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Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

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  • Create Date：2021-04-06 15:51:43
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Delia Owens
  • ISBN：0735219109
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Summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON
More than 10 million copies sold worldwide
A Reese's Book Club Pick
A Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade

I can't even express how much I love this book！ I didn't want this story to end！--Reese Witherspoon

Painfully beautiful。--The New York Times Book Review

For years， rumors of the Marsh Girl have haunted Barkley Cove， a quiet town on the North Carolina coast。 So in late 1969， when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead， the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark， the so-called Marsh Girl。 But Kya is not what they say。 Sensitive and intelligent， she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home， finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand。 Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved。 When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty， Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens。

Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world， a heartbreaking coming-of-age story， and a surprising tale of possible murder。 Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were， and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps。

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Reviews

Shruti ，

Absolutely loved this book。 A PERFECT MIX OF NATURE， MYSTERY AND A STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST。 An excellent recommendation by resseweetherspoon bookclub。

Sue ，

Nice premise and setting but the writing is mediocre。

Dani Miller ，

I'm speechless。 What a book。 I'm speechless。 What a book。 。。。more

Danielle ，

Wow！ Such a great read！

Steph ，

4。75 stars

Alli Tripp ，

A beautifully written book about nature and relationships， hardships， strife， friendship， survival and tenacity

Sheala Amberleah ，

Where the Crawdads Sing。。。。 it’s title gives away the suggestion that this is about life that exists on the outskirts， in the mud， where no one is looking。 And that’s exactly what this story is about。 It’s heartbreaking in some moments， and I thoroughly enjoyed the court scenes。 I will say， the first half was a little drawn， and then I found myself up until 4am and neglecting my responsibilities to finish the second half。 Great writing and I felt myself completely drawn in to Kya’s world。 I woul Where the Crawdads Sing。。。。 it’s title gives away the suggestion that this is about life that exists on the outskirts， in the mud， where no one is looking。 And that’s exactly what this story is about。 It’s heartbreaking in some moments， and I thoroughly enjoyed the court scenes。 I will say， the first half was a little drawn， and then I found myself up until 4am and neglecting my responsibilities to finish the second half。 Great writing and I felt myself completely drawn in to Kya’s world。 I would suggest this for anyone who loves a good heartfelt， lonely， coming of age story with a little murder mystery tucked in。 Team Kya。 。。。more

Randy ，

Reminiscent of many of my favourite books， this story， set in the marsh， drew me in。 Kya is a strong character， as much moulded and nurtured by the marsh as by the people who ignored her， she finds solace and wisdom In the natural world。 Alone， she survives and becomes so much more than anyone， except Tate， could ever have expected。 The writing， infused with poetry， lead me through the story as effortlessly as Kya navigated through the channels of the marsh。 Spending time with Kya always taught Reminiscent of many of my favourite books， this story， set in the marsh， drew me in。 Kya is a strong character， as much moulded and nurtured by the marsh as by the people who ignored her， she finds solace and wisdom In the natural world。 Alone， she survives and becomes so much more than anyone， except Tate， could ever have expected。 The writing， infused with poetry， lead me through the story as effortlessly as Kya navigated through the channels of the marsh。 Spending time with Kya always taught me something。 Her love for her world was so evident。 Her cataloguing of the small things that hold the life in the marsh together made me wish to travel to those areas and see the world through her eyes。For now， I will experience it all through the magic of this story。 。。。more

Veronica ，

This was one of the best books I have ever read。 Engaging from start to finish！ I recommend it to any reader I know。 It is a must read！

