Customer Reviews

Eden Burning

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I know it wasn't supposed to be a work of art, but it made me laugh with her "lush" descriptions of the caribbean. It reminded me of Barbara Cartland, with a better plot. Anyway, it was fun to read, and I would recommend it to someone who wanted to read something light.

I havn't quite finished this book but I am enjoying it. The characters are brought to life and you can feel the emotions. Lush descriptions of Caribbean as well as wise insights into the aftermath of slavery, bigotry and power.

I read this book when it first came out and never forgot it. I reread it recently and appreciated it even more. I became each character--knowing, feeling their experiences. I am saving my copy as a gift for my beloved granddaughter. She is just 4 now, but what a "world" Belva Plain has given us!

i liked the book . it wasn't a masterpiece of course but it was very good I think . It takes place on a glamorous / slumy island of saint felice . i couldn't help falling in love with the male charectors and hating all the female ones , except for kate tarbox . good book . good book .

I love Belva Plain and have read all of her books. This was the only book I felt was way below her standards. It was implausible. Despite the problems I had with it, to the good it provided nice, vivid descriptions of the Caribbean island life and the characters certainly held one's attention.

The only part that really bothered me was when Teresa, raped as a very young person, let her nurse take her child. One would hope she would fight like a soldier to keep her child. That part really bothered me.

It was good, escapist reading and a nice fanciful trip to an island world where the sun usually shone on the ocean. I liked it.

Three stars is all this Eden Burning Deserves. Not bad but not up to the usual Belva standards. Maybe next time.
A faithful reader awaits!Belva's getting boring. Think I'll switch to Sandra Brown.