Robin M. (piglover) reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 30 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoyed this book. I think the author presented the story in such a way that you did walk away with several questions about the case, which I guess we will never know the answers to. I highly recommend the book if you are a fan of true crime.
Audrey A. reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is about the pastors wife in Tennessee that killed her husband then fled to the coast of Alabama with her children A real life drama. Very good!
Jo R. (readingbuggotme) reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 5 more book reviews
The writing style was there but the research was not. The first few chapters show promise in the author's ability to weave a story but comes up short toward the middle. The author builds a background for the characters then seems to quit writing and instead put a copy of the court transciption in. If I wanted to read the court transciption I would have ordered a copy. Overall, I felt the story was incomplete and disapointing.
Sue B. reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 2 more book reviews
Second time I've tried Diane Fanning and, well, fool me twice ...
It's BORING. Fanning puts no life whatsoever into her writing. There is no sense that the people we are reading about are alive, reacting, mourning, scheming, lying, weeping, whatever. It's like reading an insurance report. In fact, I stopped reading the book before its 'super-duper' finale, and I figure I'll live without looking at it. If you are into reading novels that go down like laundry lists, please be my guest.
I learned this same lesson with the Olsen authors, who are brothers: no matter what the title or how interesting it sounds, you always read Jack Olsen and never Gregg Olsen. There's just no comparison. Jack's gifted and Gregg just flails about.
In summation, don't waste your time on this flat and disappointing attempt of Fanning's to cover what should have been a very poignant, emotional story. It's like chewing on cardboard; it ain't never gonna be Chateaubriand.
It's BORING. Fanning puts no life whatsoever into her writing. There is no sense that the people we are reading about are alive, reacting, mourning, scheming, lying, weeping, whatever. It's like reading an insurance report. In fact, I stopped reading the book before its 'super-duper' finale, and I figure I'll live without looking at it. If you are into reading novels that go down like laundry lists, please be my guest.
I learned this same lesson with the Olsen authors, who are brothers: no matter what the title or how interesting it sounds, you always read Jack Olsen and never Gregg Olsen. There's just no comparison. Jack's gifted and Gregg just flails about.
In summation, don't waste your time on this flat and disappointing attempt of Fanning's to cover what should have been a very poignant, emotional story. It's like chewing on cardboard; it ain't never gonna be Chateaubriand.
Debbye D. (debbyedyer) reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 102 more book reviews
Here's one for true crime fans. This book might change your mind about a highly publized crime.
Judy W. (dellrosie) reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 46 more book reviews
Oh well, it was a quick read.
Kathy G. reviewed The Pastor's Wife: The True Story of a Minister and the Shocking Death that Divided a Family on + 329 more book reviews
Great read. Justified or not, nobody deserves to be treated badly, physically or emotionally. And I can understand not everybody is strong enough to just leave the situation. I enjoyed this book a lot. I feel sorry for the little girls. Hopefully they are not too scarred.
