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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An engaging story of an earthy, accomplished woman.,
By John Meyers (St Petersburg, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sarah Conley: A Novel (Hardcover)
Gilchrist's stories of flawed but strong Southern women highlight the passions, pleasures and sorrows that all her readers experience in their lives. That is why she is popular. Sarah Conley is certainly more accomplished than most of us but we share her views on life and indeed learn about movie- making and the joys of life in NYC and Paris. In fact, Sarah seems to be what Ellen G is or strives to be in her own life...capable, independent and sensibally sensual. Sarah's life makes me want to know more about the author who writes so well about the concerns and emotions of her characters and, for that matter, her readers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as her other works, but okay,
By A Customer
This review is from: Sarah Conley (Paperback)
I love Gilchrist's work, and I was prepared to love Sarah Conley, too, but I just didn't. I agree with another Amazon reviewer-- I would have liked to see more of the teenage Sarah, and her complicated relationship with Eugenie's family. Some of the side plots in Sarah's adult life seemed poorly thought-out and stereotypical-- I was expecting better from Gilchrist. The book does have its likable moments, however, and if you enjoy most of her other books, you won't hate it. If you're just starting out with Gilchrist, read Victory over Japan or Light can be both Wave and Particle first, not Sarah Conley.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring,
By M.D.C (Southwest Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sarah Conley (Paperback)
When it became apparent to me that this book was boring, I kept reading anyway, simply because it was so bad. There is no one to like in this story. The self-centered, whiny characters don't even like each other. Jack and Eugenie don't like their kids. Eugenie didn't want them because she doesn't like kids. Yet she's a pediatrician? What was the author thinking in that choice?The narrative is yawn-worthy. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. She walked to the elevator and pushed the button. She went to the sixth floor and got off. She went to her office and took off her coat. She worked until ten o'clock. Shifts in point of view from author to characters is clumsy. It's mostly third person narrative and suddenly Jack or Sarah is thinking, in first person. The dialogue is trite and unnatural, as if it's a script and the actors are reading their lines in dress rehearsal. When Jack and Sarah are together, the dialogue slips into the stuff of romance novels. Sometimes they sound like teenagers.
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