Emotions

Rating:
Summary: Again
Review: Again. Another gem. Another wonderfully written, intricately woven, deeply drawn piece from the author of Until..., Always, and Forever. Emotions satisfies on every level as a work of fiction. Characters you can see, touch, and experience. A plot line, like a maze, carefully constructed, and oh so pleasant to journey through. Life, for everyone, is a quest to find out what our true purpose is. What our true calling is. Michael Brockmier II, Joi Weston, the two main characters in the novel face that very dilemma. Who they truly are. Is Brockmier just the son of a genius writer--or is he a writer himself? Is Joi Weston just an aging ex-Hollywood starlet turned doting and supportive wife? Can the two of them find the answers they seek in a forbidden romance? Board the lush prose bus and travel with them to find the answers. Explore the tragedies of their life, the eroticism of their union. Prepare yourself for the entertaining way McCann molds triumph, hurt, joy, and pain out of their lives. A deeply moving piece that will have you lost in thought long after you close the back flap. McCann has done it... again.

Rating:
Summary: Never Say Never
Review: McCann's, latest novel, Emotions will take you through a range of just that. I was angry, sad, happy and jumping for joy in the same story. The few encounters between Joi, a former actress and now housewife, and Michael, a struggling writer living in his father's shadow, turns out to be a complicated mess with life-altering effects.

This story is engaging and filled with surprises. The relationships between Joi and her husband, brother and father were realistic and at times painful. I adored Mike's eye-opening relationship with Ani, his literary partner-in-crime. They made an unlikely pair but brought out the best in each other. However, I often felt like I was reading two different novels. I think Mike and Joi's stories could have stood on their own without even meeting each other. This was still a good read (as with all of McCann's work) but I felt the piece that tied Joi and Mike together was left out of the puzzle. If you are a fan of McCann's work, then I would definitely add this to your summer reading list.

Reviewed by Nicole
APOOO Bookclub

Rating:
Summary: Helpful Read
Review: There are so many words to decribe Emotions. It was turly an enjoyable read. I like reading novels that make you think. Joi the main female character could be anyone. I loved the passion that Michael brought back into her life, but at the same time, I could see that the passion she had with Michael, it was the type of passion she once shared with Phillip (her husband) and long to rekindle. Emotions lefted you thinking that us married folks with some years under our belts, can still have passion, but just like anything worth having, it takes work. Yes Joi had fellings for Michael, but not only did she love her husband, she was deeply in love with her husband as well. It takes a strong couple, and a strong MAN to deal with what happened and get through it. I might be the only reader that was happy whit the ending.