There is so much more I want to write about this book actually. It both fascinated me and had me shaking my head many, many times.
I'm no moralist here but man I find Jessica utterly unlovable. Sorry but it's true. Mitch was no victim or anything but a total idiot. When your wife comes home and “randomly” proposes the idea of opening up your marriage to “save it”, let me tell you that probably isn't going to end well for you buddy. Also, her idea isn't actually RANDOM at all. She's saying she doesn't want to screw YOU anymore dude. Might as well hit the road right then.
Instead Mitch ends up not sleeping with anyone, so basically he let his wife screw a guy that tried to get her to leave Mitch for him and never look back. Lucky Mitch had those kids with Jessica. Or the book title would have been changed to “Last Couple That Got Divorced.”
I love the writing and it was hilarious too. Just don't believe the story plot would be realistic.
This book changed my life for the better the very first time that I read it. It changes my life each time I re-read it as well, because it reminds me just how much God loves me. This is still my favorite book of all time. I've read it more than a few times as well. Each time I set a goal to read thru it without getting emotional at all about it, but I just cannot do it. Might have something to do with the fact that I have two daughters, I'm thinkin'...
In regards to all these comments about how people think this book is blasphemous, it is possible to read this book and still believe in the ultimate power of God, and so forth. I don't think the author is trying to make a point that he believes that God is just a man (or woman) or anything like that. I think he makes God's character the way it is in the book to get the reader to see their relationship with God from a different, and possibly more personal point of view. Just my two cents though, and what do I know? Nothing, lol.
I really enjoyed this one. I liked how it ended and Finn wasn't a completely evil guy that deserved to be hated by the readers, etc. I really enjoyed the questions about fate and how it works or maybe doesn't always work out in our best favor...stories like this provide my mind with countless hours of free entertainment and pondering.
This was a great book, and it's premise has provided me with hours and hours of material to ponder about. I did think that the story was a bit too political/partisan...but I suppose it was unavoidable, on some level. I just hate how people are so divided about EVERYTHING. Anyway, the book was a great one though!
Didn't have too high of expectations for this one and that's mostly when my expectations get exceeded by a particular novel. I have a nasty habit of being perpetually uninspired by most of the endings of the books I read. I'm not sure why. It's like I get my hopes up that a book is going to have 13 different twists that I never see coming — and then when I book only has 3 twists at the end, I consider that a disappointment. This book was satisfying and I'd recommend others to read it.
It has me hooked for most of it but I just wasn't wild about the ending. Made the innocent guy look super pathetic - which may have been her point. But I just felt the last whole part where she went on and on about how much of a loser her husband was - was a tad unnecessary. Plus I hate how he got out to death for a crime he didn't commit and she was basking in that fact.
I would give this a rating of 4.5 stars. Although some of these reviews seem to be onto something when they say that nothing really happens, I found that not know the next part of their master plan kept me reading. Call me a sucker but I cared a lot as to what was going to happen between Sara and Mac and if they would actually make it or not. One thing I do know is that I wish DeMille would write another book with the same awesome characters.
I would give this a rating of 4.5 stars. Although some of these reviews seem to be onto something when they say that nothing really happens, I found that not know the next part of their master plan kept me reading. Call me a sucker but I cared a lot as to what was going to happen between Sara and Mac and if they would actually make it or not. One thing I do know is that I wish DeMille would write another book with the same awesome characters.
I love all 5 of Galbraith's books, but I think TB is my favorite one of them all. And ironically enough, I think I enjoyed TB so much due to the fact that a good amount of the storyline was dedicated to showing how Strike's relationship with Robin was becoming more and more personal and close. I say that is ironic for me personally, because usually, what I call the “mushy stuff” in a book is almost a distraction. That is, if I'm reading a mystery/thriller type of novel...
Round up to 4.5. I think I may have even enjoyed this story more than book number one, The Life We Bury. Man, Allen Eskens can write a damn novel.