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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I picked this book based on the title- my son graduated from Syracuse, and I wasn't sure if I read anything by this author before- I was definitely familiar with her sister's work.
This book has deceit, false and true friends, travel gone right and wrong, a murder and a child- while on a couples' vacation in Italy! There is so much to love about this book, but the narrative looking both on the inside and outside of each marriage, and trying to figure out which is the stronger, or even healthier one pulls you in to the characters lives.
It is a quick read because you won't want to put it down
This book has deceit, false and true friends, travel gone right and wrong, a murder and a child- while on a couples' vacation in Italy! There is so much to love about this book, but the narrative looking both on the inside and outside of each marriage, and trying to figure out which is the stronger, or even healthier one pulls you in to the characters lives.
It is a quick read because you won't want to put it down
This book was oddly fun! The characters are varying degrees of crazy (some totally batshit bananas), and I loved to hate their ridiculousness. Quick, easy read. Just what I needed.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was surprised this was written so recently. It reads like an 80’s or 90’s novel. The audio was good. A bit anticlimactic.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters are all wonderfully flawed. Ephron does a great job capturing the voice of each of the four narrators.
This was good and I'll probably think about it a lot for a while. But not fast paced or thrilling like the blurb on the back said. More like a journal. Characters were all a bit whacko. Made me want to go back to Italy.
Beautifully written with despicable characters; my favorite. Audio version features John Slattery (Mad Men) sounding delightfully lecherous.
3.5/4 I liked it, the characters Finn, Taylor, Michael and Lizzie though not particularly likeable it was really interesting reading from each of their perspectives. I enjoyed Finn’s perspective as seeing Taylor through his eyes was quite hilarious at times! I thought it was a well written book and it kept me hooked.