A story that provoked mixed feelings in me... Told in a deceptively calm and dispassionate voice, The Descendants ends up portraying a tsunami of emotions. I approached it curiously, but without great expectations. Honestly I tend to ignore books that come labeled as "Best Books of this and t...
I never considered reading The Decendents. I had seen the movie and while I enjoyed it...I didn't love it enough to bother with the book. Way too many other books I wanted to read. But I am a sucker for a good Kindle Daily Deal, so I ended up reading The Decendents after all. I liked this book a ...
I don't give 5 star reviews very often but I knew from the beginning that I was going to love this book, and it didn't disappoint. I had already seen the movie, which was also great, and surprisingly, it stayed extremely close to the novel (apart from a tiny bit at the end). After an accident that...
I don't give 5 star reviews very often but I knew from the beginning that I was going to love this book, and it didn't disappoint. I had already seen the movie, which was also great, and surprisingly, it stayed extremely close to the novel (apart from a tiny bit at the end). After an accident that...
This was a simple plot with a really candid, well written story, with quick witted dialogue that showed just the right amount of sadness, humour, and family disfunction, all wrapped up into one heart warming story. Great read. I hope the movie does it justice.
I added this book to my to-read shelf after having seen the movie, which I really enjoyed. As it turns out, the book is almost identical to the movie, so while it's decently written, I think I prefer the 2-hour movie version to the 9-hour audiobook version.
Lots of times I've seen movies that were of books I had previously read, but this is the first time I did it backwards (I think). I saw this on the ebookshelf the week before we left for vacation and I was looking for beach reads and thought, why not. Then, I didn't end up reading as much on my tr...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-descendants.htmlThe Descendants is the story of Matt King and his family. His wife, Jonie, is in a coma following a boating accidents. His daughters, ten year old Scottie and seventeen year old Alex, face the strugg...
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