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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
This books should be a movie. This book will almost certainly be a movie. With big stars and gorgeous backdrops. I guessed the twist early on. I hated several of the characters, if not all of them. And it was a good book, definitely worth the read. It reads quickly, too. Also, I want to know why the author took the time to get in a dig, astute though it may have been, at Bret Easton Ellis.
Yay. A handful of deeply unlikable characters, and one damn creepy little girl. Send them to Italy where they can talk about boobs and fountains and adultery, and make them walk around in those precarious coastal towns full of tourists and rocky cliffs. Oh, and it's narrated through omniscient first-person tense, joys upon joys.
Nonsense quotes below, but some of them spoil the "plot." Beware.
"Girlfriend?"
"He's fucking her."
"I'm sure he's not."
"Fine. He's not."
Finn would never hurt Lizzie. But I would. I'm her husband.
"Your top's on wrong," I shouted.
She shoved me sideways against a lamppost and poked a finger in my face.
How the hell did we end up in love with the wrong people?
But seriously, here in real life, if anyone ever gets a chance to visit the Pantheon in Rome, GO SEE IT EVERY DAY, especially in
wet weather, and for a long time we had stood inside that solemn cavernous space hypnotized by a perfect cylinder of rain falling through the oculus, its splash and tap on the marble floor . . .
There's just something sexy about this place. Must be all those dead emperors.
Nonsense quotes below, but some of them spoil the "plot." Beware.
Spoiler
"Girlfriend?"
"He's fucking her."
"I'm sure he's not."
"Fine. He's not."
Finn would never hurt Lizzie. But I would. I'm her husband.
"Your top's on wrong," I shouted.
She shoved me sideways against a lamppost and poked a finger in my face.
How the hell did we end up in love with the wrong people?
But seriously, here in real life, if anyone ever gets a chance to visit the Pantheon in Rome, GO SEE IT EVERY DAY, especially in
wet weather, and for a long time we had stood inside that solemn cavernous space hypnotized by a perfect cylinder of rain falling through the oculus, its splash and tap on the marble floor . . .
There's just something sexy about this place. Must be all those dead emperors.
I started this book off of a recommendation in People magazine. It was a good book, at times I felt the author went into too much detail describing certain things which is why I have it 4 stars. I enjoyed the characters and the plot of the book, it was an intriguing read. The only character I really was not a fan of was Taylor, she was so stuck up and such a prude about everything I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her sections in the book, I just wanted to scream at her being so uptight!!! All in all, the book was good however I gave it 4 stars bc of the reasons I spoke of above.
The story of two couples, one with a 10-year-old daughter in tow, on an ill-fated vacation trip to Italy. At first I wasn't sure I was going to care for it -- the writing is excellent, but for the most part the characters aren't very likable. Then the story builds as Ephron carefully lines up the dominoes, and we watch to see just how and when they'll topple. By the end, I found it a very satisfying read. Four and a half stars.
"Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
And, quiet children jut shouldn't be fully trusted.
I'm curious about how authors choose the names for their characters. Snow is a curious choice.
I'm also curious about authors writing about authors. Are they writing about themselves? How can they not?
And, quiet children jut shouldn't be fully trusted.
I'm curious about how authors choose the names for their characters. Snow is a curious choice.
I'm also curious about authors writing about authors. Are they writing about themselves? How can they not?
I'm a big fan of all the Ephrons but I really loved this book written from four points of view.
A good summer read about marriage and betrayal with a twist. And it is set in Italy - what could be better.
Careful,muscular writing that leads the reader to an end that was odd. Almost satisfying but not quite. I honestly did not like any of these characters--maybe Finn a little but the others were sad & tedious.
But the story-- well done!
But the story-- well done!
I did not like any of these characters at all. Well written, occasionally funny tho I'm not sure it was supposed to be. Weird story (kid did the murder). I couldn't wait for the book to be done!
I couldn't put this book down! I got attached to four of the five major characters and wanted to see where this story was taking them. And then it got really interesting when the fifth major character became a key player. Snow is the young daughter of Taylor and Finn, who are on vacation in Italy with Lizzie and Michael, and her actions drive the last third of the story.
We know from the beginning of the story that Finn and Lizzie used to be a couple, and that Michael is having an affair and plans to leave Lizzie. But he ends up falling in love with Lizzie all over again, which makes his girlfriend's Kath's surprise appearance even more awkward that it would have been had he not regained feelings for his wife.
Michael also develops an odd and confusing relationship with Snow. I don't mean odd and confusing to me. I mean to the other characters. The end of the story will really show how odd -- actually, more than odd -- Snow really is.
While a lot of the book is serious and looks deeply into the relationships of the four people (who tell their own stories in alternating, separate chapters) there is quite a bit of comedy as well, especially from Taylor who, God bless her, doesn't mean to be funny.
If I tried to get into the story's specifics I would be giving away to many of the fun and interesting parts. That's why I'm being rather vague. But if you want to hear Delia Ephron talk about it herself, you can go to WESB.com/on-demand and click on today's "LiveLine."
We know from the beginning of the story that Finn and Lizzie used to be a couple, and that Michael is having an affair and plans to leave Lizzie. But he ends up falling in love with Lizzie all over again, which makes his girlfriend's Kath's surprise appearance even more awkward that it would have been had he not regained feelings for his wife.
Michael also develops an odd and confusing relationship with Snow. I don't mean odd and confusing to me. I mean to the other characters. The end of the story will really show how odd -- actually, more than odd -- Snow really is.
While a lot of the book is serious and looks deeply into the relationships of the four people (who tell their own stories in alternating, separate chapters) there is quite a bit of comedy as well, especially from Taylor who, God bless her, doesn't mean to be funny.
If I tried to get into the story's specifics I would be giving away to many of the fun and interesting parts. That's why I'm being rather vague. But if you want to hear Delia Ephron talk about it herself, you can go to WESB.com/on-demand and click on today's "LiveLine."