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A review by jmclincoln
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
2.0
I listened to the Recorded Books audio version. Good narration with long pauses. The audio version seemed to take forever.
I had wanted to read a book by Maeve Benchey and was pleased when my reading group chose The Glass Lake. The multi-year story was interesting and the many characters well drawn. However, perhaps because the pacing of the audio version was slow, I had time to ponder what I was listening to in addition to the story. I was surprised a bit more than halfway through to recognize that the most important concern of all the characters was appearances. A lot of time was spent on how people looked, dressed, aged, and worried about these things. The main message seemed to be that if one could maintain a becoming appearance then all should be well and love would be true.
I had wanted to read a book by Maeve Benchey and was pleased when my reading group chose The Glass Lake. The multi-year story was interesting and the many characters well drawn. However, perhaps because the pacing of the audio version was slow, I had time to ponder what I was listening to in addition to the story. I was surprised a bit more than halfway through to recognize that the most important concern of all the characters was appearances. A lot of time was spent on how people looked, dressed, aged, and worried about these things. The main message seemed to be that if one could maintain a becoming appearance then all should be well and love would be true.