August & September 2013 Fiction Group Read - The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

[Abi]

Just catching up on all the comments on this book, as for some reason I can't reveal hidden spoilers when using the phone app.

Like others, I didn't find Isabel the most sympathetic of characters. I really wanted to like her, but every time I started warming to her, she did something that changed my mind. I do wonder if this was a deliberate characterisation on the authors part - there seems to be a lot of moral ambiguity surrounding Isabel's decision, and she is never presented as especially 'good' or especially 'bad', leaving it to readers to make up their mind.

I really liked the writing style, and enjoyed reading this book all the way through, although I did find the ending a bit weak. (view spoiler)[ In some ways, I think I would have preferred the book to end at the point where Lucy-Grace is handed back to Hannah permanently, although I guess it is reassuring for the reader to know that this whole episode didn't have a negative impact on the rest of the her, or Tom and Isabel's, life. (hide spoiler)]

[Alannah]

Amber wrote: "I enjoyed this book and it was a great pick for the book club. :-)"

I agree.

[Tweedledum]

If only we all had a lighthouse to go and stay in for a while. Had a holiday a few years ago in the lighthouse-keepers cottage at Whitby. It was wonderful.

[Alannah]

Tweedledum wrote: "If only we all had a lighthouse to go and stay in for a while. Had a holiday a few years ago in the lighthouse-keepers cottage at Whitby. It was wonderful."

That sounds like a holiday that would be perfect for me. Although at the minute I think it would be perfect to go on my own with dogs, haha.

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

This book was truly lovely. I really enjoyed it. It was so moving and well-written for me. I was terribly disappointed in the film though. I couldn't even finish it, it was so dull.

[Kirsten]

I read this in September 2013 and really enjoyed it. It was very atmospheric and nearly claustrophobic. Anyone seen the film?

[Leslie]

Kirsten "every vote counts" wrote: "I read this in September 2013 and really enjoyed it. It was very atmospheric and nearly claustrophobic. Anyone seen the film?"

I haven't but I rarely see movies until they have been around for several years, lol.

[Laurel]

I loved the movie, and thought it was pretty true to the book. What struck me the most about it, was how the photographer played with light. I watched it a couple of times.