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A review by nadoislandgirl
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani
4.0
I'm grudgingly giving this 4 stars. Let me say first that I really enjoy Adriana Trigiani. She is one of my good old reliable authors - I know I will almost always enjoy her novels. Though the lives of her characters are not perfect, their view of the world is usually so hopeful that the books leave me feeling uplifted.
This is the first of her novels I've read that bring in real-life characters that we know. A romance between Loretta Young and Clark Gable in this book feels beautiful and terrible and epic. However, it doesn't seem very likely that this was so. I also kind of have a problem with books that attempt to cover an entire life. There is a lot of skipping over years and decades.
Trigiani shows the faults of her characters, but also focuses so much on their redeeming qualities that you think everyone is a "good guy." I actually think that's a great way to look at life. And perhaps that's why I enjoy reading her novels.
All that said, I was always engaged by this book, I couldn't wait to pick it up again and really enjoyed my time reading it. I would definitely recommend it.
This is the first of her novels I've read that bring in real-life characters that we know. A romance between Loretta Young and Clark Gable in this book feels beautiful and terrible and epic. However, it doesn't seem very likely that this was so. I also kind of have a problem with books that attempt to cover an entire life. There is a lot of skipping over years and decades.
Trigiani shows the faults of her characters, but also focuses so much on their redeeming qualities that you think everyone is a "good guy." I actually think that's a great way to look at life. And perhaps that's why I enjoy reading her novels.
All that said, I was always engaged by this book, I couldn't wait to pick it up again and really enjoyed my time reading it. I would definitely recommend it.