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Summary: Good Read
Review: Adam Amring longs for adventure instead of working in the faily grocery store. Dressed in a new suit and with $150.00 in his pocket, Adam bordes a train traveling west. Thus begins a tale that encompasses several generations. "The Sight of the Stars" is pure Belva Plain at her very best. Readers become a part of the plot as they cheer for Adam and his quest for: success in business and success with EMMA, the love of his life. A captive read from page one.
Beverly J Scott author of RIGHTEOUS REVENGE, RUTH FEVER, and JENA'S CHOICE.
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Summary: Plain's gone downhill
Review: Every year or so I look forward to the new Belva Plain novel and each year for the last 6 or thereabout I've been disappointed. This has been a LONG road downhill since Evergreen, whose pages I still re-read when in need of a classic.The Sight of the Stars has a boring, plodding lead, Adam, who performs not a single exceptional act in the entire book. Plain leads you to believe that it's his very decency that is heroic; but instead, even to the end, you're left wondering what great event is going to hapen to make this book worthwhile reading. Subplots concerning his strange brother, Leo and his other brother's fiancee, with whom he spends two cheating nights (not even detailed!) fail to arouse any interest. Even the last few pages, which I will shall not spoil by revealing, do not close the book satisfactorily. Oh, for another Anna, Joseph or Paul... Save your money and let's hope for a better product in the next year or two..
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Summary: Lovely Story
Review: I enjoyed reading this book, but found that it left me with questions. One of which, was stated on the blurb, that "Arnrings' past begins to unravel, revealing a shattering secret that reaches back nearly a century". IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I kept waiting for something spectacular to come out, but there was nothing there. If they meant the fact that he was illegitimate that appears in the beginning of the book. It also states that he went west....but he ended up in Texas??? I adore Ms Plain's books and will forever keep on reading them, but these mistakes should be caught before publication. Actually the book is stated as a generational book, but it takes us 310 pages with Adam's story, and leaves us with only 46 pages of the next two generations. I was confused with the story of Mr. Snow (Leo). It states that he picked up the litter of puppies abandoned beside the road, and it was in fact Adam's mother Eileen.
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Summary: Lovely Story
Review: I enjoyed reading this book, but found that it left me with questions. One of which, was stated on the blurb, that "Arnrings' past begins to unravel, revealing a shattering secret that reaches back nearly a century". IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I kept waiting for something spectacular to come out, but there was nothing there. If they meant the fact that he was illegitimate that appears in the beginning of the book. It also states that he went west....but he ended up in Texas??? I adore Ms Plain's books and will forever keep on reading them, but these mistakes should be caught before publication. Actually the book is stated as a generational book, but it takes us 310 pages with Adam's story, and leaves us with only 46 pages of the next two generations. I was confused with the story of Mr. Snow (Leo). It states that he picked up the litter of puppies abandoned beside the road, and it was in fact Adam's mother Eileen.
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Summary: Very nice read
Review: I found this book to go by very quickly, but I also had some questions that went unanswered. The whole side story of Adams brother Leo was never really detailed...what exactly were all the books he was reading, and hiding from everyone, and why? What was the shattering secret that reached back centuries? These and other questions were not explained.
It was also at times a bit difficult to follow. When starting a new chapter, a couple days to a few years may have passed, but you didn't know it when starting the chapter. You just have to figure it out.
Overall, it was a very nice story, Adam was made out to be a bit more of a hero then was called for, but the characters were very nice to follow. I recommend it if your bored and just want a fast read.
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Summary: Disappointing? Unfortunately yes...
Review: I hadn't read Belva Plain for a few years until I spied this one displayed in the new book section of our public library. Now I am glad I didn't purchase the book. It is a common story with common writing, not worthy of Ms Plain and her reputation as a great story teller. I, too, was waiting for some deep dark secret to be revealed, especially concerning brother Leo and his strange behavior. She should have developed his character more and Adam's less. I have recently read some of my faviorite author's latest works (Grisham, Steele, Fielding, Cook, Evans) and have to make one blanket statement about them all. They aren't as good as they used to be.
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Summary: What a letdown
Review: I have always looked forward to Belva Plain's new books, but this may be the last time I buy one in hardback. I kept waiting for something else to happen...the "affair" just did not live up to the claim of "unimaginable betrayal." Unfortunately, that type of betrayal is all to imaginable in today's world and just did not make for an interesting read. Maybe Leo's blackmail was the act of betrayal, but again, it did not live up to the claims. Very disappointing.
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Summary: THE SIGHT OF THE STARS
Review: I love all Belva Plain novel's. I enjoyed reading it. And always enjoy reading her books. This book is worth reading.
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Summary: Belva's Sight for Sore Eyes
Review: I too wondered about some of the things in this book, but there's an easy explanation. Belva Plain isn't the first author to use modern terms for old-fashioned expressions. Other authors have fallen into the same trap. Blame the editors for not catching this type of mistake. As for Leo taking credit for rescuing the abandoned dogs, this is what people with low self-esteem sometimes do to make themselves feel important. I've always enjoyed Belva Plain's books. She writes beautifully about everyday people caught in everyday conflicts. The passage of time in her books is written seamlessly, and sex is left to the reader's imagination. If you can't imagine it, then you know what you have to do.
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Summary: Great Disappointment
Review: I was so happy to see a new Belva Plain book -- and eagerly sat down to read. I almost didn't bother to finish it. The characters didn't "speak" to me at all -- and this has not been true in her other books. The story line was very ordinary and predictable. I think that I will stick to reading her earlier books.
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