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cdale8's review against another edition
3.0
The main character was just so damned unlikeable in this book: before, during, and after. The overall writing was fine, but all the characters were shallow portrayals of stereotypical upper-middle class NorthEastern US suburbanite family members, although that did help create more of a jarring effect for the turning point event.
melohpa's review against another edition
3.0
See my review at https://topplingbookpile.blogspot.com/2019/08/every-last-one-by-anna-quindlen-q.html
aleigh88's review against another edition
5.0
It was an amazing story, very tragic, but very deep. I couldn't put it down, I loved the main character, she was so many things for her family. You didn't see the twist of the book coming.
suebee135's review against another edition
4.0
Mary Beth Latham is living an almost perfect life. She has a loving husband and three great children. Her daughter, Ruby, is the oldest of the three and about to start her senior year of high school. She is dealing with typical teenage issues: choosing a college, a painful breakup with her boyfriend, and preparing herself for adulthood. Mary Beth’s twin sons, Alex and Max, are facing different issues. Alex has always been the popular and athletic twin and Max has always lived in his brother’s shadow. Mary Beth fears that Max is becoming depressed and begins bringing Max to a therapist for counseling. While focusing on Max and his treatment, Mary Beth and her family suffer a horrific tragedy that no one could have predicted. This is the heart wrenching story of a family’s suffering and recovery from an act so violent that no one is left unscathed. While the subject matter is disturbing, this is ultimately a story of love, loss, and the will to carry on.
linesuponapage's review against another edition
2.0
I've read many other Anna Quindlen's books which have been excellent, this is not her best. I'm sad, I wasted my time as I have too many books to read.
As a mother of three children, I would've expected to be super affected by the book, I was not. Don't get me wrong, the middle hit me raw, although I kind of saw it coming. How did Mary Beth not see something horrible coming her way? I fell in love with Ruby, as she was a kindred spirit, but even she wasn't fleshed out enough for me. All her children were just too flat from a mother's view...
It took me a few weeks to actually get though the book. I just wasn't feeling it. I plugged on. Quindlen has some beautiful obscure words in this story and some beautiful sentences but it just wasn't as good as her other books or collection of columns. Sorry.
As a mother of three children, I would've expected to be super affected by the book, I was not. Don't get me wrong, the middle hit me raw, although I kind of saw it coming. How did Mary Beth not see something horrible coming her way? I fell in love with Ruby, as she was a kindred spirit, but even she wasn't fleshed out enough for me. All her children were just too flat from a mother's view...
It took me a few weeks to actually get though the book. I just wasn't feeling it. I plugged on. Quindlen has some beautiful obscure words in this story and some beautiful sentences but it just wasn't as good as her other books or collection of columns. Sorry.