I finished this book! I didn't like it much until the end which was ok. I think you should go read some of the other reviews of this book on GoodReadsI finished this book! I didn't like it much until the end which was ok. I think you should go read some of the other reviews of this book on GoodReads, because they're more interesting than this one.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I liked this book--one I'm sure most of you would consider fluffy chick lit--but I DID like it. A lot of sugar. A littleI'm embarrassed to admit that I liked this book--one I'm sure most of you would consider fluffy chick lit--but I DID like it. A lot of sugar. A little spice. So many love stories in so few pages!! And now I reeeeeeally want to eat cake. ...more
So, I kind of hated this book. Primrose is a bitch. And David keeps coming back for more! It's annoying to watch these two going back and forth and baSo, I kind of hated this book. Primrose is a bitch. And David keeps coming back for more! It's annoying to watch these two going back and forth and back and forth over and over again, she's a bully and he's begging for more. I couldn't understand why Jerry Spinelli would care to write such a thing. But... I guess we all love our fair share of assholes. Happens to the best of us. Somehow we survive....more
Ehhhh, I dunno what I think about this book. The animals are poorly treated, which I abhor. But I like when Tom can talk to Jenny. Or when she can talEhhhh, I dunno what I think about this book. The animals are poorly treated, which I abhor. But I like when Tom can talk to Jenny. Or when she can talk back to him, I guess. I just kept waiting for bad things to happen even while I hoped that good things would happen. And then the end was deliberately ambiguous. So yeah... I think it's time for me to go to sleep....more
I kinda wish the dude woulda been alive after all, but that's ok. It was a pretty good book.I kinda wish the dude woulda been alive after all, but that's ok. It was a pretty good book....more
I had my doubts at first, but I ended up really liking this book! And I had no idea how it was going to end--alive Mark or dead Mark. I've been lying I had my doubts at first, but I ended up really liking this book! And I had no idea how it was going to end--alive Mark or dead Mark. I've been lying awake at night, trying to figure out how to get myself off Mars. A part of me wishes I would've studied math or science or engineering instead of theatre. The whole last chapter, I don't think I took a single breath I was so nervous. But everything worked out just fine! Whew!! I feel pretty happy now....more
Funny and informative. (OMG I cannot believe I just rated this book higher than the Barbara Kingsolver book I finished yesterday. Ugh.) Not all hope iFunny and informative. (OMG I cannot believe I just rated this book higher than the Barbara Kingsolver book I finished yesterday. Ugh.) Not all hope is lost for the single peeps out there. Love is in the air! Just wait a day to text back....more
I'm trying to figure out why this book doesn't resonate with me (as much as I expected it to). Maybe it's because it feels unfinished. Oh!!! Just likeI'm trying to figure out why this book doesn't resonate with me (as much as I expected it to). Maybe it's because it feels unfinished. Oh!!! Just like the whole of life. I didn't know Ruth May's last chapter was her last chapter, so I didn't soak it in slowly. I kept waiting for Orleanna to snap out of it, but some people just never do. I didn't realize so much time had passed in a flash right at the end, so quickly I think I must've missed something.
I liked this book. I reeeeeally did. But it isn't the heart of me. I don't have the goodness or passion or intellect. I'm just hanging out in the hotel bar after everyone is gone, dangling my sandals off my toes, wondering about something or maybe nothing....more
All the cool kids are reading this book. It's great!
No it's not. It's just ok. But that's because of the hype. Don't listen to the hype and you'll likAll the cool kids are reading this book. It's great!
No it's not. It's just ok. But that's because of the hype. Don't listen to the hype and you'll like it much better than I did. I kept waiting for the thriller part to start, but it never did. It's pretty easy to figure out whodunit and the little surprises interspersed aren't so surprising. Meh.
This is not to say the book is terrible! There are some interesting psychological characteristics that the main woman has that are sad but fascinating. I would have loved to see even more of that "fucked up shit" stuff from her life.
I think this book needs another re-write or two. Published prematurely I think. Rearrange some of the chapters, start them in different places, and give us more psychological drama--could be a winner....more
I might get myself in the habit of scratching out Ann Patchett's last chapters. I liked reading the rest of it. Though try as I may, I can't remember I might get myself in the habit of scratching out Ann Patchett's last chapters. I liked reading the rest of it. Though try as I may, I can't remember why. Something seems flat now that I've finished. A little empty. Is that what it's like to return from the Amazon? All solidity fades as your plane lands? Perhaps the shock of an irrevocable act is what makes the rest fade.
I do remember one thing: Easter is the best thing there is!...more
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