Here on Earth (Oprah's Book Club) by Alice Hoffman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Here on Earth (Oprah's Book Club)
Book Review: Couldn't put it down
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book in one day because I just couldn't stop reading. It's been a few years since I read Wuthering Heights, but it was very similar, except I liked the ending better. Either way, it caused me to pull my dusty copy of Wuthering Heights off the shelf to reread. The book is definitely sober, but touching and real. Book Review: A Very Sad Book!
Summary: 3 Stars
I hated the main character in this book. Other reviewers seemed to hate the book because of her but I think it was an accurate portrayal of a woman who gets so caught up in an awful relationship. She made me so angry and there were so many things I wish I could say to her, and i like that this book was able to bring out some of those emotions. The subplots in the book also describe other situations in which love is not a beautiful fantasy that many women are waiting for and i enjoyed reading how love could be really painful here on earth.Book Review: hated it
Summary: 1 Stars
What a waste of time this was. Probably a waste of talent on her part too. I seem to remember her as a good writer. I would never have finished this book if I didn't think I needed it for my thesis. The characters were totally un-likable and the situations they let themselves in for were ridiculous. If I knew anyone like them I sure wouldn't have anything to do with them - which leaves very little reason for reading the book.Book Review: Sad
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the first Alice Hoffman novel that I read and I enjoyed her writing style. The book though depressing was never dull. It is a story of how destructive love can be. A what is suppose to be an intelligent women leaves her husband to get involved with her childhood sweetheart who ends up being a bitter, jealous and abusive man but she is still in love with the boy he once was and stays with him. This is all done in front of her teenage daughter who already has issues and who also becomes tormented mentally and physically. In addition, she falls in love with her first cousin and the mother is so self involved that she accepts the relationship. Just a sad and sick story.Book Review: My First Hoffman...and I'll be back for more!
Summary: 4 Stars
My friend recommended this book to me and it came at a perfect time when I was looking for something to get totally engrossed in. Warning: Do not pick this up if you do not have time to finish it! It's a page turner.
March Murray returns to her hometown in MA after being away for 19 years. She knows that she will have to face her past and most importantly her first (and only) "love" and she's not sure what will unfold. The book takes a turn towards the end. Great character description - you'll feel what the characters are feeling.