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Summary: Past her Prime?
Review: I've read and enjoyed several of Siddon's other books, and her descriptions of places, customs, climate, food often make you feel you've been there, but to this book I often said, "Blah, blah, blah-who cares?" As I was trapped in airports and airplanes I read the whole thing in a day. Actually I skipped over some of the descriptions because her writing was unimaginative, methodical, repetitive....boring. I think I'll go back and actually count the number of times she used the word "obscurely"as an (obscure to be sure) adverb. Doesn't she have an editor? Do writers get paid by the page?
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Summary: Decent read
Review: I've read everything ARS has written and have lived in either Charleston or Atlanta all of my life so I enjoy reading books set in these locations. I probably enjoyed this book more than some might have because it reminded me of my childhood and experiences on Sullivan's Island. Also, the descriptions of the sea and the pluff mud and the Charleston "elite" all rang true. It is nice to see her lead female in a good relationship, since ARS tends to start her books with women who have just been cheated on who have to pull themselves up and out of that circumstance. The story itself was okay, but with every chapter that started, my brain started calculating what horrible accident was coming up and who would it involve? Don't read this if you're already in a low mood. It was kind of a tough book to get through - lots of tragedies to overcome and in the end just left me feeling really sad and alone for Anny. Everyone writes that the last chapter didn't connect. I thought it connected perfectly. Without giving it away, I figured from earlier "odd" happenings that circumstances were being helped along. The writing itself was kind of choppy in some areas. She'd write about something and start going along and then say "and we never were to talk about it again" or "we never saw them again." It was like she wanted to start writing about something but then got tired of it so she chopped that storyline off - like wandering through a maze and running into dead ends. It's a good ARS book though. I'd recommend it just based on enjoying her other books.
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Summary: a lovely story with a fabulous protagonist!
Review: like some of the other reviewers, i too have read everything ms. siddons has written. although this is not my favorite of her books, i give it five stars because it is head and shoulders above so many other books i've read lately. it is very well written, as always from ms. siddons, and has a wonderful main characters. the very last scene blew me away!
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Summary: Keep your hanky handy!
Review: This is a heart-wrenching tale of 8 friends, growing older, and promising to always be there to take care of one another despite the fact that one of them is crazy and a murderer!!! All the usual problems of growing old....death, sickness, crises, etc. I did not especially care for this book, thought it was a downer.
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Summary: Islands
Review: To have the gift of a group of friends like the one in Islands is a blessing. Read about them and share their lives. If you don't have friends like these, try to make at least one really close friend who'll share your life with you.
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