I got about halfway through until I finally asked myself--why am I reading this? Unpleasant characters, repetitive, just doesn't go anywhere.... closeI got about halfway through until I finally asked myself--why am I reading this? Unpleasant characters, repetitive, just doesn't go anywhere.... closed the book....more
Terribly sad--to me, it was a cry for understanding and help. That two brothers who went through so much together became estranged is awful. Diana is Terribly sad--to me, it was a cry for understanding and help. That two brothers who went through so much together became estranged is awful. Diana is weeping somewhere. ...more
Yuck! I read in fascinated horror--The accounts are horrific--but the writing is so breathless, so in need of a good editor that it was hard to swalloYuck! I read in fascinated horror--The accounts are horrific--but the writing is so breathless, so in need of a good editor that it was hard to swallow the author's obvious agenda of sticking it to the Kennedy men. I'm guessing a lot of it is true but I didn't need to know it and I'm sorry that I was so gripped by the gossip that I kept with it. Not my finest decision. Real "shmootz."...more
I finished it because I thought I was "supposed to like it." Way too many descriptions of penises.I finished it because I thought I was "supposed to like it." Way too many descriptions of penises....more
I loved this book- especially the first half. It never occurred to me that women could be in the situation Sabine found herself in - in love with a gaI loved this book- especially the first half. It never occurred to me that women could be in the situation Sabine found herself in - in love with a gay man. The story resonated as "true" and brimmed with emotion....more
I really liked this book although it was a different kind of read for me. I do thing, though, that the author did not need the murder mystery---the ceI really liked this book although it was a different kind of read for me. I do thing, though, that the author did not need the murder mystery---the central character was compelling enough on her own....more
I finished it because it was a quick read but a more awful cast of characters I have rarely encountered. Just wanted to get away from the bunch of theI finished it because it was a quick read but a more awful cast of characters I have rarely encountered. Just wanted to get away from the bunch of them. And when I did get to the end---there was no end- it just stopped....more
A gem of a beautifully written novel. I didn't want it to end but I wanted to know what happened. Up to Rash's usual high standards.A gem of a beautifully written novel. I didn't want it to end but I wanted to know what happened. Up to Rash's usual high standards....more