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Summary: it is a heartbreaking epic of struggle and survival
Review: the book combines in itself the best of everything. it is a must read for everyone.it revolves around the cleary family , their struggle and sustenance.a very well written and elaborated book.
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Summary: A must for the Romantic at Heart!
Review: I loved the story of Meggie and Father Ralph, there was such a struggle in their love, but it was always the one constant in their lives. In the first mini- series I think Richard Chamberlain was the perfect Father Ralph and Rachel Ward the perfect Meggie. Their love story on beach was almost as good as reading about it. Colleen McCullagh writes a wonderful story, I am looking forward to reading a third time......
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Summary: I love this great story
Review: This was truly one of the most greatest stories of all time. It is quite belivable too. It was true love for him, and I think it was a hard, yet good decision for him. Meggie was hurt by him loving God more.
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Summary: It will make you laugh, and make you cry.......
Review: I have read and re-read this book more times than I can remember, yet every time, there's something new. There are a few slow parts, but this is without a doubt a book you will never forget. There's always a moment of melancholy when you finish it...feels like you've lost a good friend to turn the last page and know there's no more. Fiction? Well, sorta......you might not find a real, live Meghann Cleary, but I've no doubt that there's alot of Meggies and Ralphs out there.....
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Summary: For the most part very exciting.....
Review: This book was very much a page-turner. I read in it any chance I got, but McCullough collaborates quite a few fairly boring parts with a some very romantic passages. I found myself forgetting a couple important details because they were incorporated within sluggish portions of the novel. It does not flow as well as the end, for it jumps around between characters too much. All in all, though, it was a book worth reading.
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Summary: This is the ULTIMATE LOVE STORY
Review: If you are a book-worm, lover of romances or have only seen the mini-series, this is THE book to read. It is filled to the last word of forbidden love, passion and grief. Even if you have never experienced these feelings, The Thorn Birds, will inevitably make you feel that you have. Trust me, I've read this book many times. ;o)
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Summary: A great book which really draws you in to its story.
Review: This was a great book that was almost impossible to put down once you had started it. I loved it and would reccomend it to anyone.
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Summary: A page turner but on the whole too fantastical
Review: Books like these are precisely the reason why I have decided to stick to non-fiction. The story is enthralling and gripping, but on the whole too implausible to believe or take seriously. It also gets predictable in certain parts. However, if you're one of those people who enjoy the occasional book-as-candy deal, then you'll like this one.
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Summary: Touching, beautiful saga that leaves reader overwhelmed!
Review: "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough is my favorite novel. It is in a category by itself and deserves more than five stars. I saw ten minutes of the miniseries on television and knew I had to read the book. I was twelve, and the story of Meggie and Ralph moved me to hysterical tears. I am now 18, and I have read the book so many times I have lost count. Set in the Australian Outback in the years surrounding WWII, it is the story of a girl growing up, learning that "The best is only bought at the cost of great pain...Or so says the legend." The courage and strength of Meggie despite the tremendous hardships of her life inspires me. I must admit I fell in love with Ralph de Bricassart; first with his name, then with the man. (I can only hope to find such a person!) All of the other characters--Fee, Paddy, Frank, Dane, Justine, Rain--are developed clearly throughout the story. McCullough is a genius for combining three generations of the Cleary family into one novel! I still cry when I read the story, for the love, and for the pain. The introductory story of the thornbird is a lesson for life: all sadness will pass, and one day something beautiful will come from that pain. A highly emotional book, "The Thorn Birds" is the best work of this century. It is worth reading to anyone who enjoys drama and romance, as well as suspense, action, and sadness! The movie based on the novel starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward is an excellent interpretation.
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Summary: The Greatest Romance Novel of All Time
Review: I have read this at least a dozen times, and still love Meggie, Ralph, Fee, Paddy & Frank. A classic, cannot recommend it highly enough.
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