
Stephanie F. (
PollysMom) wrote on 8/4/2007...
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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.
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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.

Jennifer S. (
jayejaye) wrote on 8/14/2007...
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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.
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Found this book kind of slow, didn't grab me like "Sea Glass". Still a worthwhile read but not my favorite by Anita Shreve.
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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.
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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.

Tanya F. (
TanyaMT) wrote on 9/7/2006...
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I usually like Shreve but I felt this really was one of her more dull books and had trouble getting through it at all.