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Loved the "magic" aspect, the depictions of L.A. and Nebraska, the unique aspects of the characters' relationships and back story, even the dreams (which I'm often not fond of in novels). As always, there's a mesmerizing quality to her writing, while also something that keeps me distant from the characters.
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A quick, easy read, but ultimately, not that satisfying. Patchett tells the story of the widow Sabine, who goes to the midwest to visit the family she never knew her husband had following his death. Sabine never came into three dimensions for me - clearly, she is consumed with longing to know her husband more fully - a gay man she had spent twenty years with as his assistant and friend and then a year as his wife following the death of his lover. Why Sabine spent so many years so deeply in love
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I absolutely loved this book. I really would recommend it to anyone. Kept me engrossed, written very lyrically and I identified witht he way she wrote about depression and sadness. Probably my most talked about book so far this year.
Really enjoyed this. Another very readable, engaging book by Patchett
still my fave ann patchett book
Oct 12, 2012
Kristy
marked it as to-read
