The Light Between Oceans
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781451681734 (9781451681734)
ASIN: 1451681739
Publish date: 2012-08-07
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Export
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Australia,
Fiction,
Historical
This book had so much more potential! A good story was wasted here. The book started very well and I also liked how it ended. The problem was that the middle part was so extremely bad. I've seldomly read a book with such unlikable characters. Both women are acting incredibly childish and I also didn...
What a bittersweet feeling. Four stars for a beautifully written story and a main character (Tom) that is one of the best men I've ever read.
The premise of this book is that so many lives can turn on just one decision. At first, I felt that the book was moving slowly, but as the story focused more on the interplay between Tom, the lighthouse keeper, his wife Isabella, and their greatest fear: that someone would figure out that their daug...
What a surprise this novel was. It was heartbreaking, and definitely results in conflicting emotions. The ending had me in tears. I heard that this is going to be a movie, and I can't wait to see it. I just hope that it does the book justice, because it really was wonderful!
I just could not read this book any longer. I was able to get halfway through and there was no problems with the writing and the story itself. This is the reason I rated it as 2 stars (It was OK). I just could not get involved with the story and kept wanting to shake Isabel and Tom for what they di...