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Book Reviews of The Monk Downstairs

The Monk Downstairs
The Monk Downstairs
Author: Tim Farrington
ISBN-13: 9780062517869
ISBN-10: 0062517864
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 78 ratings
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
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20 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

jules72653 avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on
Helpful Score: 3
Fabulous book! Don't be deceived by the cover, this is not chick lit. Great characters!
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Helpful Score: 3
A quick read- sweet, gentle and moving. Rebecca's daughter Mary Martha is a particular delight.
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Helpful Score: 3
A touching book about life and love. I laughed, I cried, I enjoyed this book.
bellasgranny avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 468 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Yet another book with rave reviews that I couldn't stand. Dull, slow, boring and predictable. There was nothing charming about the characters and the writing was mediocre. This one was a complete waste of time for me.
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Helpful Score: 2
Although I'd never heard of this author, he has written a funny, touching story!
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Helpful Score: 2
Michael Christopher returns to the "world" from 20 years in a monastery and falls for a woman who is not sure what she believes. not good at reviews, this book better than review.
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Helpful Score: 1
Sweet, unusual love story.
gardengnome99 avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A book with soul. Enjoyable read, but with depth.
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Helpful Score: 1
Slow at times, but a very good read.

About a monk who leaves his order after 28 years and moves in downstairs from a 38 year old single mother. Touching, sweet moments.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very cute story! At one point I did start to dislike the main character, but then she got back in my good graces.
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Helpful Score: 1
I thought the monk aspect would be interesting, but this one never really grabbed me. Okay romance story, but a tad graphic for me in a couple parts. In the end the story was more about loving everyone, which I enjoyed.
DEC avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 134 more book reviews
A quick, very enjoyable read.
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I never read books a second time but this is definitely a keeper for just such purposes. I really enjoyed this book on so many levels.
jazzyheather avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 37 more book reviews
This was a fairly predictable book. To be honest, I was disappointed....
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A story of an unlikely love that occurs between a single-mother and a monk who moves in downstairs.
CocoCee avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 404 more book reviews
I truly loved this story. Set in San Francisco Bay Area.

From the Reader's Guide: At once a romantic comedy and a tale of spiritual renewal, The Monk Downstairs is a love story in every sense of the word, a tender exploration of the unforseeable ways in which individual journeys interweave, and of the ways we are changed by the opening of the heart.
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Really good book. I enjoyed it.
bjjudya avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on + 37 more book reviews
A fun book to read..
lilikoi avatar reviewed The Monk Downstairs on
A New York Times Notable Book
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Got this on a recommendation from the LBS. Couldn't really get into it.