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Solid book about how the children of two families cope after their parents divorce and one parent from each family marries the other. There's not much plot in this book, but it does provide a very interesting character study. Hope Davis does a great job reading the book on audio. The only negative for me was that the story started to fizzle out about 2/3 of the way through. Even so, I would recommend it.
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The first book of 2018 for me. I have read most of Ann Patchett's books and this one is pretty darn good but not my favorite of hers. I tend to adore her non-fiction and nothing has been able to top her fiction work: Bel Canto for me.
I do recommend Commonwealth for the great writing and plot. ...more
I do recommend Commonwealth for the great writing and plot. ...more
Patchett always delivers! Loved this epic family tale following complicated people and challenging relationships. Narrated by Hope Davis, wonderfully done!
Couldn't get through it - plot and characters didn't grip me.
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