Customer Reviews

Outer Banks

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

First of all I'd like to say that I'm spanish, so my english is not very good, but I think that is posible to express my point of view about Outer Banks, I finished to read, today and right now I'm sad, because I was very envolved in that atmosphere and I'll gonna miss the story, I loved his book, and I think that Anne Rivers Siddons have a wonderfull talent and she made me think about to much things and she specially made me smile and cry at the same time, so I would like to congratulation you, MRS. Anne Rivers Siddons. Stella Garcia

This author never disappoints me with her garrulous prose and characters that stay with you well beyond the telling of the tale. The cool, aristocratic Kate, tells us the story of four friends that come together as members of a women's sorority house in college.

The tiny, elflike Cecie is closest to Kate's heart, and their friendship becomes the staple of her college existence. Ginger and Fig share the room next door in this campus domicile that fills the hours of all their lives till graduation. Things are not always as they seem and life throws some curve balls that are unexpected by our Kate. These are times of great loves, and friendships, as well as great sorrows. Though devastating as it can be, life must go on and people do survive the disappointment that wreaks havoc with the plans of a lifetime.

It is many years later and the women have decided to come together at Ginger's beach house on the Outer Banks. Who is the perpetrator that has manipulated this situation and what lies ahead for the group? It is an engrossing tale from start to finish. Kelsana 6/4/02

Anne Rivers Siddons, the author of Outer Banks is comfortable explaining the southern soul, but she also understands the depth of friendships that develop during a young woman's formative years. Many of us can remember the deep friendships we formed when away at college for the first time. We often look at these friendships with idealism and nostalgia.

Kate who is fighting a battle with cancer is asked to attend a reunion with her three closest college friends, Cecie, Ginger and Fig. Kate is unsure that she wants to return or see these friends again. There was a time when she loved them dearly, but that time is long past and betrayals bridge that gap.

Siddons presents a book in which things are not what they seem . There are numerous deceptions and undercurrents beneath the surface of the happy reunion. Each participate has developed their own agenda and their perception of their happy college life differs vastly.

The setting of the outer banks is intriguing and the reader feels the attraction of the sun and ocean. Soon the reader also begins to feel the compelling and seductive force of the waves and is effect on the lives of those of the shore dwellers.

I highly recommend this book to those who enjoy stories about complex relationships

I've always enjoyed Siddon's descriptions of the locations and milieu of the characters in her books, and this one continues at a high level on that score. But the plot line was not engaging. Very slow. I kept waiting for something intriguing to happen, as it does in other of her books. I'd skip this one and read another of Anne Rivers Siddon's wonderful books.

The first novel I read by Ms. Siddons. I believe it is the best novel she has ever penned. I vacation at the Outer Banks in North Carolina, every summer, and I could picture each place she talked about in the novel. Each character is described in such clarity that you feel you know each one. The ending is a great surprise! Well worth your time and dollars spent.

I am an avid reader and this book is by far my favorite novel. I have re-read it several times and always find new pleasure in it. This is the first and only book that I have read by Anne Rivers Siddons and I look forward to reading more of her works. I identified with this book on so many different levels. Outer Banks was a sweet and poignant tale of young girls that we get to know all over again in their middle years. It is a riveting story that I have recommended to all of my close friends.

I loved this book and could not put it down. I became very involved with the characters and enjoyed Siddons' descriptions of their relationships. Although I didn't like the ending, I loved this book as a whole

This was a good book -- easy to read (I read it in a day). The unique thing about it is that throughout the plot, personal parallels can be found. Very few people can spin a story the way Siddons does, and it is captivating throughout

First of all, what's a man doing reviewing a book for women? Well,
why not? I picked up the book in the laundry room and blatant curiosity
impelled me to dig into it. I'm not sorry ... I don't think.

Certainly, Siddons has a smooth narrative style, as other reviewers
have noted. And she has a certain talent for fleshing out characters. But
something went wrong here in this particular book. What? The characters'
behavior just doesn't seem consistent with ... well, their character.

I couldn't make much sense of this book. Then I had a grand *inspiration*.
What if ... the narrator, Kate, is lying through her teeth and has
fabricated the whole story? What if her friend/enemy Fig Newton is
actually the victim ... and heroine? What if Kate is the one really
behind all the plots and machinations and has set up Fig to take the
fall? Aha! Now all the pieces come together.

Possibly the deception is deliberate on the part of author Rivers Siddons.
That would mean that she's cleverer than all her readers and reviewers
(except yours truly, of course). And so Anne Rivers Siddons comes across
as a most enigmatic and cryptic writer who deserves the company of James
Joyce and Robert Musil. By golly, that's why I'm bumping the rating up
from one star to three. Maybe this book even deserves five. Nobel Prize
for Literature, anyone?

Another great succes from Anne Rivers Siddons. This time she mixes four girls from different backgrounds, who decide to meet after almost 30 years since they were together. What happens to them?

Only this author has the style to make you live their anxiety at meeting again. She makes you understand that everybody in life goes through changes that affect your personality and your future. She makes every character a real-life one, with good things and, sometimes, with mostly bad things!

This plot and the place it is set in is a great combination. Kuddos to the author!