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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: I have found that the books I enjoy the most have good dialogue. This book definitely has that.
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Summary: Hard book to put down
Review: This was the first book of Binchy that I have read and loved every page. I will look for more books written by her to read.
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Summary: Boring, not the usual Maeve Binchy
Review: Like most people, I waited, with anticipation for this book, sadly, very disapointed. The characters are dull,totally lacking in depth, you almost wish to shake some life into them. Not Ms. Binchy best offering. Wait until it's out in paperback, it's not worth the money, even with Amazon's great prices.
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Summary: Typical Binchy, but not her best, not second either.
Review: I only started reading Binchy's works from The Glass Lake which won my heart right away. I went back to some of her old works which are ok. (If not satisfied, I'll said "that's old, she is good now.) The Evening Class, in my opinion is a masterpiece. Maybe that's why Tara Road is such a dispointment to me. As one of the viewers said, I kept reading and reading and going nowhere until half of the pages are gone . I still like her a lot and I will continue to buy her next book. Hope the next one will be as good as The Evening Class.
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Summary: Definitely not her best.
Review: I thought Echoes was one of the best books I've ever read. Maeve Binchy's more recent books have left me disappointed, and Tara Road is no exception - where is the sweep, the depth, the realism of earlier books? Tara Road was a fast and easy read but unsatisfying - dippy plot, thin characters, weak ending. Sorry.
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Summary: The style is very familiar, well written but a little too...
Review: As usual I read this piece, a fantastically written tale, but I though it was very much like "Circle of Friends", Obviously the plot is different. But you've got the 'Danny' character which is exactly like 'Jack'. Then 'Rosemary' is exactly like 'Nan' and 'Benny' like 'Ria'. It was all too familiar. Why in every Maeve Binchy novel that I read does the husband cheat on the wife? It seems to be a repeat! In "Light a Penny Candle." 'Johnny' was a lot like 'Danny'. Of course all the characters have many dimensions but on the whole the resemblance is astonishing. 'Elizabeth' is also very weak like 'Ria' and 'Benny' but very lovable characters, You get the impression Binchy herself is either the complete oposite or carbon copy...
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Summary: Another Treat from Ireland
Review: I bought this book in the UK and saved it up to read at Christmas. I was a little disappointed - it wasn't quite up to the usual Binchy standard of "I can't wait to finish it but can't bear it to end" which signifies the best read! The philandering husband makes his usual appearance, as does the innocent, hard-done-by wife, as well as the unethical businessman and bitchy, heartless friend, and so on. I need to read this book again to get a better perspective, but Circle of Friends and Evening Class gave me better instant gratification. Nonetheless, I would recommend anyone to buy it - I don't regret having done so!
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Summary: Maeve Binchy does it again!
Review: This book is sure to become one of my favorites. I could not put it down. This book is different from her others due to the fact it is written about city folk and takes place in the 90's. I enjoyed it as much or more than her other books.
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Summary: I kept waiting for it to move somewhere...
Review: ...and it never quite did so.Those fond of the old cliche that a change of scene is the best thing on earth may find it forgivable that this tale is rather tiresome. The two major characters (one heartbroken because of her husband's departure, the other because of a child's death) are never quite developed, and the twists in the plot that seem to promise added depth lead to nothing. Maeve's forte in her best work is character development and relationships of all sorts. Tara Road reminded me more of conversations one may hear in a launderette such as character Gertie manages.
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Summary: Most real and believable; you'll love Tara Road
Review: Maeve Binchy is at her best in Tara Road ... better than Evening Class. Her characters and their converstations are so real and believable you can't help but be drawn into the story. It was most engaging.
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