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parchouliprentice's review against another edition
4.0
i thoroughly enjoyed this! i loved growing up with the twins and their crew. scope and breadth of this tale is just my style. this was my first book by binchy, and i immediately purchased another!
caraghwhitehead's review against another edition
1.0
Very disappointing read. It took me ages to get into it and then it was an incredibly slow story. The characters all felt one dimensional and the ending was awful though the story did speed up towards the end.
daybreak1012's review against another edition
3.0
The best way to describe how I felt about this book is the overwhelming desire to proclaim "I'M DONE I'M DONE I'M DONE!!" Finally. It wasn't a bad story, it just dragged on for the first half to the point that I feared it would never *have* a point. I think the ending actually brought the same relief for me as it did for most of the characters. I will admit the ending was not at all what I was expecting, and yet it still felt satisfying, if oddly so.
tawny73's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Ended up loving this story but it took a long time to get into it.
radioactve_piano's review against another edition
2.0
Just what I was looking for -- a good side-read while reading an economics book. Mindless, just shy of a romance (no "throbbing members" here), yet with that same compelling tone that makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens on the next page. Full of tragedy when it needs something exciting; full of happiness when it needs something uplifting.
malvord27's review against another edition
4.0
Another solid Maeve Binchy book. An easy read, full of beauty, a few surprises but not too many, and understandable characters. I loved watching the characters grow up and develop. There's a good introspection on entering pre-teens/teens, and how that changes friendships especially how that changes when people start dating.