I've been really getting into reading a lot more lately, and so after finishing MacCready's book Buried I felt compelled to write a review for it.
Buried introduces you to the character of Claudine, a teenager living in Maine and suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder from living with her untidy alcoholic mother. After her mother goes missing, Claudine begins to wonder where she could have gone. Her OCD begins to spiral out of control, and she must face the harsh reality of the truth that she has always tried so hard to conceal.
Overall, I found Buried to be a very solid read. By this, I mean that it kept me engaged and interested in the characters and the storyline of the book. I will admit that it took me several chapters to really get into this book, but was pleasantly surprised with how much I was invested in it by the end.
One thing that I really liked about this book is that it's main focus is on the character of Claudine. She is the only person that you really get to know, and this makes it easier to see her bizarre obsessions involving her OCD as normal. You're not an outsider looking at her; this book gets into the mind of Claudine. I also loved the setting of this book, and feel that the author did a really good job of evoking it in my imagination. Everything, from the New England beaches and desolate coastline of Maine to the hurricane that comes ripping through Claudine's hometown just perfectly suit the feel of this book.
In terms of what I didn't like, there are a few elements that didn't work for me personally. One is that, as I mentioned before, the plot took some time to build when I first started reading the book. I had to read several chapters before I began to get invested in what was happening to the characters in Buried. The other negative that this book has is that even after I began to get into the plot, I still didn't feel completely lost in the story unfolding. It held my attention, but didn't have the magic that some other books do of really sucking me into another world unfolding in my mind. Was I interested in the story and the characters? Yes. But this doesn't mean that I lost myself to the author's written world.
Overall, I found Buried to be a great Young Adult read that delves into the mindset of what it's like living with a mental illness like OCD. It also serves as a snapshot into the life of teenagers that share a home with a loved one who is an alcoholic. It's not an A+ book in my opinion, but it is certainly worthy of your time if you typically enjoy books of a similar genre.
Author: Robin Merrow MacCready
Genre: Psychological thriller/mental illness/YA
Buried introduces you to the character of Claudine, a teenager living in Maine and suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder from living with her untidy alcoholic mother. After her mother goes missing, Claudine begins to wonder where she could have gone. Her OCD begins to spiral out of control, and she must face the harsh reality of the truth that she has always tried so hard to conceal.
Overall, I found Buried to be a very solid read. By this, I mean that it kept me engaged and interested in the characters and the storyline of the book. I will admit that it took me several chapters to really get into this book, but was pleasantly surprised with how much I was invested in it by the end.
One thing that I really liked about this book is that it's main focus is on the character of Claudine. She is the only person that you really get to know, and this makes it easier to see her bizarre obsessions involving her OCD as normal. You're not an outsider looking at her; this book gets into the mind of Claudine. I also loved the setting of this book, and feel that the author did a really good job of evoking it in my imagination. Everything, from the New England beaches and desolate coastline of Maine to the hurricane that comes ripping through Claudine's hometown just perfectly suit the feel of this book.
In terms of what I didn't like, there are a few elements that didn't work for me personally. One is that, as I mentioned before, the plot took some time to build when I first started reading the book. I had to read several chapters before I began to get invested in what was happening to the characters in Buried. The other negative that this book has is that even after I began to get into the plot, I still didn't feel completely lost in the story unfolding. It held my attention, but didn't have the magic that some other books do of really sucking me into another world unfolding in my mind. Was I interested in the story and the characters? Yes. But this doesn't mean that I lost myself to the author's written world.
Overall, I found Buried to be a great Young Adult read that delves into the mindset of what it's like living with a mental illness like OCD. It also serves as a snapshot into the life of teenagers that share a home with a loved one who is an alcoholic. It's not an A+ book in my opinion, but it is certainly worthy of your time if you typically enjoy books of a similar genre.
Author: Robin Merrow MacCready
Genre: Psychological thriller/mental illness/YA
Pages: 198
Year Published: 2006
My Rating: ★★★☆☆
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