Christi （christireadsalot） ，

This has to be amongst the most hyped books in the past couple years。 I have seen it everywhere but actually had no idea what it was even about beyond it being a historical fiction。 I jumped in anyways and grabbed the audio that was available from my library， which I’ll start off with saying the audio narrator was great。 The book itself though， the story was just ok for me personally。 It definitely wasn’t terrible， the writing is fine but it just wasn’t a new favorite and didn’t do anything for This has to be amongst the most hyped books in the past couple years。 I have seen it everywhere but actually had no idea what it was even about beyond it being a historical fiction。 I jumped in anyways and grabbed the audio that was available from my library， which I’ll start off with saying the audio narrator was great。 The book itself though， the story was just ok for me personally。 It definitely wasn’t terrible， the writing is fine but it just wasn’t a new favorite and didn’t do anything for me really。 It was definitely a slow moving story， which I suppose kind of works with the marsh setting。 This is set on the North Carolina coast from the late 1950s-70s。 The “Marsh Girl”， Kya， has survived on her own for years in the marsh when two young men from town introduce themselves into her life， both forever changing her future。 The story jumps back and forth between a possible murder and the life Kya has lived during the years before。 The part I liked was the quiet， natural world of the marsh around Kya and how connected to it all she was。 She becomes a naturalist and catalogs countless amounts of marsh nature。 The rest of the story was fine but just didn’t really grab me as much as it seems to have grabbed others。 。。。more

Ana Gavric ，

Just， phenomenal。

Laurie ，

Amazing story。

Emily ，

I flew through this book despite having a handful of issues。 The male gaze abounded。 The plot required a good suspension of reality。 The dialogue was a bit stilted。 Yet Kya compelled me。 Her story outraged me。 The murder mystery at the core of the book was so simple it was entirely predictable — and， therefore， ingenuously， wasn’t。 If her narrative was a bit fantastical， the breathtaking descriptions of her marsh made up for it。 A classic， satisfying underdog story。

Linda Merlo ，

Engaging， fast-moving。 I would've added a star， but the beginning phase was so improbable。 Engaging， fast-moving。 I would've added a star， but the beginning phase was so improbable。 。。。more

Tiffany ，

A little slow at the beginning and I found it didn’t get too interesting until the murder trial started。I liked the ending though， for a second there I thought we weren’t gunna find out what happened the Chase。Good ending cancels out the boring beginning so 4 stars

Elizabeth Tyson ，

I really enjoyed this book， there were intense moments and lots of turn of events。 I didn't like how slow of a start it was though， other than that I highly recommend this book！ I really enjoyed this book， there were intense moments and lots of turn of events。 I didn't like how slow of a start it was though， other than that I highly recommend this book！ 。。。more

Tessa ，

I took an interest to this book when everyone started talking about it online recently + the fact that it's on Reese's reading list。 So， I read it。 I have mixed emotions。 Overall， its not a bad book in the least。 It has a very interesting story line with aspects of romance， mystery， and drama。 I really enjoyed the characters and it did have me quite captivated once I got through a good chunk of the book。 （It takes a while to get into it）。 The ending really did have me shocked！ I'm usually quite I took an interest to this book when everyone started talking about it online recently + the fact that it's on Reese's reading list。 So， I read it。 I have mixed emotions。 Overall， its not a bad book in the least。 It has a very interesting story line with aspects of romance， mystery， and drama。 I really enjoyed the characters and it did have me quite captivated once I got through a good chunk of the book。 （It takes a while to get into it）。 The ending really did have me shocked！ I'm usually quite good at catching on and predicting endings， but this really leaves you baffled simply because of how the author portrays Kya， as an innocent and tender girl。 The book also touches on some critical societal issues such as racism and social economic status。 As mentioned， the only "negative" thing I can say about this is that I felt it took quite a long time to delve into the narrative， but really it's quite necessary。 Would definitely give it a read if you're looking for an interesting， enticing tale。 。。。more

Charles ，

Very engaging book。 The first part stirring emotions of great sympathy for children bereft of a normal upbringing。 Some of it got a little long during the trial part。 Still， images and emotions and twists that made it very enjoyable。

