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The Dearly Departed by Elinor Lipman

guk's review

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3.0

Enjoyable and quick. I liked the unusual sibling relationship development (Sunny and Fletcher). A pleasant read.

Borrowed from the library.

lynnietakalele's review

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3.0

GREAT dialogue, I'll give it that!  Loved the way each spoken line moved the plot further than a lesser line would have.  The main characters find out
they're siblings and their parents had had a very long affair.
  But you kind of know that from the get go and then nothing more happens, except for a bit of romance between the main female character and the charming police officer.

krandazzo725's review

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4.0

Cute story, fairly predictable outcome. The heroine reminds me of a Katharine Hepburn character. All in all, a fun summer read.

mimii's review

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3.0

A pleasant, no stress read. Wasn't as engaging as View from Penthouse B, but non-the-less, an enjoyable, light read. Interesting characters, I especially enjoyed the character of Margaret Batten. I will certainly read more of Lipman's books.

giovannnaz's review

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4.0

Lipman's books look as if they must be 'guilty pleasure' books, but I swear they're good--Lipman has a singular voice and dry sense of humor. They're in a class of books that is hard to come by--maybe not 'literary fiction' but fun: well-written keen studies of people. Though I and others might argue that they are 'literary fiction'! If only the covers didn't scream 'chick lit'...

canadianbookworm's review against another edition

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2.0

Light fiction.
Unsatisfying ending

jroxy13's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5 stars
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