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stephaniesteen73's review against another edition
3.0
Loved 99% of this book - good character development, liked the interspersal of music, an interesting plot set-up.... all good until the last couple of pages. Hated the ending!!! I actually read it over a few times to see if I was missing something. Boo :(
macreader's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
knittingchaos's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. The characters grow and change. It would have been very easy to make them one dimensional good guys and bad guys, but they are just people who have ended up in a situation none of them are prepared to deal with.
emyshh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
shelbymarie516's review against another edition
3.0
2.5. I wanted to really love this but I struggled to get into it. It was hard to separate the real story from this novel. I’ll probably try to watch the movie at some point.
scklein's review against another edition
Could not get in to story. Life is too short to read an uninteresting book.
jl27's review against another edition
4.0
"You should read Ann Patchett," I vaguely remember someone telling me, not connecting that to this little paperback that I'd randomly selected last summer at the annual literacy association book sale until I found the book in a TBR pile recently. Finally making the connection with the advice and the book, I decided to give it a go.
Overall: parts of the storytelling were a bit slow, but that's just the nature of this story. It's a setting where time sort of stops as quickly as it starts again, but all of the space in between is just a really beautifully crafted pastry with tons of layers. There are all of these nuances of love between various characters and how they demonstrate that love can be communicated, even when there are barriers that would otherwise keep people apart.
In this hostage situation, you become like the hostages: lost in the days and the routines that establish themselves, and finding yourself loving each of the characters in different ways, then horrendously ripped from almost all of them as quickly as you were introduced.
A solid four star read. I'll be finding some more Patchett to stack on my shelf.
Overall: parts of the storytelling were a bit slow, but that's just the nature of this story. It's a setting where time sort of stops as quickly as it starts again, but all of the space in between is just a really beautifully crafted pastry with tons of layers. There are all of these nuances of love between various characters and how they demonstrate that love can be communicated, even when there are barriers that would otherwise keep people apart.
In this hostage situation, you become like the hostages: lost in the days and the routines that establish themselves, and finding yourself loving each of the characters in different ways, then horrendously ripped from almost all of them as quickly as you were introduced.
A solid four star read. I'll be finding some more Patchett to stack on my shelf.
exhaustedreader's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
hippos's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0