Susan
This book has enthralled me since about page ten and constantly left wondering how the story would play out for not just one couple in this book...but all of them. Told with one of the most powerful third person omniscient narrators I have read in a long time, the narrator takes on a voice and role that became a fully developed character in my mind. I literally mean every character spoke to me with their own voice. With character motivations as real as the lives they each led, this is not a book for the faint of heart. This book holds up a mirror to life today and reflects it back to you in a way that shows life with all its fears & insecurities, bitter & sweet moments, as well as joys & sorrows. It is a life that leaves you with wrinkles, scabs, and scars but leaves you knowing that with love and friendship you will always shine in the end.
This book has enthralled me since about page ten and constantly left wondering how the story would play out for not just one couple in this book...but all of them. Told with one of the most powerful third person omniscient narrators I have read in a long time, the narrator takes on a voice and role that became a fully developed character in my mind. I literally mean every character spoke to me with their own voice. With character motivations as real as the lives they each led, this is not a book for the faint of heart. This book holds up a mirror to life today and reflects it back to you in a way that shows life with all its fears & insecurities, bitter & sweet moments, as well as joys & sorrows. It is a life that leaves you with wrinkles, scabs, and scars but leaves you knowing that with love and friendship you will always shine in the end.