The Faraday Girls A Novel Ballantine Reader Circle Monica McInerney 9780345490230 Books

The Faraday Girls A Novel Ballantine Reader Circle Monica McInerney 9780345490230 Books
I brought this book along on a trip, knowing there would be time to read SOME of it, but probably not all, as it's quite a lengthy book. I enjoy stories about families, and especially sisters, and I'd read some of Monica McInterney's other books about sisters, so I felt I was in a comfortable place.The book surprised me. I'd be reading along and some kind of event would happen and I'd think, okay, that's how it's going to go, and then realize, oh - no - that's NOT how it's going to go. And then I'd realize how much of the book there was left to read and wonder what else would happen.
I really enjoyed the story itself, the twists and turns of five sisters, all locked together in helping to raise one niece, all held in a continuing lockstep because of their widowed father, and yet each striving to live the kind of life they wanted. In some ways, I've been there, done that. Not the specifics of this story, but in terms of trying to live my OWN life while still surrounded by many siblings, mostly sisters.
I did wish to see the sisters develop a bit more. Each one of them, over time (and we're talking about decades here), only became more intensely what they were at the beginning, when they were only teens and adolescents. In my experience, while some of that is always true (the more we change, the more we stay the same!), it's also always interesting and unpredictable the ways people DO change over time.
Ms McInerney certainly did capture the way sisters form and re-form allegiances, and how sometimes one sister seeems to always remain slightly outside the circle - sometimes for no clear reason. she also captured how at one point in our lives, we're the children and cared for by our parents, but later, we are the ones caring FOR our parents, keeping certain secrets, sharing others, and sometimes tacitly denying certain truths.
If you enjoy stories about sisters and don't demand a thriller-esque plot, you might enjoy The Faraday Girls. Among Ms. McInerney's other works, this one has less of the Romance story level (although there IS a romance) and more of the women's fiction level. A great curl-up-and-read story, with lots of colorful settings. My fave, so far, of Ms. McInerney's books is Family Baggage, but this one might come in a close second.
Oh, and by the way, I DID finish this book long before my trip was over. At many places, I simply couldn't put it down.

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The Faraday Girls A Novel Ballantine Reader Circle Monica McInerney 9780345490230 Books Reviews
I have not finished yet but am enjoying the intrigue of the story--and the characters are nicely developed and fun to follow.
I really liked this one. I liked the way each character had a different viewpoint and how loyal they were to the family. It was a good read.
A lovely book about a complicated family. It kept me busy during a 7 hour plane trip. That takes a really good book.
I enjoyed this series very much.
I enjoy this author and this book didn't disappoint. I like that the author keeps the books engaging and do not seem derivative no matter how many of her novels I've read.
My friend found this book in paperback at a second hand shop in town. She suggested it for book club. i downloaded it as an E-book on my Fire. I was not prepared for how long it was. My friend eventually told me it was more than 500 pages long. I felt that it started off a little slowly but I was invested in the characters more as the book went along. The book is very character driven. It examines the difficulties that can occur in families.
Thia was a good book even tho it was somewhat predictable in places . Tessa was a horrible mother. Tadpole was a crazy name for a grandfather . Sems like theycould have had a betternickname fow him.
I brought this book along on a trip, knowing there would be time to read SOME of it, but probably not all, as it's quite a lengthy book. I enjoy stories about families, and especially sisters, and I'd read some of Monica McInterney's other books about sisters, so I felt I was in a comfortable place.
The book surprised me. I'd be reading along and some kind of event would happen and I'd think, okay, that's how it's going to go, and then realize, oh - no - that's NOT how it's going to go. And then I'd realize how much of the book there was left to read and wonder what else would happen.
I really enjoyed the story itself, the twists and turns of five sisters, all locked together in helping to raise one niece, all held in a continuing lockstep because of their widowed father, and yet each striving to live the kind of life they wanted. In some ways, I've been there, done that. Not the specifics of this story, but in terms of trying to live my OWN life while still surrounded by many siblings, mostly sisters.
I did wish to see the sisters develop a bit more. Each one of them, over time (and we're talking about decades here), only became more intensely what they were at the beginning, when they were only teens and adolescents. In my experience, while some of that is always true (the more we change, the more we stay the same!), it's also always interesting and unpredictable the ways people DO change over time.
Ms McInerney certainly did capture the way sisters form and re-form allegiances, and how sometimes one sister seeems to always remain slightly outside the circle - sometimes for no clear reason. she also captured how at one point in our lives, we're the children and cared for by our parents, but later, we are the ones caring FOR our parents, keeping certain secrets, sharing others, and sometimes tacitly denying certain truths.
If you enjoy stories about sisters and don't demand a thriller-esque plot, you might enjoy The Faraday Girls. Among Ms. McInerney's other works, this one has less of the Romance story level (although there IS a romance) and more of the women's fiction level. A great curl-up-and-read story, with lots of colorful settings. My fave, so far, of Ms. McInerney's books is Family Baggage, but this one might come in a close second.
Oh, and by the way, I DID finish this book long before my trip was over. At many places, I simply couldn't put it down.

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