Search - The Dive from Clausen's Pier

Hidden somewhere in this novel is a good novella. This story starts out strong, but stumbles mid-way, where nothing, nothing, nothing happens for a long time, and never quite regains its feet. I get that the narrator doesn't know what to do and being the exceptionally passive-aggressive type, she does nothing. Unfortunately, having her not progress in any way for pages and pages made the story fall flat for me.

It's a great premise and rich material, but it lacked a bit in execution.

I loved this book, loved it from the beginning and could not put down. An overall dark storyline, but makes you think about your relationships. What are you willing to do for the one you love? I wish I had more books to read like this, would absolutely recommend. Fascinating read.

What a wonderful book. The author just pulls you in deeper and deeper into these people's lives until you're so involved you have to stay up all night and find out how everything turns out.

A young couple, having problems, goes on a picnic and the guy breaks his neck jumping off of a pier. The story is about the aftermath and how the fiancee handles it and how friends and family members react. Very involving. Wonderful.

I never really bonded with the characters in this book. The ones that I found interesting were only given minor parts. I thoroughly enjoyed the chapters that took place in NY, but was bored by everything else. I will say that the only part of the story besides NY that drew me, was the sewing. It made me go on a major sewing streak. It was probably a good read to make you think about what you would do in a similar situation, but my interest ended there.

A story of confusion and redemption. I enjoyed!

This story grew more and more interesting as I read, until I couldn't put it down.