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Folly (Folly Island, #1)
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This book was recommended to me by a friend. It was 400 pages long. I had gotten to page 200 and still didn't know why it was so wonderful! The book is about a 52 year old woman who has lost her husband and daughter in an accident. She was attacked and raped, was put into a psychiatric facility and is now trying to heal. To do so, she decides to go to an island that she inherited from a great uncle. It is a small island which serves now as a bird sanctuary and no one lives there. The main character is an artist who works with wood and also has building skills. SHe goes back to this island to rebuild the house that her great uncle built and to heal. THe book was just okay with about the last 60 pages being the best part of the story. Maybe you should just read the first 100 and the last 100 and you would like the book! I can't wait to talk to my friend about it to see just why she liked it so very much. Now I need to go to my pile of books and see what I will read next. This took me so long to read that I just might want to choose something that will be a much faster read for me.
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December 8, 2008
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December 27, 2008
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Jul 29, 2016 04:38PM
she wasn't raped.
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I find this review amazing and difficult to understand ... I have read this book four times and will do again and each time I get more out of it = it is my absolute favourite book. There is no accounting for tastes!
Barbara wrote: "I find this review amazing and difficult to understand ... I have read this book four times and will do again and each time I get more out of it = it is my absolute favourite book. There is no acco..."Your last sentence is pretty rude, Barbara. Many times a book will resonant with one person and not another depending on what personal experiences you bring to the story. I am certainly not offended when someone does not appreciate a story that I think is the absolute best. Because we don't like the same things doesn't mean that one of us has bad or little taste for a good story. Please feel free to stop reading my reviews if you feel that they are not worth the time you spend on them.
I agree with you, Ruth. This book was too long and drawn out. It wasn't exciting enough and the action at the end was over in a blink. Very anti-climactic.
I agree, Ruth. I really want to finish this book because it got so may good reviews, but I'm on page 190 (finally), and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. When does it get interesting?
