A New Song

As much as I have loved the otherwise charming characters and town of Mitford, it is obviously is written for White readers. The only people of colour are in subservient roles and their voices and skin tones are described in detail whereas other characters are not. Granted, this all takes place in the South so is somewhat expected but it’s become distracting enough to outweigh the joy.

I love all of Jan Karon’s Mitford series. I’ll be sad if she doesn’t keep writing about these charming characters and their quaint lives. I especially love Father Tim and Cynthia and their Christian love. The Bible verses and the quoting of the liturgies are so familiar to me and it’s refreshing to read these pages with no sex or profanity, yet they are filled with true love. The guys at the Grill are so funny and sound like some folks I know!
The only thing about this edition was that it was sent to my i pad; I’m sure it went to my kindle as well, but I hardly read from it anymore as I like the i pad better. I don’t know what happened, but all throughout the book the numeral “1” appeared everywhere at the end of words in place of the letter that should have been there. Annoying after a while but I still loved the story. I don’t know if it went out that way to other readers or not but it was strange!
Great series, though-

I am reading the entire Mitford series and, oddly enough, this has become my favorite. I loved the new characters and the new setting, while maintaining close ties with Mitford. I loved the excitement and the wonderful, simple theology. I must say, however, that the Kindle version was VERY difficult to read. (I hope Amazon reads this. I want my money back!) The last letter of many of the words is replaced by the number “1” and followed by “….” It was extremely distracting and interrupted the flow of the book while I figured out what word belonged there. On some pages, this happened multiple times. Thank goodness Ms. Karon’ s genius shone past this and, once again, she delivered a winner.

Yet another great book in the Mitford series! A good solid story with characters you feel you know personally. The delight is in the details of the story, the way it makes you better appreciate the details of your own story. I love the way Jan Karon makes the reader feel like you’ve known these characters all your life and look forward to reading what happens next!

It has been a long time since a series not in the fantasy genre has captivated my attention and imagination the way Ms. Karon’s Mitford series has. As a former resident of WNC, I find her firsthand insight to the people, the region and the atmosphere to be right on the mark. I love the fact that I could step out of my own doorstep and see each and every character in the series as my friends and neighbors. Well Done!
In A New Song, Ms. Karon continues the great thread she has begun and the shift of Fr. Tim and Cynthia to Whitecap from Mitford only adds fresh vitality to this series. The characters are solid, the dialog very real and the book moves from the very serious to the sublime. *the deep sea fishing trip was so funny, I had to put the book aside and surrender to a laughing fit….thank you for that! *
If you have enjoyed Mitford up to now, then by all means read A New Song. I fervently hope that Ms. Karon continues to bring us the news from Mitford for some time to come.

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