Luck [Import] [Paperback]

Joan Barfoot (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Export/Airport/Ireland Ed edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297848402
• ISBN-13: 978-0297848400
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark and Memorable, January 14, 2007

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Jenny - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luck: A Novel (Paperback)

I really loved this book. Barfoot's prose really captivated me from the first sentence. I found her rhythm and cleverness continually engaging. I also liked how she treated each of the three women individually as characters, so that I got to fully experience each.

If the first sentence draws you in as much as it did me, I hope you read this satisfying novel.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this book, August 12, 2006

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Melanie (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luck: A Novel (Paperback)

I wanted to like this book, but I didn't. It was just too tedious. There was far too much attention to the colour of someone's skin and not enough attention to establishing a depth of character in the 3 women and 1 man that make up the main characters in the book. The women seemed shallow and the plot was flat and unexciting. Right from the start, the book seems poised to distance the reader from the character of Philip which is unusual. The distance and borderline dislike I felt for Philip was problematic because since I didn't relate to him or care for his character all that much, I also didn't understand why any woman would want to share a life with him and I lacked sympathy towarads his grieving wife. The 2 females that were employed by Philip and his wife were portrayed as simple cardboard cut-outs of people and also lacked emotional depth. The observations all 3 women made always seemed selfish or petty.

The ending seemed wrong too, although I won't go into detail about that because I don't want to spoil it for anyone who still wants to read this book.

Maybe the next one she writes will be more enjoyable. The potential is there in the writing, so I'll check in later and see what Joan Barfoot comes out with next.