cosmicbookworm's reviews
309 reviews

It took me a bit to engage with the characters in this book. I'm not a fan of the personalities displayed by any of the four main characters. A man my age is looking back at the relationship he and his wife had with another couple through the years. It seemed unrealistic to me in that in a time when bankers lost all their money due to being liable for the assets in their banks, one of the characters in this story is a trust fund recipient of a banker parent. Concern for social status, manipulating other people and needing to be in control are all issues that I don't have a great deal of respect for so I came away more annoyed than anything. The story ended abruptly in a way that wasn't expected.

Heartwarming.

I'm glad I read Stephanie's book. Netflix really left out a lot and switched things up.
You'll definitely want to read the book if you want her real take on things.

I could not finish this book. I got 4 chapters in and that is all I can handle. It is redundant, sexist, and full of stereotypes. I have no idea how this became a best seller or how this guy could be an actual counselor.

This is probably the most enjoyable book I have ever read. Not that I like everything that happened or all of the characters because some of what is dealt with are hard realities of society. I hear that Apple TV is working on a series. If they do this book justice it will be a must see. I actually listened to the Audible audiobook and the narration is fabulous.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Cicely Tyson is (was) an extremely inspirational and talented person.

Heartwarming. Thought provoking.

I loved this story. Well written and well narrated story of a Grandmother who survived Poland during WWII and her Granddaughter who scrambled to put together the pieces of their family history before it was too late. Woven into the story is the story of an autistic boy and his family. I feel like I got a chance to peek through a window to get a tiny glimpse of what it was like to live in Poland during the war and what it is like to raise a child who is on the autists spectrum. An excellent read.

Hard to put down. Quite graphic. Inserts a one sided political view that I don't buy in to. (I'm sure there are crooks on both side of the aisle.) Leaves you hanging at the end so I am of course going to get the next book as soon as possible.