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5.0 out of 5 stars Another wonder story by Lynne Hinton, June 30, 2001

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This review is from: The Things I Know Best: A Novel (Hardcover)

I devoured The Things I Know Best in only two days. Lynne Hinton has a gift for taking us into the story and holding us there until the final page. The paper is her canvas and well-chosen words are the medium for guiding us into the settings she creates. She writes simply yet fully. I love her style and her stories. I only wish that there had been a few more chapters to this wonderful novel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Ride, July 13, 2001

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Paula Hess (Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Things I Know Best: A Novel (Hardcover)

This is a short novel but packs a big story. It is the story of the Ivy women who are each blessed or cursed with a gift of knowing. One can see death coming, the other reads the sky and daughter Liddy knows who people will marry just by looking at their hands. But this is really the story of Liddy's twin Tessa who thinks she sees the future in glass. This is a quick ride thru the summer of the twin's 18th year. It is fast paced and you are along for the ride to the very end. Even tho the future has been forseen doesn't mean that it is fact. Sit down, relax with this book and you won't be able to put it down till the end.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I Wasn't Disappointed, September 16, 2001

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watzizname "watzizname" (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Things I Know Best: A Novel (Hardcover)

This is not the sort of novel I usually read, but I bought it because Malachy McCourt recommended it, and I wasn't disappointed. It is, indeed, a beautifully written, sweet, sad coming-of-age story, with a lot of local color. Thank you, Malachy, for recommending this delightful tale.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A gentle story
You trust that Lynne Hinton isn't going to take you to an awful place and then leave you there and she does not. Read more

Published 2 days ago by Debnance at Readerbuzz

2.0 out of 5 stars Dull
I tried to be into this book. It started off okay, but became dull quickly. I kept waiting for something to happen and was disappointed. Sadly, I didn't even finish the book. Read more

Published on November 30, 2008 by LB

3.0 out of 5 stars Boring and dull
This book didn't take long to read. A couple of hours at work. It started out ok but didn't really have a point and wandered aimlessly. Read more

Published on October 8, 2004 by Tonya Speelman

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as she's capable of.
I read another book by this author, Friendship Cake, which I really enjoyed and passed around to several friends. Read more

Published on August 18, 2004 by M. Umbarger

4.0 out of 5 stars Lynne Hinton's second novel is worth a peek
Reader reviews on Amazon for Lynne Hinton's second novel, THINGS I KNOW BEST, indicate that most of those readers were disappointed not to receive another FRIENDSHIP CAKE. Read more

Published on March 28, 2004 by FaithfulReader.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice story, quick read
This is the first book I have read by Hinton. While I don't consider it a keeper - in fact most likely I shall give it away - it was a nice, quick read. Read more

Published on July 23, 2003 by Evelyn D. Cruze

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story of kinship and love in the South...
Author Lynne Hinton has an elegant way with words, and she quietly delights us with this follow up to Friendship Cake. Read more

Published on September 11, 2002 by L. Quido

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment after Friendship Cake.
This book really fell flat. Lynne Hinton's first book Friendship Cake what such a good read. I was sincerely disappointed in her second work. Read more

Published on March 3, 2002 by Heidi L. Marshall

5.0 out of 5 stars A special gift sparks changes and tragedy
Lynne Hinton's The Things I Know Best is set in North Carolina, where a home which has housed generations of the Ivy women is affected by a special gift which sparks changes and... Read more

Published on September 12, 2001 by Midwest Book Review

3.0 out of 5 stars I think this needed to be a bit more developed!!!!
"The Things I..." was a pretty decent read. I do feel, however that the character development was not very thorough!!!! I did enjoy Tessa and Liddy... Read more

Published on August 6, 2001

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TINY PIECES OF MYSELF FLOATED TO THE TOP OF THE glass, and I began to read my future in tea leaves. Read the first page

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Reverend Renfrow, Aunt Doris, Pleasant Cross, Cordessa Pender, Missionary Nurse, Reverend Lawson, Sandy Creek, New Mexico, Tyrus Jenkins, Granddaddy Jacob, Grandma Pinot, Sterling Renfrow, Cordessa Gordon

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