Marian

I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I wonder if some of this book was lost in translation from Danish. There were a couple of points that I felt I was going to like this book, but then it would go off on a tangent about snow or simply stop with an uncompleted idea or thought. The ending was simply ridiculous.

Haunting. A book that will stay with me for a long time.

I would really give us 3.5 stars if I could. I enjoyed the beginning, but was unsatisfied with the way it ended. I loved the slow pacing of the story and the everyday life that was familiar, yet so foreign since it was set in Iran. I wish I had discovered the glossary at the back earlier, especially for some of the political terms and history.

I was so disappointed in this book. I really wanted to like it because I've enjoyed other Lisa See books, but I just couldn't relate to anything in it. It was too romantic even for me. And if read about clouds and rain one more time I was going to lose my mind (if you've read it you know). And then I get to the end and find out it was based on actual events! Too unbelievable.

This definitely could have been better edited, it tended to wander. But overall I enjoyed it.

Not as compelling as The Snowman for me, but still a good read. I really didn't know who did it until the last couple of chapters!

I hoped for more from this book, but I did enjoy it. Sometimes it felt simply like a recounting of things that happened and I couldn't get too interested or involved.

Once I got into this I couldn't put it down.

Great book to get lost in. Gave me my Downton Abbey fix until the next season . . .

Really liked this one. Lots of suspense. Couldn't put it down.

I enjoyed this, but would have liked it better if I had read it as a young adult. I just couldn't empathize with the characters. I'll be interested what my children think when they read it in a couple of years. Maybe I'll gain a new appreciation through them.

There were some good ideas here (twists that I really didn't see coming), but the writing was terrible. Really not worth my time.

I had trouble getting into this at first, but then I really enjoyed it. Not at all what I thought it was going to be. Sad, but also scary in parts.

Wish there was a re-read button! Just re-read the whole series.

This was a totally different book from the usual Mankell mysteries, but I enjoyed it. However, I was annoyed by how blase the narrator Louise became about the killings she witnessed and didn't even report them. She seemed only to be able to focus on her son's death and not really open her eyes. They leave you hanging in the end and I wonder if there will be a follow-up.

I can't believe that I never read this book in school. Great read – still as relevant today as it was 80 years ago!

This is better as a blog than a book. A couple of good recipes though.

I don't get the hype surrounding this book. It was an enjoyable read and certainly very quick, but what is the great appeal? Why is everyone giving it 5 stars? Did I miss something?

Great character studies, though somewhat sad. But very real nonetheless.

As the saying goes, “hindsight is 20/20”. Never has this been more true. Gets you to thinking about all of the other possibilities had someone stood up to Hitler in the early days, and all of the missed opportunities. Also introduced me to many new historical figures and events that I didn't know about. A great read.

I did really like this, though it is very detailed and sometimes repetitive. Also lots of unanswered questions, but definitely interesting. Not like anything else I've read.

Not at all what I thought it was going to be. Beautifully written. Loved the characters but wanted it all to tie back together in the end. Almost a 5-star book.

Really enjoyed this book, but it left me wanting more.

I'm not a beach read kind of girl, and this is definitely that kind of book. I felt like Conroy tried to pack every idea he had ever had into one book and it was all over the place. It addressed race issues, class issues, homosexuality, had a homocidal maniac, orphans and upper class all mixed together. Very disappointed. I only kept reading because I hate to leave a book unfinished.

A tough read, but well worth it. Everything I thought I knew about Columbine was not true.