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Summary: A tragic story that has high highs and low lows.
Review: I found this story to be completely uplifting and exhilerating at times but I also found that it had needless discriptions and too much tradegy. The cover jacket claims that this novel is the "story of a marriage". However the main characters, Julie and Hank have only been married a few months throughout the majority of the book. Also, Hank hardly talked enough for the reader to see what kind of relationship him and Julie really had. This book has its defining moments but overall it lacked in defining its characters and the relationships they had with one another.
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Summary: Nice details, but boring plot
Review: The scenary and the feelings of each character were nicely descriptive,but the story was plain out boring. All the bad things that happened seemed to occur for such a dumb reason and left me exasperated. It also made marriage seem horrible and hopeless.
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Summary: Boring
Review: This book was a disappointment. I couldn't find a plot thick enough to hold on to. I kept thinking one would turn up with each new charecter that was introduced,but no. The characters outside Hank and Julie just seeemed to come,cause a little misery and go. I gave it 2 stars because, I did continue reading it, wanting to know what was going to happen next. Sadly,nothing conclusive ever did.
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Summary: A flawless audiobook production.
Review: An unusual woman lives in Gap Creek, who works as hard as a man and who marries as a teenager. Struggles with the land and with marriage lie at the heart of Robert Morgan's fast-paced novel Gap Creek, which centers around a strong country woman's determination and survival skills.
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Summary: Mixed Review
Review: I thought there were some wonderful parts to this book;how hard Julie worked,the conversations between Julie and Carolyn,etc but there were some very boring parts and some that did not make sense.There as a lack of conversation between Julie and Hank as newly weds. I cant understand why someone like Julie would choose Hank. Many people who read the book commented on how hard life was for women at that time. I agree. The world we live in now has many modern conveniences that were not available during the period of the book. I did write to the author and he answered me.
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Summary: One of my favorites...
Review: I loved this book. I did'nt want to put it down and I did'nt want it to end. I loved reading about Julie and Hank, I laughed out loud at her description of their honeymoon. I cried in a few parts. I thought of my grandma and grandpa and how it must've been for them. Julie is someone I will remember and think about often, especially when I have a mountain of work in front of me. I will read this book again and would love to read a sequel.
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Summary: One of Oprah's best picks yet
Review: I have not read a book that completely had me hooked by the 2nd page. It was incredible. I looked forward to returning to Gap Creek nightly. I wanted to reach out to Julie and hug her. She's one of the strongest characters I've ever read about. To endure such heartache and at such a young age and to keep overcoming it. She was extraordinary. What a strong woman she was. I thought Hank finally pitched in when taking care of Delia. I was surprised at his care and concern since he had very little concern throughout the book for his wife. Robert Morgan describes child birth in such vivid detail, it completely brought back all memories to me. I was amazed by his insight into a woman's world. Robert Morgan is phenominal. This book was amazing, enjoyable, eye opening and just plain good!
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Summary: I was a captivating audience.....
Review: I've been bedbound due to illness for the past week and I'm glad I had this book to keep me company. No matter how bad I felt, I couldn't have been worse off than Julie. She had what we would think was a miserable life but, since she didn't know any better, it wasn't so bad for her. She did remarkably well with her resources and maintained her pitiful marriage. This was the "story of a marriage" and it was very well written. I'd like to see a movie made of it. My next book will be another Robert Morgan blockbuster...think I'll try The Truest Pleasure and see if it measures up. If you're feeling down and depressed, maybe wondering if your marriage/relationship will hold up, try reading this and see if it all still seems bad. I know I was thankful for my marriage, kids, money and being alive in this day and age after reading how it could have been. Recommended reading for all....
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Summary: *yawn*
Review: I found this book incredibly boring. At no time are you really encouraged to care about any of these people, none of them are particularly interesting, and nothing really happens. It's the dreary, grey, spiritless story of dreary, grey, spiritless people. The heroine has a touch of spunk and strength to her, which is cancelled out by her choosing to be a doormat for everyone. I kept waiting for something dramatic or inspiring or, well, interesting to break out. Never happened.
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Summary: Simply a Strong Woman
Review: Our Book Club found this book very enjoyable and easy to read. A couple of our members found it a little unbelievable that one woman should suffer so much tragedy. I (personally) think that the tragedys are possible because of the rural poverty stricken setting of this book and the youthful/uneducated Julie and Hank. We all found Julie to be a very strong willed (as well as physically strong) woman. She had a way of taking every obstacle and turning it around or at least making it tolerable. (I think her expectations were not too high.) It was so sad that she was taken advantage of by the lawyer and the "heirs" of the house they were renting. We all agreed that Hank was just a little wimp who was looking for a good woman to take care of him. Lucky he met Julie (and not one of us!). One of our members read the book while on vacation - it left her feeling a little guilty to be enjoying such pleasures when Julie struggled so much. It was very sad that she suffered the deaths of her baby brother and her father and then her own baby in such a short period of time. We felt the author did a great job describing the life of a very simple woman. We are interested in reading other books by Robert Morgan.
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