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That was a bit of a shocker. I did think this was well written and didn't understand a lot of the poor marks in reviews. You travel across the countries with the different ages of the characters and learn that we're fated to be together -time and time again. I loved the amount of love he had for her and I'm sure its almost every woman's dream.
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I've been reading Anita Shreve for years now, on and off, and I enjoy her writing. Some people might say it's a bit melancholy, but that's ok for me.
This book didn't jump at me as some of hers did, still though, it has some lovely writing.
I liked that she wrote the story "backwards", shows that she was well capable of trying different ways to write.
I think some of her other work is better, for example, The Weight of Water; but this is still a good book. ...more
I've been reading Anita Shreve for years now, on and off, and I enjoy her writing. Some people might say it's a bit melancholy, but that's ok for me.
This book didn't jump at me as some of hers did, still though, it has some lovely writing.
I liked that she wrote the story "backwards", shows that she was well capable of trying different ways to write.
I think some of her other work is better, for example, The Weight of Water; but this is still a good book. ...more
I expected more from this author, who had success writing The Pilot's Wife. The two main characters, who were once teenage lovers, meet again when they're adults. The story is boring and this book is not worth reading.
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I couldn't sympathize with the characters; the story was confusing much of the time. I was going to go with a 2 but changed it as I thought about how the book ended.
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Apr 21, 2009
Dionisia
marked it as to-read
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Feb 10, 2010
Blue Eyed Vixen
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Jun 22, 2010
Deedee
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Aug 12, 2010
Emily
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Aug 03, 2015
Jayme Pendergraft
marked it as did-not-finish
