Gap Creek (Abridged): The Story of a Marriage Audiobook

" depressing...but realistic "

" Great descriptive narrative in tongue. The language added to the feel of the story. Love those change of the century stories that remind me of just how much we take for granted. Can absolutely see it as a movie with such a great strong female lead. "

" This book left me heartsick and whole. Robert Morgan is a lyrical writer with an uncanny knack for making the young couple's numerous hardships and triumphs my own. I only wish there was a sequel! "

" Very insightful for us women who work to erase our pain. Great descriptions of life during the early 1900's, what marriage meant at that time, how men were defined, and the true definition of strength, belief and pursuit. Good read. "

" A miserable book, just like Oprah loves. Everyone suffers more than believable or necessary. Just ends up being a book about suffering, and nothing else much. "

" The author does a surprisingly great job narrating from a female perspective given he's male. I love the way the main character describes her experiences. Another WIN for nook's Free Fridays. "

" the strongest character in this book is Julie. Her family depended on her and while she chaffed under the hard things she had to do- she did them. The book reminded me of the book of Job in the bible. So many disasters. A grim book. this was our library book club read for sept and a lot of people did not like it. especially one who said the grammer bothered her the most. I thought it fit the time and place. "

" I really liked this book a lot, in fact I wished it hadn't already ended. I didn't give it 4 stars because the subject matter wasn't the kind of thing where you'd exclaim, "I LOVED IT," but I really, really liked it for the following reasons: the NC-mountain-language style, the in-depth development of the characters, the story and learning about that period in time, and the themes. Extremely well-written. This book would lend itself to a big discussion. "

" Enjoyed it--especially since Gap Creek is in the same area my sister lives in! "

" Not a bad story, but I found it kind of depressing in a dry sort of way.... "

" A wonderful story of survival - bound to become a classic. "

" Pretty easy read. At times the author is a little to descriptive for my taste. "

" A mindless read. I made no emotional connections to any of these characters. "

" I like this book - makes you appreciate what you have today and the simple ways we can cook, clean, etc. The ending is a tear jerker - easy read. "

" This book was good and kept me interested. Things would happen when not expected and change the way you thought about what was going to happen. "

" One of the most depressing books I've ever read. From page to page, I kept wondering what other awful things could happen to this poor girl... then it would happen. UGH! "

" Awesome read! I crawled inside this book and struggled with what the characters were going through. I agonized with them but not with the outcome. "

" The beginning of this book took place probably two miles from where i used to live. pleasant surprise. "

" REALLY did not like this book. Suffered through hoping it would surprise me and reconcile itself. It didn't. "

" This book surprised me, the writing was very well done. It is a story of a quiet hard working woman and the first year of her marriage. The story is subtle but powerful. "

" I really loved it about a strong female character. "

" Lots of detail on what it was like to be poor in late 1800s. Short read, but not all that good. "

" While I thought the main character had many redeeming qualities, I wanted more from her. I wanted her to find a way to support her family while her husband could not. "

" Fits beautifully in the genre of the pioneer, hard-working American books I obsessively read as a kid and YA. "

" This is a story I didn't expect to love, and though it had me grinding my teeth at their continued, prolonged, everlasting struggles, it moved me.Points, too, for the hog butchering scene. It was disgusting, poignant, and enough to make me eschew pork. "

" OK, not great! To many repeat phrases at the end of conversations. He said, I said.... never used the verb :asked when a question was posed. Got irritating to me after a few chapters. A little sleepy and slow. interesting at points. Not the best book I ever read nor the worst. "

" Instant grab in the beginning of the book with mesenar. Interesting book with it's mix of pioneer life and spirituality.Felt like it was a 3rd draft and needed that fourth draft to make it shine.very readable. "

" This was a good book. Morgan did a gret job of taking the reader to this place and time -- rural Carolinas around 1900. His evoking of Julie's voice was amazing. There were many lovely phrases. It just puts you in another place for a while. "

" One of the most depressing books I've ever read. From page to page, I kept wondering what other awful things could happen to this poor girl... then it would happen. UGH! "

" A story of a young couple in 1900 struggling to make ends meet--not very successfully--on a farm in South Carolina. Can't give it a sound endorsement but I was taken by how hard life was then. It made me think of my grandmother and some of the stories I used to hear my aunts and uncles tell. "