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Oct 25, 2022phyllis94941 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I thought I had read every Anne Tyler novel published, so was surprised to come across this one on my bookshelf and realize I hadn’t read it. Another surprise – it’s the only one of her novels I haven’t liked. As with all of her books,…
Jan 03, 2022sisson_pam rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Liam is an unlikely protagonist, yet Anne Tyler moves him along through his life in a talented way that made me anxious to see what could happen next. Beginning with a break-in at his new/old apartment after being released from a teaching…
Jan 25, 2021
Boring. See previous input.
Jul 21, 2015Gwen006 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I'm afraid I have to agree with Joni. I usually enjoy Anne Tyler, but this book was boring and I found the protagonist pathetic and unlikeable. He needed to get a life. He did not, and the reader suffers.
Sep 17, 2014WVMLStaffPicks rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Tyler's protagonist is an unsentimental emotionally detached survivor of two failed marriages. His relationships with his grown children have suffered from his inattentive nature and now he finds himself out of a job and the victim of a…
Aug 30, 2014ownedbydoxies rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Ann Tyler - there's just nobody like her and every single thing she's written is a wonderful thing to read and a warm, empathetic view of human-kind.
May 29, 2013
My dear Anne - you are such a good writer - your approach to your characters has changed , however . Gone are your funky , odd ball folks (Searching for Caleb , Accidental tourist ) and now we have us ordinary folk . Regardless , this was…
Apr 03, 2013Babalouis rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book was too much like everyday life...and a little boring. It does not take us anywhere interesting in terms of landscape or people. It was too mundane for me.
Mar 12, 2013uncommonreader rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This is a novel about aging and memory. Not great; not bad.
Jun 03, 2012unJoCo rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I always enjoy Anne Tyler--a descriptive style of everyday events.
Mar 16, 2012
I haven't read this yet but would like to.
sadiearivera
May 27, 2011sadiearivera rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book was really slow. I thought the whole novel was cleverly summed up on the book jacket. I kept waiting for something else to happen.
Apr 13, 2011Jennmro rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A quick read but not a lot seemed to happen. A lot of time spent thinking about how things made the main character feel, which is never my favorite. Well written though, and perhaps just better suited to someone else.
veelau
Jan 23, 2011veelau rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. It is so well written and the story is so extraordinarily ordinary, but it has alot of layers that makes you think about this story long after you have read it.
ParkRidgeRS
Jan 10, 2011ParkRidgeRS rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A gently funny and comtemplative look at a man, recently forced into retirement, who wakes to find that he has been violently assualted. Worse, he has no memories of the attack. His fixation on reclaiming these memories brings him to what…
Mar 17, 2010bluegarden rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A wise and beautiful book about the profound effect of relationships in our lives.
Feb 19, 2010
Liam Pennywell is downsized from his teaching job and makes some adjustments in his life. But, oh, what adjustments! Classic Anne Tyler. This is a good one, right up there with favorites like 'Saint Maybe,' 'Dinner at the Homesick…