a change, and other things. But then the fact that Tate teaches her how to read thoroughly opens up her world. 

Towards the end of the book, we learn that Kya is an author. Teaching her how to read not only opened her world so she could experience other things, but it eventually set her up for her profession, where she wrote all these different books and became the Marsh expert. 

That was the one point where you were like, wow, I didn't see that coming. She could have kept surviving by knowing how to get mussels and fish, using the boat, and all the rest. But that indeed took things to another place. She already knew how to sketch, already knew how to draw. But now, adding the words to it, it was just so incredible. 

And I take for granted that kids learn to read when they're younger. Then, you can even look at something quickly and know what is right, especially if someone has a copy. But she didn't know how to read for a long time, which truly impacted her life when she learned to read. So I'm reading the book, and reading is incredible. Good job, Kya. Reading is fantastic. So that part made me happy.

There were many different aspects to the plot and many different surprises, but that part was just so heartwarming to me because, again, she could have lived her whole life without knowing how. So, the fact that she did set her up for her future career was really important. 

Would I reread this book? I would not only because the movie is so good and closely related to the book's plot that I wouldn't need to reread it. They didn't show enough aspects of her walking with the muddy toes that I would have wanted. But that part aside, the movie captures the book well. That adaptation was fantastic. So, no, I would not reread the book Where the Crawdads Sing, but it was excellent. 

Until the next book review, Kyla