5 Quotes from Where The Crawdads Sing that Push Us to Reflect On The Power of Words and Emotions
A book that broke my heart and then mended it, repeatedly
Book Title: Where the Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens
Unlike many writers and poets, I am not a Nature kind of person. If anything, I was born into the Forest of Cement (Hong Kong) and then subsequently moved into a suburban neighbourhood where the only nature involves visiting hares and the grass on our lawn.
At best, given all the discomfort “the outside” gives me, our relationship is strictly professional. I only stray out there for professional needs; I spend no time dilly-dallying for fun in the outdoors.
The protagonist of this book, Kya Clark, is so different from anyone I have ever known in real life. For a good few chapters, my thoughts cycled between “why was there no grown-up around to protect this child” and “damn, I cannot relate to this child’s love for nature the slightest bit.”
