Customer Review: I was raised in the South - white - and find this a fascinating concept. Enjoyed the book - our book club read it. Warm but not syrupy. Uplifting. Has some tension that ends satisfactorily. Interesting tid-bits about bees also. Find I keep writing the next book in the series in my mind. Guess I... more info
Customer Review: I love to knit and thought this would be a great book to read. I loved it and will read it again. I am glad the author came out with a second book to this which is excellent as well.
Customer Review: I had no idea this book was going to grab me the way it did. It was there waiting and waiting for me to pick it up and when I finally did ~ I could not put it down! I am not usually a sappy romantic but this had so much other elements such as the time traveling that it was fun and intense along with... more info
This truly is one of the finest novels I've ever read--well worth all the hoopla. The main narrator has a smooth voice that is easy to get lost in, and I loved the theme of the importance of "story tellers" in our society. I loved the stories within stories within stories. This is a... more info
Customer Review: I enjoyed this book, almost as much as the first. It felt very real. There was closure from the grief at the end of the first book and yet some excitement and depth to the characters and the intertwined relationships.
Customer Review: Enjoyed the book thoroughly. Made me very interested in foot binding. I can not believe this actually happened. Great plot and history in this book.
Customer Review: Like so many other reviewers, I would like to reiterate that this book is wonderful. Jodi weaves a web of conflict that is both beautiful and terrible, where the answers are never right and never wrong. I applaud her for her characters that come to live inside of you, characters you learn to love... more info
Customer Review: Ann Patchett is an extraordinary writer, and "Run" is an incredible book. I read it quickly once, because the story was engrossing, and then slowly the second time, to savour the writing. I've given to several friends and relatives.
Customer Review: After seeing a number of adaptations, I finally decided to read all of
Austen's novels. Northanger Abbey was not bad, and Sense and Sensibility
is excellent. However, this is the best so far. While there is a lot of
insightful comment on the custom of English society of the time,... more info
