This book had so many characters, so many time periods, so many places, but at its heart it was a story of all of us, of our dreams, and how important it is that we allow those dreams to adapt over time. There is a lot to be said but in the end it was the dick-head Michael Deane who said it the best...
"All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character – what we believe – none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell." This was a good story indeed (and what a gorgeous cover!). But while the parts with Pa...
This book is flawed. It gets pretentious sometimes. It jumps around from story to story a little too much. But you know what? It's funny and moving and entertaining, topped with wit and social commentary. I can't give it less than 5.Every character is achingly real, distinct, and well-written. The d...
Beautiful Ruins started off with such promise. I loved the setting in 1962 Italy with a man trying to build a beach and a beautiful, dying woman showing up in his small town. However, it starts to lose me once the storylines start bouncing from past to present, character to character, and all over t...
Beautiful writing, intricate plot with lots of story lines finally converging is a satisfying resolution, the action sweeping in time and place from 60s to today, from Italy to Idaho and LA. My only problem with this book was how Richard Burton's complex personality got used and abused. This probabl...
My initial reaction to finishing this audio was:1 ½ stars- I'm so glad to finally be done with this audioWell, it’s been some time since I’ve read this but I still feel the same way. I’m not sure if I went into this book with too high expectations, since it was very much hyped up last year. I actual...
To explain all the things this book is about would require a long summary, such as that on goodreads, but here is my best attempt at a shorter description. Beautiful Ruins involves two main stories. One, set in 1962, describes a meeting between a young, Italian innkeeper named Pasquale and a beauti...
So I really liked this book. I saw it at the library, remembered seeing a favorable review from one of my friends on Goodreads and thought, "Sure why not?" And I was certainly not disappointed.It didn't really bowl me over with its spectacularity, but it was definitely well-written and it did seem q...
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