Cross a Dark Bridge: A Novel

Rating:
Summary: well-written, interesting, with a slight copout at the end
Review: I enjoyed this book very much; the characters are well-fleshed (and very disturbing in some cases - the sister, Missy, for example) and not terribly stereotyped. There is no moralizing, no one-dimensional victim, no predictable thoughts or reactions in most cases. I was a little disappointed in the ending, though; it seemed a little too abrupt and tidy. Otherwise, very well done. Some of the writing is just beautiful ("I am the silent half of language," one character says to another at one point). I would certainly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: well-written, interesting, with a slight copout at the end
Review: I enjoyed this book very much; the characters are well-fleshed (and very disturbing in some cases - the sister, Missy, for example) and not terribly stereotyped. There is no moralizing, no one-dimensional victim, no predictable thoughts or reactions in most cases. I was a little disappointed in the ending, though; it seemed a little too abrupt and tidy. Otherwise, very well done. Some of the writing is just beautiful ("I am the silent half of language," one character says to another at one point). I would certainly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: A really good read!
Review: This is a funny, romantic novel with an interesting edge to it. The edge is multiple personality, but it's the folks with only one personality who are so funny one wonders who's crazy here. The story is set on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Cheasapeake Bay Bridge figures in the opening and closing scenes; I drove over it last summer and thought what a wonderful metaphor "crossing over" is. A subtle book, for all its humor.

Rating:
Summary: A really good read!
Review: This is a funny, romantic novel with an interesting edge to it. The edge is multiple personality, but it's the folks with only one personality who are so funny one wonders who's crazy here. The story is set on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Cheasapeake Bay Bridge figures in the opening and closing scenes; I drove over it last summer and thought what a wonderful metaphor "crossing over" is. A subtle book, for all its humor.