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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a read, but the ending leaves something to be desired.,
By april.tod@mailexcite.com (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Daddy Clock: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
I felt the first half of this book was a some of the most refreshing down to earth writing that I have seen. The Delightful banter between the Lacy and Charlie is at times laugh out lound enjoyable and the layout of the book, one chapter from Charlie's veiw the next from Lacy's works. It helps to create a well rounded story and lets the reader in on each characters lives. However the ending left something to be desired. Alot actually. Given, it doesn't have your typical fairytail ending but it would work if it wasn't so sudden. You are reading along and then it is over. More focus on what Lacy had decided should happen and where it will go from there could have been made prior to the unveiling of the last chapter. Overall I think that if you are looking for a light afternoon read, pick up The Daddy Clock, I guarantee it will give you enough scope for the imagination that you will think of the Characters and their lives after the book is closed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Moving story, likeable characters,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Daddy Clock (Hardcover)
I enjoyed this book. I found the characters likeable and I liked the concept of Charlie being a caring, capable father. He handles himself very well once the baby arrives. The story ended at a good spot and let you leave the rest to your imagination. My major complaint was the overuse of the "f" and "s" words and the use of "God" and "Christ" by the two major characters. The side characters were well portrayed and very likeable. I hope the excessive language will be left out of the movie. I look forward to seeing it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Give this book a chance,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Daddy Clock (Hardcover)
If you read the editorial and site reviewers, you've got a clue what this book is about. I read this when it was first published, I hunted through the public library to get the unabridged audio version for a road trip. This a book I come back to now and then as a comfort read/listen. The dialogue is bright, snappy and edgy, and the characters are real to me. The female protagonist is not an easy person, I think it takes compassion and a bit of darkness in onself to understand the attraction of a "difficult" woman. I appreciate the first person viewpoint, especially with respect to Charlie, much of what the author has him say about men is true to the way they think and express themselves amongst themselves. The cursing, the companionable silence, the simultaneous contradiction of male vulnerability to and dismissiveness of women. One of the key attractions of this book for me is that Markey doesn't wrap this into a predictable HEA ending. Any number of things could happen to the characters, but the nice thing, for Charlie, his clock started ticking in a different rhythm. Yeah, I did give this 3 stars, three stars is good.
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