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I wanted to like this more than I did. But the wartime London didn't come alive here nearly as well as Connie Willis managed in Blackout and the characters never really mattered to me. I had a hard time keeping the three women straight and could sometimes forget which one was narrating until I was reminded about their romantic interest.
The story unfolds backwards--starting in 1947, then back to 1944, then ending in 1941. There was some cleverness to this, but mostly I found it too cute. Knowing ...more
The story unfolds backwards--starting in 1947, then back to 1944, then ending in 1941. There was some cleverness to this, but mostly I found it too cute. Knowing ...more
The book is written chronologically backward - it was strange. I don't mind that part so much as it answers the mystery of the story (the past of each characters and how the ended up as they are at the beginning).
The only thing is that I felt it still left me hanging. Whilst I found out what happened in the past to lead them to the current situation, I found I wanted to find out more about what happens next - not a particularly satisying read. ...more
The only thing is that I felt it still left me hanging. Whilst I found out what happened in the past to lead them to the current situation, I found I wanted to find out more about what happens next - not a particularly satisying read. ...more
Sep 07, 2009
Sam
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