nancykz's reviews
499 reviews

Wow. What a disappointment! I was really excited to read this book after completing My Sister's Keeper. I started it two days ago when I was sick and I finished it yesterday. Ugh. I'm sorry but it was not at all realistic and while I enjoyed some parts of it, it was overly sentimental and far-fetched. There were far too many things that were never addressed, Emily's character was completely unbelieveable and while the poignancy of some parts were incredible and overwhelming, the sappiness of the rest ruined it for me. I'm glad I read My Sister's Keeper first, because I probably won't read any more by her for a while. Unless someone can suggest one that I might really like, because I really did love the first one I read!

I finished this yesterday (started it the day before) and was once again disappointed by Piccoult. The book did make me think about some things I started thinking about during Part I of Fortress of Solitude but other than that I thought it was sappy, over the top, and had a horrific ending.

It might be time for me to stop reading Piccoult, although I want to read Keeping Faith (I think that's the title).

Just started last night -- looking forward to it. Not a genre I would usually pick!

It took me MONTHS to read this, even though I loved it so much. I've just been busy. But I LOVED it.

And then I got to the end.

I was really disappointed in the end. Here was this amazing testament to the author's journey into the Scrabble world, complete with a heart-wrenching tale of Scrabble's humble start. Here were awesomely painted pictures of the various characters who make up the world of competitive Scrabble. Here were honest rants and raves and self-deprication based on a four digit number.

And then it was over. Abruptly. And I put it down and walked away. Angrily. This is the first book in a long time to get me super excited and then really not come through.