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Foreign Fruit by Jojo Moyes

amyecolumbus's review against another edition

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4.0

There were some holes in the plot that left me wondering, but I adored the characters.

leahfalzone's review against another edition

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3.0

Took awhile to get into this one...

docsusan's review against another edition

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3.0

Really slow to start, but then I didn't want it to end. Too much wrapped up in the last 75 pages.

nferre's review against another edition

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3.0

Just started and enjoying it in audio form. Update Oct 28, 2014: It took me 5 months to finish this book. I had to relisten to it so many times just to figure out who was who and where the plot was going, that I finally put it in time out for a while. When I finally brought it back out and figured out the characters, I began to enjoy it, but here's the thing. Moyes is a pretty good storyteller, but she really really likes the element of surprise in her characters, bringing them back 30 years after she makes them disappear, not telling you immediately who they really are, etc. In this book the technique was weak and the result was confusing. On the plus side, her characters are never one dimensional, never 100% likeable. And who is? Her musings, or rather her character's musings are spot on, true to life. They're not terribly witty, most of her characters are carrying a couple of extra pounds and this just makes them all the more endearing.

hayley_loves_books's review

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3.0

A glorious read. Very slow to start but once I was about a 100/pages in I could not put it down. The story flowed seamlessly from past to present and I was enthralled with the characters.

medinapopoiu's review against another edition

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relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

shareleann's review against another edition

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4.0

A bit confusing, but overall not bad

bronteide's review

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4.0

3.75

julle1980's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars

telahe's review against another edition

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2.0

تعداد شخصیت ها خیلی زیاد بود و سخت میشد باهاش ارتباط برقرار کرد، به محض اینکه شرایط و شخصیت ها اشنا شد و تو روال داستان قرار گرفتم، داستان به زمان حال پرش کرد و شخصیت های جدید وارد شدن و روز از نو روزی از نو.
بخش هایی از کتاب هم احتمالا مشکل سانسور و... داشت که مترجم در لفافه بهش پرداخته بود، مفهوم دریافت میشد ولی خب بازم تو ذوقم میزد.
دو شخصیت اصلی زن داستان (حداقل برای من) اصلا دوست داشتنی نبودن و بقیه شخصیت ها حضورشون در داستان خیلی کمرنگ تر از اون بود که بشه باهاشون ارتباط گرفت.
شاید اگر کتاب خلاصه تر و شخصیت ها کمتر میشد، خیلی بهتر بود اما در کل نسبت به بقیه کتاب هایی که از مویز خوندم ضعیف تر بود.
فکر میکنم شرایط تعیین میکنه چقدر یک کتاب رو دوست داشته باشیم، برعکس یک بعلاوه یک این کتاب رو با سختگیری بیشتری خوندم و شاید هم به همین دلیل اینقدر کم ستاره دادم. فکر میکنم اگر این کتاب رو تو شرایط یک بعلاوه یک میخوندم چهار ستاره بهش میدادم.