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anniekayefic's review against another edition
1.0
Gosh, I hate giving up on books. I always remember how I thought A Tale of Two Cities was so boring till I reached the final section of the book, and then I didn't put it down for HOURS till I finished it.
This? Is not that. There wasn't a single interesting character, and the dialogue was written in such a way that I could barely follow the conversations. It was as if much was being communicated through meaningful looks and body language, but the author never bothered to tell us what they might have been. It will go back to the library unfinished.
This? Is not that. There wasn't a single interesting character, and the dialogue was written in such a way that I could barely follow the conversations. It was as if much was being communicated through meaningful looks and body language, but the author never bothered to tell us what they might have been. It will go back to the library unfinished.
niaforrester's review against another edition
4.0
This book launched my phase of infatuation with Diane Johnson and her work about expats, a culture with which I am very familiar. I still read snippets of this book and Le Divorce (never, never, never see that movie, it was an awful adaptation) every once in awhile. The author has a wonderful eye and ear and attention for the detail that distinguishes one culture from another, and the idiosyncrasies of each.
shannonpryor's review against another edition
4.0
I have found all of her books to be really fun light reads- not completely without substance.
alitteach's review against another edition
1.0
A novel written by an author desperately trying to sound sophisticated and witty, but lacking both qualities. Utter trash. Boo hiss.
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