The Mermaid Chair
by:
Sue Monk Kidd (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780739452059 (0739452053)
Publish date: 2005
Publisher: Viking
Pages no: 488
Edition language: English
It got me at "mermaid" (mention of other mythological creatures will do the trick as well). I watched the movie first, and then intrigued by it -- searched for the title and found that it was based upon a book. I must say that I am very pleased that the book and movie are almost completely identical...
I didn't enjoy this book much, but it forced me, when I thought about the characters, to examine my own feelings. This is the story of a woman who goes middle-aged crazy and runs off on her husband, who is not perfect but has been a steady, reliable man who loves her completely. She takes advantage ...
Maybe it was just the wrong time to have read this book, but I hated the main character, found the "instant-love" ridiculous and decided that though the writing wasn't too bad the story is too contrived to actually be any good.
I'll start this review by saying I usually steer clear of books with adultery. Makes me too uncomfortable. I started this audiobook not knowing it was about adultery until I was already engrossed in it. I thought to myself, it's fiction, it doesn't have to be your Pollyanna view of the world. So ...
Not as good as The Secret Life of Bees, which I read first and throughly enjoyed.It's a good romantic, spiritual journey kind of story, but didn't move me in the same way her first book did. As I'm writing this, I'm not sure if I should be comparing these two stories together, since they are very d...
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