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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Exploring the ups and downs of life, The Friends We Keep is about a trio that meet in college and after graduation they drift apart. Each character makes mistakes and life just doesn’t work out the way they planned. 30 years later they’re given the opportunity to reunite and that’s when a dark secret is discovered. The author does a great job weaving the storylines together. It’s a story of how mistakes and heartache don’t have to define us. There’s always opportunity to take a chance and rebuild. Friendships drift, but sometimes the special ones can always feel like home.
The Friends We Keep is beautiful story of three college friends over the course of 30 years. Following graduation, Evvie, Maggie and Topher each go their separate ways to build their careers and lives. A betrayal by one of the characters to another is hidden until the three are reunited after 30 years.
The story explores the importance of having friends in our lives - many who can be considered family after years spent together. It underlines the idea that none of us are perfect but, despite our imperfections, true friendships will live on.
I appreciate that the author explores the stigmata associated with alcohol induced liver disease as well the eating disorders and life choices one character makes to have the “ideal” body. I loved that the character of Topher is gay - there is a brief discussion of how the AIDS epidemic effected him, but I would have liked the author to have explored this impact on society a bit more.
I would recommend this book to anyone enjoys reading about long term friendships.
The story explores the importance of having friends in our lives - many who can be considered family after years spent together. It underlines the idea that none of us are perfect but, despite our imperfections, true friendships will live on.
I appreciate that the author explores the stigmata associated with alcohol induced liver disease as well the eating disorders and life choices one character makes to have the “ideal” body. I loved that the character of Topher is gay - there is a brief discussion of how the AIDS epidemic effected him, but I would have liked the author to have explored this impact on society a bit more.
I would recommend this book to anyone enjoys reading about long term friendships.
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I loved this one, really a 4.5. A super easy but captivating read. I loved how focused it was on friendship but with the complexities of the romantic relationships each of them were also experiencing. This had me wanting to be friends with each of the three main characters, and had a super sweet ending.
Enjoyed the book but did find the end was wrapped up a little too nicely
At first I was a little unsure about how Jane Green had split the novel up into three different sections. Usually I have a bit of trouble following plots with flashbacks and flash forwards, but Jane's writing was beautiful. It was easy to follow and the writing format was essential to the character development. Overall, I very much enjoyed this book. I fell in love with all of the main characters. My heart broke in a million pieces numerous times, but the book put it back together each and every time. Jane Green is officially an auto buy author from now one.
I was granted an early review copy in exchange for an honest review.
I was granted an early review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Do some books lend themselves (no pun intended) to summer time reading?
I read this one.
This was a borrow from my local library
I read this one.
This was a borrow from my local library
Maggie, Evvie, and Topher meet Freshman year of college in 1986, and quickly become inseparable. Over the course of over thirty years, the novel immerses us into their individual lives, as well as the dynamic of their friendship. This is a strong character-driven novel that takes us through the lives of these three complex people, witnessing the best and worst parts of them as they change and grow throughout the years. The friends struggle with relationships, addictions, self-esteem, and secrets, but continually come back to rely on this lifelong friendship. Jane Green’s novels never disappoint, and I always look forward to her newest book each year.
Blah. I used to love Jane Green. Maybe my taste has just matured but I really didn’t enjoy this. There were parts with agonizing, unimportant details while huge things would happen in a matter of a sentence. It was quite depressing and overall just BLAH!
emotional
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medium-paced