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In the wake of such acclaimed #1 bestsellers as The Pilot's Wife, The Last Time They Met, and Sea Glass, Anita Shreve gives us a brilliant new novel about love, jealousy, and loss. It is the story of a man whose obsession with a young woman begins when he meets her fleetingly--as he helps her escape from a fire in a restaurant--and culminates in a marriage doomed by secrets and betrayal. Written with the intelligence and grace that are Anita Shreve's hallmarks, this gripping tale is peopled by unforgettable characters as real as the emotions that bring them together.
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Stephanie F. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved Wedding in December. Did not like this one at all. Very dark and cloying. So, I disagree that if you like Anita Shreve, you'll love this one. I didn't. I thought the main character was manipulative, controlling, and abusive. The story was difficult to follow.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
As always with Shreve's books you do not know what direction the plot will go next. You have a sense of how it might end by the mood of the narator, but the details are presented so well you wont want to put it down until you find out what becomes of these characters. Not her best, but not bad.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought that this book was so very boring. I had heard such great things about it, but it just wasnt for me at all.
Melody C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Found this book kind of slow, didn't grab me like "Sea Glass". Still a worthwhile read but not my favorite by Anita Shreve.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
About a man obsessed with his wife who does not love him. It was a little hard to get into, but once I did it held my interest.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I'm a big fan of Anita Shreve and although I enjoyed this book, it wasn't one of my favorites. Etna Bliss's husband is obsessed with his young wife from the first time that he meets her when he helps her escape from a fire in a hotel restaurant.
But obsession is not love. To find out what happens to them in their marriage, read the book.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I usually like Shreve but I felt this really was one of her more dull books and had trouble getting through it at all.
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Lynda C. (The cover blurb says this is a novel about love that crosses over into obsession. I'll have to take their word for it, because I couldn't get through it. The Dickensian style and the incredibly unlikeable narrator made it just too dreary to be worth the effort.
I found the eloquent narrative of this story really set the scene for me and actually made me feel as though I was with the characters. It's a bit of a slow read but well worth the time.
A story about an obsessed husband and an aloof wife. Told in a series of flashbacks by obsessed husband, who in the "present time" was around 70 years old. I wasn't thrilled with the characters, but I did enjoy the writing style. The heightened language may be off-putting to some, but it was very fitting for the time period in which it was set (early 1900s), and the occupation of the narrator (college English/Rhetoric professor).
I enjoyed reading it. It was dark at times, but overall the writing was really great. Not your typical Anita Shreve book though.
I love all books by Anita - she has way of telling a story that won't allow me to put the book down. Good read!
Melissa P. (its fascinating every chapter leaves u in suspense... you never want to put it down.... and in the end...who do u truly feel sorry for?
Read it...its GREAT!!
This is a page turner; if you like any of her other books, you'll probably like this one as well!
Sandy G. (Read All Book Reviews of "All He Ever Wanted"
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