Mary Carroll Moore

I read this book because I took a writing class with the author. The class was called ¨How to plan, write and develop a book¨. I wanted to see what her books looked like. Even though Mary Carroll Moore is mainly a non fiction writer, I picked her so far, only novel to find out. Yes, the book is a prototype of what comes out if you follow her teaching. It is definitely very carefully crafted, but it has some flaws.
Sixteen year old protagonist Molly Fisher tells the story of a eventful summer at a lake. Molly's voice sounded too mature for a sixteen year old; here is very little teenage slang. Moore does every effort to keep the language poetic and 'clean', which hampers the credibility of the teenage point of view. There are delicate descriptions of nature, but when it comes to describing people and events the descriptions tend to get superficial and stereotyped. I want to try one of Moore's non fiction books.
Nevertheless, if you are looking for a gentle beach read, this is a good choice.
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