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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
If Meyer's Twilight was written for young girls to insert themselves as Bella, then Evison's Harriet is for every woman. I could not get into Twilight but This is Your Life Harriet Chance ad me relating almost entirely to her life. almost. I'm not necessarily liking or disliking Harriet but I won't soon forget her.
Recommended by Jo. Read her review: http://shelflife.cooklib.org/2015/09/29/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-by-jonathan-evison/
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emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5. Well written and structured, just not all that interesting. Would have abandoned if I had another audiobook option at the time.
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
Bittersweet portrait of the life of a widow who embarks on an Alaskan cruise and discovers hidden truths about her past.
Ugh! The description and author endorsements were terribly misleading. There is nothing gratifying or redemptive about this book. I didn't the main characters sympathetic, just pathetic. The only reason I finished it was because I needed to fulfill a 'local author' slot in the Sno-Isle Library 16in16 challenge, and I had already given up on a previous local author. I was so utterly disappointed with the book, but particularly by the ending.
One more complaint: the narrator pronounces the town where the main character lives incorrectly. Everyone in Washington knows Sequim rhymes with 'swim'. Anyone who says Se-quim is marking themselves as a clueless outsider. Companies who produce audiobooks should make an effort to Reeck the correct pronunciation of geographical features.
One more complaint: the narrator pronounces the town where the main character lives incorrectly. Everyone in Washington knows Sequim rhymes with 'swim'. Anyone who says Se-quim is marking themselves as a clueless outsider. Companies who produce audiobooks should make an effort to Reeck the correct pronunciation of geographical features.
With the character of Harriet Chance, Jonathan Evison has once again done what he does best: create a compelling character whose struggle for redemption is sure to elicit the reader's empathy and love. Harriet does not know she is struggling for redemption, but ultimately that's what this story is about. The journey to find out if she will reach it is compulsively readable. You will laugh at Harriet and you will cry for her. In fact there were passages in this book that were so incredibly sad that I almost didn't want to read them because I only wanted Harriet to be happy. She deserves happiness. And when an author can make you feel that protective of a character, you know they are doing something right. But another thing Evison is excellent at is finding the humor in life. He won't let you dwell on the sadness. He will reveal all facets of humankind with his stories: light and dark, happy and sad, love and betrayal. It's all here in the life of Harriet Chance.