Tim

This is a pretty good read. Some of the terms and even the writing style are a little dated. It felt like an old movie from the 30's with the melodramatic style.
But deep I'm that style there is substance. The way the world can evolve around you and if you are too self involved you may never even realize that time is passing you by.
Many of the themes are relevant today as they were 100 years ago. Be kind, be thoughtful, think of other people. Just try to get along.
I think what is so funny about this book is that it treats the past as golden years while today is just dreary. 100 years later you can still relate.
I picked up this book as it was number 100 on the best modern novels. It did not disappoint.

This is a pretty good read. Some of the terms and even the writing style are a little dated. It felt like an old movie from the 30's with the melodramatic style.
But deep I'm that style there is substance. The way the world can evolve around you and if you are too self involved you may never even realize that time is passing you by.
Many of the themes are relevant today as they were 100 years ago. Be kind, be thoughtful, think of other people. Just try to get along.
I think what is so funny about this book is that it treats the past as golden years while today is just dreary. 100 years later you can still relate.
I picked up this book as it was number 100 on the best modern novels. It did not disappoint.

Ok I loved books 1-3, This book seems like a big reset button. Adding new characters giving small characters larger rolls. And skipping some characters altogether. The author has stated this is only half of a much larger book so the next book will have those missing characters. But as I was reading I was wholly confused as it seems he talked about events that were not in the books and often drifts off in some story that did not seem to go anywhere were quite forgettable that when he returned hundreds of pages later you had no idea what I was reading I had to look back. No why did I give this three stars? This is still better than a lot of books that I have attempted to read. Even though it was boring at times and not much happened I still wanted to see what was going to happen next. I have already downloaded the fitfh book and hope to read it soon

Not what I was expecting

This book when it is good is really good. When it is so so it is very so so. I felt like I was reading 2 books one an action adventure book and another a character piece. Unfortunately the two did not mesh as seamlessly as they should. Certain parts of the book seemed to go on and on never truly getting to the point or if she did I missed it because the author dragged it in too long. I think this would be a great 500 page book but goes on for 774 pages. I really enjoyed the first half the second half not so much.

Fantastic book.

I was not too sure what to expect from the book description. It seemed like it would be a novel about revenge. But what we have is a fantastic character study not only of the women but also the West Texas town of Odessa.
You feel for all the characters in the book.

Pretty good read

I enjoyed the book. It was a fast read and not overly heavy. Sometimes you just need a light read and this is a good light read.