We just finished the novel Booth's Daughter written by Raymond Wemmlinger. Now let me give you the low down on this book first. The story is about an 18 year old girl named Edwina Booth who supports her father, the popular stage actor, Edwin Booth. Ever sense the assassination of President Lincoln, her family has been shamed because her uncle, John Wilkes Booth. Poor Edwina gets paranoid when an assassination attempt on president Grant is attempted and she feels that everyone is looking at her. Most of the story follows Edwina for a number of years as she travels with her father as he goes all over performing plays. In between all the plays, president Grant, snotty rich people, Edwina is wrapped up in a romance with quite a few young men.Now, with my being a very manly man dog - as manly as I can be after the "snip-snip" incident, which I don't like to talk about - I am not into romances. This book made me think of watching those mini-series in the 80's that last for a few days and really never told a story. I felt like I was reading Edwina's personal diary. Although there were some historical facts, they kinda get lost in the first person perspective from Edwina. So with that being said, teens who feel the need to get their romance fix might like this book, but I can't see it being a hot read. The story itself was not bad, there just wasn't much of a plot. No profanity, no sexual innuendos - except for a kiss in which Edwina thinks she's going to pass out - I find it hard to believe very many teens will be impressed with this novel.
I am giving this novel a wet-nosed three and a half biscuits:
When my owner first read the title, he thought it was going to be more about John Wilkes Booth when really, that was just a relative of the main character and didn't have any significance to the story. I hope the next book has a plot.
Sniff Sniff - I'll see you later.
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