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In a down reading year, an epic family saga was just what I needed to push away the reading doldrums. Normally, a five star read would merit a long review depicting characters, place, time, and the author's luscious prose. The Thorn Birds had all of this and was hauntingly beautiful. Yet, despite the story of the Cleary family and their parish priest being a much needed tonic for me, I am omitting my long review for now. That is because The Thorn Birds is our quarterly long read in the group Ret
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More like 3.5
Started off strong but I feel the ending didn't quite match up to the first half. ...more
Started off strong but I feel the ending didn't quite match up to the first half. ...more
3.5 stars
What I liked-
+ the setting (Australia, London, Rome)
+ descriptions of home and nature
+ that it was a family saga spanning decades
+ inside look at the mind of a priest- I found it inspiring.
What I didn't like-
- the characters, save 2 or 3. I found them hard to read about because they were annoying and selfish.
- that it was a family saga spanning decades (I've read much better) ...more
What I liked-
+ the setting (Australia, London, Rome)
+ descriptions of home and nature
+ that it was a family saga spanning decades
+ inside look at the mind of a priest- I found it inspiring.
What I didn't like-
- the characters, save 2 or 3. I found them hard to read about because they were annoying and selfish.
- that it was a family saga spanning decades (I've read much better) ...more
Read this back around the time of publication (or was it after the mini-series?) and was engrossed. My only strong recollection was that it really put me off men for a while! Really great family saga.
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