I wish I hadn't waited so long to read this book. It's been sitting on my TBR list and I kept passing it up. Then I saw that HBO was making a mini-series out of it and I didn't want to watch it before I read it. What an incredible character study. Rowling connects the citizens in Pagford to one an...
I tried reading this (almost exactly) a year ago. I made it less than 100 pages before giving up. Here we go again.
I had low expectations for this book for a number of reasons. As a fan of JKR's Potter books, I knew that anything not-Potter would inevitably feel like something of a letdown. For example, any time poor Patricia Cornwell writes any non-Scarpetta book, she gets roasted by her Scarpetta fans. Also, t...
★★★☆☆ What to give this book? Five stars or what? One of the most depressing books I’ve ever read or listened to. Also one of the most beautifully written books, and is very well narrated. The characters are well thought out and wonderfully written...but very sad. It is a social commentary and ...