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Summary: Dark
Review: It is not one of the best books I've read this year. It is okay at best. I am sure that there are hidden meanings to some of the writing, I wasn't interested enough to really dig deep.
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Summary: I thought the character's and the storyline very disturbing.
Review: I thought the story line was very disturbing and the character's. Is it just me or does anybody else recognize the adultry that March was committing with Hollis? if they were so much in love no way would she have married another man (True Love can stand the test of time), I thought it was tasteless on the daughter's part to fall for her cousin (which by the way she was informed of who he was), I just can't believe people find adultry romantic it reminds me of another story (Bridges of Madison County). I am a happily married woman and I would not willing commit adulty, shame on Oprah if she and Stedman were married this book would have not been picked by the famous book club.
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Summary: March, Get Over Hollis Already
Review: This book was terrible. Frankly, it wasn't even entertaining. I kept reading hoping to discovery -- at some point -- what all the buzz was about. Save your money and pass on this book.
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Summary: A little disappointed
Review: I was looking forward to reading this because I thought it would be a love story and a look at what might have been. I liked March but never understood what she saw in Hollis. He seemed cold and vengeful from the very beginning. Overall it was okay but I wouldn't recommend it. Try again Oprah.
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Summary: Incredibly Irritating
Review: Anything I have to say has already been said. I'm so tired of reading Oprah books whose main characters have no redeeming qualities. Even Hank, the "nicest" guy in the book, doesn't realize how badly Hollis treats him. You would think Hollis is the embodiment of Satan the way he just sucks everyone in despite treating each and every one of them like doggy-doo-doo.Additionally, I began counting how many times one of the characters referred to "smelling like anger" or "the scent of fury" or how someone "smelled like fire" after sex. I got the feeling some professor must have written "nice imagery!" in red on some creative writing paper long ago and Hoffman's decided to stick with what worked. The only reason I gave this book 4 points is that I was able to finish it in spite of disliking it so intensely...but it's possible that's only a tribute to its relative brevity (as opposed to Wally Lamb's 465 page monster).
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Summary: disturbing
Review: i picked up this book because i watch Oprahs show daily and i thought it would probably be a very interesting book. I must say i felt quite sick reading it based on the fact of alot of swearing, and things that don't really happen in everyday life if it does happen every day then we must live in a very SICK world. I'm afraid I probably won't buy another Oprah book club book again!! is it any wonder our world is in a sorry state. I think Oprah should vet these books properly, I mean what if a younger girl were to read this book, do we want that for our younger generation, for them to know such words. Our young children are supposed to learn from and respect their elders, how can they with these books around??
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Summary: a real page turner!
Review: This is the first novel I've read by Alice Hoffman, so I was not sure what to expect. I thought it was a great book and couldn't put it down, even to work! Unlike some of the other readers, the language and subject matter did not bother me....after all, we live in that type of society and I am a realist...I don't like to believe that some imaginary world exists where people do not make foolish mistakes or use bad language, or commit violence against others. Perhaps if you are content on your imaginary moral high horse, you should not read this book! Anyone with an open mind, however, will enjoy this love story for what it is!
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Summary: a powerful statement
Review: I bought this book because it was on Oprah's list and was disappointed by the first two thirds of it. Too many novels are full of gratuitous sex and "noble adultery." However, Alice Hoffman did a tremendous job of demonstrating how insidious emotional abuse can be and how subtly it can infect a relationship. March didn't seem to realize how Hollis's hold over her was transformed into his imprisoning her until the very end--while the book ends abruptly, the point is that she recognized the truth of her situation and made a decision to do something about it.
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Summary: My well be my new favorite
Review: Having never before read Alice Hoffman, I had no real expectations other than a good story with fairly good writing. Those expectations were far surpassed. The author has done a wonderful job of rendering the characters. Her language and word choice throughout the book are exceptional. The entire story (language, character, plot) is well crafted and I would have to say that Here On Earth may well be my new favorite book. I read the nearly 300 page book in only four days and intend to go to the book store and pick up another of ALice Hoffman's novels
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Summary: Pornography is Better Written
Review: Oprah has done it again! She has sold our souls by encouraging us to buy a book that has absolutely no redeeming value! At first I was fascinated by the similarities to "Wuthering Heights--a book I loved), but soon I realized that this is yet another book meant to shock the audience by its vulgar language and explicit scenes of rape (no, not a "love" story as promised by Oprah!) If you enjoy GOOD literature, this one is NOT for you! If you have any standards concerning exposure to language and events of a questional moral content, skip this one. Unless you've been in the situation March experiences, it is better to read something non-fiction to learn about its horrors than to subject yourself to this text.
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