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angelamichelle's review against another edition
I read to page 114 and still don't care much about any of these characters. Let's see if I plow on.
kathieboucher's review against another edition
4.0
Sure glad I didn't let myself be guided by some of the very negative Goodreads reviews. Maybe some readers want treacle and everything tied up in a bow at the end? Nor did I find it sentimental and weepy. This well-written tale of the aftermath of a tragedy was full of inter-family and intra-family misunderstanding and angst. Not every character dealt with grief in an entirely constructive and straightforward manner--quite like real life. Not every character was sunny and immediately likable. I liked that bit of edginess.
notinjersey's review against another edition
2.0
took me awhile to read. some of the perspective changes were a little jarring for me.
oh, and it bothered me that she made the family so intent on following some Jewish rituals in regard to burial and unveiling, but still held a lobster party every summer.
oh, and it bothered me that she made the family so intent on following some Jewish rituals in regard to burial and unveiling, but still held a lobster party every summer.
ltoddlibrarian8's review against another edition
4.0
Not a happy book, but a good idea of what grief does to a family and how they move on
heatheradoresbooks's review against another edition
I did not love it, but I pushed through. I skipped a few pages here and there too.
callieisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Book I've had the longest on my TBR, since 2010. It was fine, though the narrator of the audiobook did a terrible Maine accent and couldn't properly pronounce the names of the towns.
kymme's review against another edition
3.0
A solid book about characters I felt fairly invested in despite not finding them all particularly believable. For example: As a person who is decidedly not into boats, I was both awed and distressed when two characters who also don't like boats, but who have each lost a sibling who did, decide against all logic to carry out their sibling's boating plans in their honor--at ridiculous expense in all ways. (And that's not the strangest decision by grown people in this book by far.) I loved that Tucson got a mention for its orchestra and that Rhode Island got called out for its hurricanes! Not my favorite Waldman book, but certainly worth a read, particularly if you love Maine, love the violin, and/or love boats.
fjsteele's review against another edition
5.0
I rarely find myself so drawn into a novel that I just can't separate myself from it. Even more rarely do I read "domestic fiction," although now I find myself incensed by the category for the way that it quietly undermines this beautiful, thoughtful book, so sensitive to the ways that art provides refuge from grief and so respectful of the way that celebrations give shape to our lives. Waldman's novel is beautiful; every character felt as if they'd just walked out of the room. And, finally, each moment I felt as if ,"there but by grace go I..."