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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
elizabethmcspencer's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nitterbug's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
katyifky's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
pellegrinic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0