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joules03's review against another edition
4.0
I've reread this book a number of times and still love it. This definitely isn't a plot-driven novel - it's the characters that draw you in.
kweinberg's review against another edition
4.0
Somewhere between a 3 and 4. The characters were almost all unlikeable but I wanted to know more about them. I also didn’t love the writing style of a few paragraphs about one thing, and then on to something else. But I did enjoy it so I rounded up.
silverfush's review against another edition
4.0
Well it took quite a while for this book to get to the point of the story (the house swap), but I did enjoy this book.
Not Binchy's best book, but I liked it nevertheless
Not Binchy's best book, but I liked it nevertheless
echofuture19's review against another edition
3.0
"Heartwarming" was the word used on the cover to describe this book - that is not the word I would use at all. "Depressing with a small dash of hope" would be more appropriate.
Generally speaking, the writing is well-done and the plot is simple but believable. As mentioned by other reviews, it does seem a bit anachronistic at times, but it could have to do with aspects of Irish culture with which I am not familiar.
The story is a tale of women trying to get by in the world. It focuses mostly on love lives and how they affect the women. I found the message to be a bit muddled, mostly coming away with, "there are very few people you can trust." Overall, I'm not much of a fan.
Generally speaking, the writing is well-done and the plot is simple but believable. As mentioned by other reviews, it does seem a bit anachronistic at times, but it could have to do with aspects of Irish culture with which I am not familiar.
The story is a tale of women trying to get by in the world. It focuses mostly on love lives and how they affect the women. I found the message to be a bit muddled, mostly coming away with, "there are very few people you can trust." Overall, I'm not much of a fan.
tinamc77's review against another edition
4.0
Love maeve Binchy.I went to the library book sale and bought 5 of her books. i can't wait to read them.
itsallaboutde's review against another edition
3.0
I think I enjoyed this book. I kept reading it because I wanted to know what happened to all these people I got to know.
Some of them were so infuriating that I wanted to slap them and then I realized that I know people in real life exactly like that! So, this story was a little truer to life than I gave it credit for at first.
I won't bore anyone with a synopsis because that can be read anywhere.
I enjoyed the characters of Ria and Marilyn who swap houses for the summer as they run away from their problems, only to get involved in the lives and problems of each other.
Sometimes the story got to be a little tedious and repetitive and several pages could have been shaved off without it affecting the storyline one bit. That became a little tiresome.
This is my first Maeve Binchy book, as I don't read what I call "gentle fiction" very often. I'm not sure if I'll pick up another but I might if someone can recommend a good one.
Some of them were so infuriating that I wanted to slap them and then I realized that I know people in real life exactly like that! So, this story was a little truer to life than I gave it credit for at first.
I won't bore anyone with a synopsis because that can be read anywhere.
I enjoyed the characters of Ria and Marilyn who swap houses for the summer as they run away from their problems, only to get involved in the lives and problems of each other.
Sometimes the story got to be a little tedious and repetitive and several pages could have been shaved off without it affecting the storyline one bit. That became a little tiresome.
This is my first Maeve Binchy book, as I don't read what I call "gentle fiction" very often. I'm not sure if I'll pick up another but I might if someone can recommend a good one.