Rainwater
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
June 28, 2018 7:26pm CST
I suppose today will just be a day of discussions from me. I didn't intend to write so many today but I wanted to write this one for sure.
I just finished reading Rainwater by Sandra Brown. It's a book I have read before and it's even one I've talked about here before. The last time I talked about it I was only half remembering the book. Since I just finished the book again I thought I'd give a better idea of what it's about.
Rainwater is not just the name of the book but also the last name of one of the characters. He is a man who comes to live in a boardinghouse that belongs to a woman whose husband deserted her. This book takes place in the early 30's. It talks about the struggle with her boy (I won't spoil it but he has a disorder that is more commonly known today than it was back then), the racial divide between the African Americans and the Whites and of the injustices of that.
The circumstances of Mr. Rainwater's residence at her home is a bit of a sad one but a little bit of light comes from his living there. He sacrifices himself for the sake of Ella (the boardinghouse lady)'s son.
There's another little part I won't spoil - it happens at the very end.
I recommend you read this but I also recommend you have a box of tissues for the very end of the book.
I won't be reading this again for a long while yet. I can't really explain how real this book felt to me.
Ella Barron, a single Texas mother, built a careful life running a boarding house in the Depression-era cotton South. But when a mysterio...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
I hope you will like it. It should be an easy thing to remember just think of rain.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
30 Jun 18
@RubyHawk Hopefully you will be able to borrow it soon.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I went to the library but they didn't have it. I put my name on a waiting list.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
10 Jul 18
I have read this book now and I loved it. It was sad, it was happy, and it was very moving. I hated to have to put it down and I hated that it ended. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. It wasn't just a love story either, but it was a great love story. I love the time period it is set in as well.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 18
I am really glad that you liked it. What did you think to the revelation at the very end? Did you expect the man from the prologue to be the little boy featured throughout the story?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@morgoodie I didn't naturally think that the Boy was different than the man because Autism is a spectrum, there are different levels of ability and behavior. I don't know that much about it, but I thought it was possible for the boy to become verbal.
If they made this into a movie I would be sure to buy it on DVD. I will probably look into more of her books myself but not sure when. Tomorrow I'll be going off to sell more DVDs and buy a few books with my vouchers while I am there. I saw one on Irish Folklore that I wanted to get. It was only $10.00 and I hope it's still there and that I can find it.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
10 Jul 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum I did and I didn't because of the boy in the story having autism and that just didn't coincide with the man telling the story. I didn't think of her having another child with Rainwater. I think I fell in love with Rainwater too. This would be a great movie if they followed the book closely. I want to read her other books now even though they are different than this one. She seems like a good writer though. It is a sad but beautiful story.
@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
16 Jul 18
I have a Sandra Brown book in my house that I got years ago but haven't read yet. I've even entered giveaways for a lot of her books, yet I have never read her books. I'm going to put this one on my "want to read" list on Goodreads. Sounds good.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
16 Jul 18
I bought another one of her books a week ago. The shop I go to has a lot of her books.
She did say in the book that "Rainwater" was unlike any of her other books.
It was such a good book that just thinking of it now makes me feel equal parts happy and sad.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
It's in one of my favorite era's to read about as well!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
@rakski Yes. I like reading about the 1930's and 1940's.
This book is a good one but the last chapter and the epilogue is a bit emotional.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58103)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1 Jul 18
I think I have read one of her books. But I dong know which one.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
1 Jul 18
This is the only book of hers that I've read. Her name does have that "familiar" sound to it.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
Look up "The Painted House."
I forget the offer but it was a good book as well. Haven't read it in years though .
@GardenGerty (157481)
• United States
29 Jun 18
Ooh, this sounds like a good one. I need to schedule some reading time just for me.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
The author's acknowledgements note that this isnt' her normal style of writing. I haven't read anything else by her.
I'm still reeling a bit form the ending though the closer I got to it the more I remembered.
I feel a little as if I've lost a good friend.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
This one is supposedly different than any other she has written. Atleast according to her. I've not read any of her other books but this one is just amazing.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
I certainly love to read. This book reminded me of another book that I need to repurchase. I gave away or sold off a lot of my books a few years ago. I've been using my kindle but I want to re-buy some books that I will read over and over again.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
29 Jun 18
It has obviously been quite a hit with you to have read it three times.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
29 Jun 18
I wait quite awhile before I read it again because I am so easily immersed in the story and the ending is bittersweet.
