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Summary: Eloquent and real
Review: By far, this is my favorite Trigiani novel. Second place goes to Big Cherry Holler. That said, Milk Glass Moon is a terriffic read, full of insight and color. It's easy to read, yet not in a "talking down to you" way. I highly recommend this one. Also recommended: Big Cherry Holler, Mr. Paradise, Bark of the Dogwood
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Summary: Milk Glass Moon
Review: I absoltely loved this book as well as the first two in the series. Warm, heartfelt story that encourages you to live life to the fullest and to hold on to what you love with all your heart.
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Summary: The Third in the Trilogy, different but good
Review: I adore the Big Stone Gap series, and wish there were more to look forward to. This third one was different than the previous two (what fun would it be if they were the same?), and had a different tone all together. A lot of it centers on Italy, and less on Big Stone Gap-- and I missed it. But all the same characters are there, and it is great to watch Ava Maria change and age, as well as her daughter. Lots of good surprises in the end.
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: I had been looking forward to this book for so long, having enjoyed the first two very much. What a disappointment. It took a lot of effort to keep reading to the end. It was one cliched situation after another, there was no real story going on, and all of the characters (whom I once loved) were just plain annoying. I don't know what happened with the author this time. It's like she figured the characters were just so endearing that anything they could do or say would be loved by the reader. If you decide to read this book, go into it with low expectations. Then maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised!
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Summary: Good but Rushed .....
Review: I have to say that I had high hopes for Milk Glass Moon. I was hoping the trilogy would go out with a *bang*. Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed in this one. The first half of the book was pretty slow moving for me and it lacked the *country feel* that the first Big Stone Gap and Big Cherry Hollar had. I felt that towards the end of the book the story was rushed. All in all, it was an easy read but it just didn't live up to the standards of the first two.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful!!
Review: I just want to say that "Milk Glass Moon" was fantastic. As were all three Gap books. I too hope there will be more. I loved them all. I will miss all the characters including the ones in Italy. This is a great read, but please read the other two first. Hope to see more Gap books......
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Summary: As wonderful as the others!!!
Review: I liked Big Stone Gap, loved Big Cherry Holler, and thought that Milk Glass Moon was wonderful!!! I love the character of Ave Maria and hope that the author won't stop writing about the MacChesneys!!!!
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Summary: Going out with a thump
Review: I loved Big Stone Gap so much that when Big Cherry Holler came out I grab it without hesitation and enjoyed reading about the evolution of all the realtionships that I came to love in the first novel. BUT Milk Glass Moon is soooo boring I can barely keep my motivation to read it through to the end. Ave Maria is so annoying and still has all the same insecurities as the first novel. I thought that she resolved alot of her insecurities in Big Cherry Holler. Poor Jack Mac and Etta, they have to live with her. There were so many opportunities to turn this book around. With a focus on Jack or Etta and how they have dealt with living in the Gap, the loss of Joe or just living with Ave. Sorry to say, but I just can't recommend this book to anyone. The first and second novels were such hits but this one is such a miss. Please Ms. Trigianni end the series here before I forget why I loved your writing in the first place.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I really enjoyed the 1st 2 books but found that I had to force myself to finish this one. I was disappointed that it didn't hold my attention and that there wasn't mush going on in this book worth reading.
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Summary: More Please!
Review: I recommend this book highly...but would strongly recommend that it be read after reading the 2 Big Stone Gap novels that precede it. Why miss out on the full story?
I hope we readers get the gift of another chapter from Ms. Trigiani on the life of Ave and her family and friends.
If you are sad to leave characters behind when you finish a book, start with Big Ston Gap, then move on to Big Cherry Holler and Milk Glass Moon. Then register your vote for...more please!
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