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laurieb755 's review for:
Very Valentine
by Adriana Trigiani
Two weekends ago my friend Ann took me to see the Brooklyn Museum exhibit Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe. (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/heels/) The exhibit led to conversation about shoes (of course!) and that led to Ann mentioning Adriana Trigiani and this three-book series, in particular.
I definitely enjoyed the book. Trigani's writing (at least for this book) is an adjective's best friend and, coupled with my being a New Yorker, I often felt like I was right smack there in Little Italy or Greenwich Village or mid-town, along with Valentine and her family and friends - that's how robust the descriptions are.
Trigani or, more precisely, Valentine, is also sufficiently chatty that I knew what was going on from the very start thanks to her non-stop patter.
All this communication made me feel like another member of the family, and I was enjoying being complicit until the return from Italy and Gram's episode. Maybe it was jet lag, but at that point I was beginning to wish Valentine would use less verbiage to tell her tale.
Yet, when all is said and done, I am curious to know how Valentine's tale turns out, and am likely going to reserve the next book in the series. And, it did make a nice vacation read!
I definitely enjoyed the book. Trigani's writing (at least for this book) is an adjective's best friend and, coupled with my being a New Yorker, I often felt like I was right smack there in Little Italy or Greenwich Village or mid-town, along with Valentine and her family and friends - that's how robust the descriptions are.
Trigani or, more precisely, Valentine, is also sufficiently chatty that I knew what was going on from the very start thanks to her non-stop patter.
All this communication made me feel like another member of the family, and I was enjoying being complicit until the return from Italy and Gram's episode. Maybe it was jet lag, but at that point I was beginning to wish Valentine would use less verbiage to tell her tale.
Yet, when all is said and done, I am curious to know how Valentine's tale turns out, and am likely going to reserve the next book in the series. And, it did make a nice vacation read!