Solange Brendon ，

I can’t get over how perfect this book is。 The writing grabbed me from literally the first page and kept me entranced。 And the story！ How can your heart not help but ache for Kya？ First her mother leaves， then her siblings， even her ne’er do well father。 Left to her own devices by the entire town， she survives without schooling or any aid。 The preacher’s wife calls her white trash and hurries her child away from Kya convinced she carries disease。The marsh is a character in its own right。 Owens d I can’t get over how perfect this book is。 The writing grabbed me from literally the first page and kept me entranced。 And the story！ How can your heart not help but ache for Kya？ First her mother leaves， then her siblings， even her ne’er do well father。 Left to her own devices by the entire town， she survives without schooling or any aid。 The preacher’s wife calls her white trash and hurries her child away from Kya convinced she carries disease。The marsh is a character in its own right。 Owens does a magnificent job describing it so that we feel we are there， seeing every plant， bird and insect along with Kya。 Owens paints the surroundings just like Kya paints， with a fine brush intent on getting every detail right。There are so many heartbreaking moments in this book。 Kya just can’t understand why everyone leaves her。 The murder mystery was very well done and I had no clue how it would play out。 The suspense was killing me。So， this is a five star book。 It has everything - beautiful writing， great characters and suspense。 Highly recommend it！ 。。。more

Sheryl Waudby ，

A tale of perseverance and being true to yourself。 I’ve been wanting to read this book for sometime now that I have finished I understand the good reviews。 The town eventually realized about people what Ky knew about the marsh。 There is so much more to learn beneath the surface。

Ginny Sweeton ，

Not sure what all of the hype was about - an ok read。

Katapixia Garino ，

beautifully set， kept you wondering up until the very end

Jeeva Palanisamy ，

*audiobook*A small town girl's search for companionship， flitting between her early life and the events of a murder trial several years later she finds herself caught in。 *audiobook*A small town girl's search for companionship， flitting between her early life and the events of a murder trial several years later she finds herself caught in。 。。。more

Craig Brown ，

Beautiful language， great story。

Alice Tucker ，

So great， loved the mystery will forever recommend！！

Martina ，

The beginning of this book was a little bit slow but needed to understand the main character。 However， once the story started to develop it was a rollercoaster of emotions and I waited in anticipation to read the next sentence。 Left me speechless。

Renee ，

I want to go live in the marsh！ This book drew me in with the beautiful prose and I could feel myself out there。 I loved the characters as well。

Hanah G ，

And then the gulls came。

Daianara ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This has to be one of my top 5 favorite books！ I cannot put into words how much I loved this book！ It was not only beautifully written， but I was happy with how it ended。 Although I would've loved for Kya's mother to live and for her to reunite with her siblings， I feel like it was best how everything played out。 I loved learning about Kya and simply seeing her character development and how she survived all those years alone in the Marsh。 Not only did this book make me smile and laugh， but it br This has to be one of my top 5 favorite books！ I cannot put into words how much I loved this book！ It was not only beautifully written， but I was happy with how it ended。 Although I would've loved for Kya's mother to live and for her to reunite with her siblings， I feel like it was best how everything played out。 I loved learning about Kya and simply seeing her character development and how she survived all those years alone in the Marsh。 Not only did this book make me smile and laugh， but it brought tears to me as well。 I wasn't expecting Owens to end the book with Kya's death （years after）， but I am glad she did。 This way， she didn't leave the readers wondering what was next for Kya， etc。， she began and ended Kya's story all in this book！ In all honesty， I was rooting for Kya and Tate throughout the book; although Tate did leave her at one point， I simply cannot blame him for it。 He chose himself， and you can never be mad at him for that。 When they finally found their way back to each other， my eyes were filled with tears of joy for their love。 Other than Jumpin， Mabel， and maybe Jodie， Tate was the only other person who loved Kya unconditionally。 In my opinion， he knew her better than all of them。 And although I was sad to hear they never were blessed with a child， I am happy with how their story turned out。 I loved this book， and it will definitely be one of the top books I recommend。 。。。more

Jo Becker ，

Beautifully descriptive but it took me a while to get into it。

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