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Compelling story! I use this phrase sparingly, as the story has to be one that completely ensconces me into its plot line and characters. Every Last One accomplishes that to perfection. Quindlen has an amazing talent for developing characters in which the reader becomes emotionally invested. I don't want to sound trite, but the characters really do come alive for the reader. Quindlen also has quite the knack for writing about an important issue that exposes it but doesn't preach or judge, a natu
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Jun 25, 2010
Beth Knight
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To me it's more like 4.5 stars. I became really engrossed in the book, especially at around the half way point. I want to say more about it but I don't want to give anything away. It's definitely a book that will get you thinking and stay with you.
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Jun 16, 2010
Bookmarks Magazine
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That something very bad is going to happen to the Latham family came as no great surprise to critics: the blurb on the book's jacket alerts readers very early to the impending tragedy. But Quindlen is a master at slowly infusing tension into ordinary family situations so that by the time the shoe finally drops, she leaves us utterly dumbstruck. Also noteworthy are Quindlen's brilliant, three-dimensional characterizations: even the teenagers--who could have been stereotypes in other hands--are fu
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I really enjoyed it this book, giving it 4.5*. The writing drew me in to the point where I felt like part of the world of these characters. This book is very sad because at its center, is an awful family tragedy, but in some odd way, I found this book to be helpful to something that I am going through personally. It's nowhere even near on the scale of what happened in this book, but small elements of it gave me much to think about, and I hope to find some solace as a result of it.
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• it is the only time I can rest without sleeping, think without deciding, speak and hear my own voice. It is the only time I can be alone. Slightly less than an hour each weekday when no one makes demands. 51
• Neither of them is much for eye contact. They are the kind of boys who may well grow up to invent something astonishing, to teach in a prestigious college, to cure cancer. Right now, they have hard lives. 282
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• Neither of them is much for eye contact. They are the kind of boys who may well grow up to invent something astonishing, to teach in a prestigious college, to cure cancer. Right now, they have hard lives. 282
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A beautiful novel about family, parenting, violence, and grief. An emotional book; I literally sobbed while reading the final third of the novel.
hard to put down
Could of, should of, would of.....although written to keep your attention, I found some of the story unbelievable, but then, that could just be me. There are no do overs in life, follow your instincts, if something does not feel right, listen to yourself, and above all else, protect the family. :)
As usual Anna Quindlen comes through with another winner. This would have been a 5 star book for me if the beginning would have taken off a little quicker. It felt like she took too much time to get to the meat of the story, but when she did, wow. Powerful book.
Wow, I didn't see how powerful & disturbing this book would be! Excellent writing, but cheez!!
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My read for free in B&N book. Can't wait to get back tomorrow for another hour!
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SO was not expecting this book to be what it ended up being, but really enjoyed it!
Apr 09, 2010
Margaret
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Mar 11, 2011
Lisa Roberts
marked it as audio-tbr
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