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Summary: disappointing at best
Review: After reading reviews for this book I was given it as a gift several months ago. I completed the two books I wanted to read before "The Evidence Against Her" and, when I finally got to pick it up I almost wish I never had. What a disappointment! I realize that it is a slow-paced novel that takes place in a much slower time. But it's slow to the point of being stuck in the mud. The character development drags. You kind of know where the characters are going but by the time they get there you have lost interest. I did plod along and finish the novel. The story is somewhat interesting but the pace and dialogue dragged a bit too much. Hey, there is no slower town than Mitford but I can't put Jan Karon's books down!
Rating:
Summary: disappointing at best
Review: After reading reviews for this book I was given it as a gift several months ago. I completed the two books I wanted to read before "The Evidence Against Her" and, when I finally got to pick it up I almost wish I never had. What a disappointment! I realize that it is a slow-paced novel that takes place in a much slower time. But it's slow to the point of being stuck in the mud. The character development drags. You kind of know where the characters are going but by the time they get there you have lost interest. I did plod along and finish the novel. The story is somewhat interesting but the pace and dialogue dragged a bit too much. Hey, there is no slower town than Mitford but I can't put Jan Karon's books down!
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Summary: The Evidence Against Her
Review: Although this book was well written and entertaining to a point, I was disappointed with it. The title implies that there is some sort of mystery involved and I kept waiting for it to happen. It was misleading, and left me feeling I'd missed something. I cared about the characters but found myself wanting a more definitive ending. I kept waiting for the characters to exhibit evidence of their dysfunctional (in most cases) homelives, but it seems to have had little influence on them at least not in the traditional sense.
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Summary: Didn't hit the right chord for me
Review: I found this book flat - it just didn't draw me in. Although the characters started out interesting, they just didn't develop and, cardinal sin for me, they weren't characters which generated
in sense of sympathy or empathy in me. My book club members didn't like it either so I find it surprising it is so highly rated.
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Summary: Loved it!
Review: I had heard good things about this book, so I picked it up at the library (fortunately). However, I was maybe 20 pages in when I couldn't take it anymore and started skimming the book. I only really read the last 30 pages or so--there seemed to be more action in those pages than in the rest of the book. I WANTED to like this book, really I did. The idea of 3 kids being born on the same day and how that influences their relationships with other people in their lives sounded cool. Lily, Robert & Warren were joined at the hip during their childhood, but I think that the amount of displeasure from various people in their formative years affected them more than anything. If you are a fan of Ms. Dew's you may enjoy this book, but I don't know that I would ever pick up anything else by her. I will say that I really liked the cover & the ambiguity of the title...
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Summary: I Don't Know About This One....
Review: I have a standard when I am uncertain about a book- at 50 pages, I determine whether or not I am interested enough to keep going to 100 in the hopes the pace or storytelling might pick up. If I fail to care what happens to the characters, I put the book down. In this case, by page 43, I was hoping everyone would be wiped out by a meteor. The book meanders, doesn't connect, and there is no drive or development to the characters which left me feeling a little lost. I wouldn't rush out to purchase this one.
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Summary: Great writing
Review: I really enjoyed this author's voice. It was not snobbish, but it was in a way Victorian. It was a pleasant and interesting experience. Experience it for yourself.
Rating:
Summary: A rare gem.
Review: I received this book as a Christmas gift and I just got around to reading it. What a pleasant surprise! (And a refreshing break from the flood of novels about contemporary dysfunctional families.) The seductive cover does not mislead -- inside these pages is a powerful story, but this is a gentle kind of power -- the power of family bonds and subtle domestic dramas. The author tells us the Scofield family stories in a distinctive voice that can only be described as discreet. It's as if a loving aunt were recounting the family's history for us. I haven't read anything else by Robb Forman Dew, but I am going to search out her earlier novels, and I'm looking forward to the sequel to this one.
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Summary: Such a plain story!!!
Review: Most books that I've read have grabbed my attention early on and then by the middle you can pretty much determine where the book will take you. It was no different with this book. Good beginning, but what the book seemed about in the beginning changed alot by the middle of it and really changed by the end.
The characters were ok. But the story was dry and predictable.
I was happy to close it when I finished, if you like a important stories, vivid characters, and something you can't put down, then don't read this book.
It was way too dull.
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Summary: What a Burner!
Review: This book developed the small Ohio town of Washburn and that pretty much says it all. The character development was so poor that my interest level fizzled very quickly. The story lacked any sizzle and went from boring to snoozing. I did finish and was angry that I wasted my time. There were truly no redeeming features that were worthwhile in this book.
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