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eeewhysee's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I really loved the concept of the book - that you learn about this character, Ken Kimble, through the experiences of the three women who marry him. I found it immediately engrossing and it never really lost my attention, so it was a pretty quick read for me. I do wish the ending had a little more closure. Don't want to include any spoilers, but I've decided that Ken Kimble is like the Devil. Terribly charming and alluring yet utterly selfish, and in the end, incapable of loving anyone but himself with no concern with who gets harmed in the way.
m2deloria's review against another edition
3.0
An entertaining read that really makes you want to meet one of these Mrs. Kimbles and smack her. I kept reading and reading, and again, was very entertained and engrossed in the story, but it's certainly not something your going to be thinking about for days to come or will be contemplating life because of it.
elbing's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting premise. Engaging characters. Contrasting story lines.
janie_books's review against another edition
Very irritating. Hated the style. There was absolutely no emotion in the writing. I had zero sympathy for the character even though I should because of the detestable things they were going through.
msmoodyreader's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bookwormbowman's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. I hated the first wife but then understood her a little more after reading the other two wives' stories. I found myself reading this book whenever I had a spare second.
indigotima_'s review against another edition
4.0
A surprisingly good book; first novel that I've read in one go in a long time. I picked it up for a bit of a brain break, thinking it would be quite fluffy, but it surprised me with a solid tone and interesting, albethem tragic, insights on how people deal with their own inadequacies and cope with the mistakes they've made in life.
yangyvonne's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story of three women, all of whom are married to Ken Kimble at different times. His first wife, Birdie, is a product of the 1950's. She gave him Jody and Charlie, but he leaves with a 19 year old. Then, he ends-up with Joan, the heiress friend of the family of the 19 year old and inherits her millions after she dies of breast cancer, and after he already inherited tons from her uncle whom he convinced he was Jewish, when he had been a minister when married to Birdie! Finally, he marries Dinah, the babysitter from when he was with Birdie. He pays for her birthmark on her face to be removed and they have a son. In the end, he is one the run from the FBI because of a housing scam, but Dinah manages to fins happiness AND unite all three of the kids.
This is an amazing story that builds over the 30 plus years of the book. Birdie is a tragic figure, as is Joan. Poor Joan never got her wish of a child and was essentially isolated through her relationship with Ken. Dinah, even though she is a victim too, manages to be independent. She is the one who keeps it together for her son, who unites him with Jody and Charlie, who has an affair and eventually can be with Wayne when Ken leaves, and who is strong enough to talk to the Government and give information to them even though she could lose all that she has. The ending leaves you wondering if Ken is dead or finally gets caught.
This is an amazing story that builds over the 30 plus years of the book. Birdie is a tragic figure, as is Joan. Poor Joan never got her wish of a child and was essentially isolated through her relationship with Ken. Dinah, even though she is a victim too, manages to be independent. She is the one who keeps it together for her son, who unites him with Jody and Charlie, who has an affair and eventually can be with Wayne when Ken leaves, and who is strong enough to talk to the Government and give information to them even though she could lose all that she has. The ending leaves you wondering if Ken is dead or finally gets caught.
dontmissythesereads's review against another edition
3.0
Book #25 read in 2016
It was hard to like any of the characters in this novel. Yet, I was drawn to the progression of the story.
It was hard to like any of the characters in this novel. Yet, I was drawn to the progression of the story.
pecas7's review against another edition
3.0
This book just reaffirmed a daily struggle of mine that no matter how smart, young, wise, ignorant, or independent a woman is, there is something that drives her to be married, in order to be socially accepted, even if that means marrying the wrong person.