This is a slice of life drama about a mixed race family - the two young men, Tip and Teddy, are great characters, and the young girl, Kenya, is also a very attractive voice in the novel. I did think Sullivan was wasted though, and he should have had a much greater part in the story. I would read a w...
I think, mostly, Run is a book about family. Not family based on blood ties, the Doyles are largely a family created through adoption, but rather, family as created by love ties. That's what makes it compelling and why I stuck with it to the end. Of course, Ann Patchett is an excellent writer and he...
I liked this book. Like others have said, it's not always a believable book, but that's why I like reading so much, it's an escape from reality! There are strong family elements here, studies on the reaction to loss, breaking free from parental expectations and how to react in a crisis. My big com...
Patchett has great turns of phrase; she manages to write books that are compelling and also contain pretty prose. However, this felt like she was just stretching too far. On page 43 when it is clear that Kenya knows the boys, I immediately thought, "Oh God, it is their mother." I was relieved a fe...
Meh.I so wanted to love this but there wasn't enough there to love. Was it an exercise in showing how banal and self-interested people are? The only truly interesting person in the story was the oldest brother, so naturally, his character and development were the least explored.On a side note, I lis...
I actually think this is a 2.5er - but that's just because I can't bear to give one of my favorite authors a truly bad review. And yet I can't feel anything other than disappointment about this book. It feels tossed off, messy, and distinctly lacking in the things that make Patchett such a beautif...
aside from the characters' names, i mostly likes this book.But I do continue to be disappointed with everything Ann Patchett has written since Bel Canto, which I loved.Ok, the annoying names: Brothers Teddy, Tip, and Sullivan Doyle. Need I mention that the book takes place in Boston/cambridge and in...
Hmm, this book was a fun, light read. I didn't find it "too PC" (maybe because I am too PC?). Whatever the reason, I accepted the family structure without noticing it, so that wasn't a problem for me. I guess I was hoping for more emotional engagement with the characters, and more understanding abou...
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