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The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

Why we're reading this: This was a book club book. I enjoyed the thoughts were about a real life....not always easy but we can ha…more
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Sep 17, 2013 Joy rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, 2013-reads

A heart-wrenching debut that has a lot going for it. The writing is lovely and evocative. I'm not sure why it didn't love it. Usually, I'm a sap when I read books about motherhood and loss, but I didn't shed a single tear reading this novel. I did feel enormously for Isabel, Tom, Hannah and especially Lucy, but to me it all felt a little contrived. The setting is fascinating and I liked seeing what life on an island would be like for a lighthouse keeper. It's really quite good and I think it wou ...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Theresa rated it liked it · review of another edition

I had The Light Between Oceans on my "To Read" list when a co-worker also recommended it so I decided to move it to the top of my list. Actually, I listened to the audio version on my commute back and forth to work. In my opinion, this was a big mistake. A narrator can make or break a book and in this case, I did not like the narrator at all as he constantly dropped his voice and that, coupled with his accent, made it difficult for me. The premise for the book was interesting - Tom and Isabel li ...more

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Jan 17, 2017 Devon rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, adapted-into-movie-or-show, 2017

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Jan 30, 2016 Leanne rated it it was amazing

Absolutely amazing. Loved this book. Great for a book club.

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Dec 10, 2012 Marissa rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this book though I felt sad for almost every character at some point. Once I got to the middle of the book, I had a hard time putting it down.

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