I enjoyed this read, and I especially appreciated the sophisticated alternation of the unreliable (first-person, present-tense, female mystic) point of view and the reliable (third-person, past-tense, male policeman) point of view. It kept the mind alive and awake comparing and contrasting the two, ...
The story of a disfunctional family in Salem, Massachusetts and the surrounding islands. I became completely engrossed in this book, which is filled with magical realism similar to Alice Hoffman. The story moves swiftly and there are many twists and turns throughout.
The twists and turns of this book reminded me of the bobbin weaving the lace in a pattern of Towner's story. if you pay careful attention you will find the hidden story that isn't being told till it comes full circle. I enjoyed this book and was able to pick apart the pattern and reach the underly...
I found this book a mediocre read. I was more captivated by the little asides on tatting lace than I was by the story itself. I did finish it though, and unfortunately the ending was one that has been done several times before, and in much better fashion.
I have GOT to learn that there are people who will read contemporary fiction aimed at a female audience (overcoming family issues, romance, etc) and then there is me. EVEN if the description and review mention something cool and paranormal, like the ability to read the future from lace, I really hav...
I am wavering between 4 and 5 stars on this book; but ultimately feel it deserves 5 stars. The ending left me with a 'Wow' kind of feeling, which is one of the signs of a great book for me. It would definitely lead to great discussions!
This book was not at all what I expected it to be. I was expecting more lace reading and mysticism, but found that I really enjoyed the story that the author told. I class this book as an Oprah Winfrey type book in that it shows a slice of life in the US. My only complaint was that it was a littl...
Towner Whitney returns to Salem, MA for the first time in 15 years when news that her Great Aunt is missing finds its way to her. That sentence is the simplest description of Brunonia Barry’s The Lace Reader, but what it really represents is the catalyst for a story about more, it is in fact a stor...
This book was a complete and utter waste of time.When I first saw it on the shelf in the bookstore it caught my eye because the cover boasts that it is a New York Times Bestseller and I figured that it would at least be a decent read. I was completely disappointed.The books is 385 pages and, at the ...
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