SERENA by Ron Rash was a very interesting book. I had to take it back to the library and realized that I had not copied down pertinent information on publisher and date of publication. This book is one of the 16 to read before it comes out in movie form.
The main characters are as the title suggest Serena, a woman who is used to getting her way and will do anything to stop people from stopping her. I lose count of the number of people she had murdered in cold blood. She is the wife of Mr. Pemberton who has a logging camp in North Carolina. Her father also was in the logging industry so she is very comfortable as the ruler of the camp.
You first get an inclination of her character when she comes into camp sees the girl, Rachel and her father. Rachel is pregnant by Mr. Pemberton and her father has come to settle a score. Serena immediately accesses the situation, arms Pemberton and enjoys it when Pemberton kills the father. Then she turns to Rachel and tells her that she is to expect nothing from them. Fortunately, Rachel is mountain strong so she expects nothing.
I did not see the movie, but saw that it got terrible reviews. The story falls apart a little, but the essence is psycho woman will do what she needs to surround herself with yes men and do away with anyone who she feels thwarts her goals, even if that goal is to kill a child and his mother.
I like books with strong women, but do I like strong women portrayed as psychopaths, not so much. However, having said that during the depression if a man murdered someone to get ahead, would we call him a psychopath or just a good business man?
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