{"id":225,"date":"2015-12-31T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durkota.net\/?p=225"},"modified":"2015-12-31T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T22:09:48","slug":"book-review-the-bride-wore-dead-by-em-kaplan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durkota.net\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Bride Wore Dead by EM Kaplan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was engrossed within the first few pages. The story, the character, the dialogue, and Kaplan\u2019s balanced and witty prose were quickly addictive. I am rarely guilty of binge reading; I generally read slowly and I stick to a fairly strict regime of reading for thirty minutes to an hour each day. That said, The Bride Wore Dead<\/em> wrecked my daily routine. I didn\u2019t want to wrap presents anyway, so it was a joyful distraction.\"bride-wore-dead\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Josie Tucker is a quintessential protagonist. She is cynical and savvy. She is flawed but self-aware. She is highly skilled in many ways, yet humble. Taken out of her quiet, reclusive comfort-zone she stumbles and makes mistakes, but manages to find her way. The unplanned desert expedition is allegorical; I read it so fast and feverishly the first time through that I had to go back and re-read it after I caught my breath. There is so much depth to the character and her story that I may have to go back and re-read from page one. When you see references to Immanuel Kant, Holden Caulfield, and bodhisattvas it\u2019s difficult to resist digging deeper.<\/p>\n

I delighted in several moments, character descriptions, and subtle ironies, but here are a few of my favorites:<\/p>\n