Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Off Season
Book Review: Anne Rivers Siddons doesn't disappoint!
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a fan. Anne Rivers Siddons always creates a world to escape to, not always pleasant, but usually addicting. If I am going to read one of her books, I have to do it when I don't have a lot on my docket because I often want to read it straight through.
There is usually a sense of menace hovering over even the most pleasant and pastoral scenes in her books, and this one is no exception. Meet Peaches, one of the most purely evil characters I have recently come across - all the more so because her character is not very well fleshed out.
The protagonist, Lilly, is somewhat flawed but lives in a universe where most of the people around her are more flawed. I agree somewhat with the poster who pointed out that the romance with Jon would have been more believable if they had been older. On the other hand, it was probably hero-worship as much as romance so I didn't object too much.
Anne Rivers Siddons is nothing if not consistent. This book is haunting me a week after I read it. The ending was painful but definitely consistent with the plot and tone of the book. Recommended.
Book Review: Another great read from Siddons
Summary: 4 Stars
Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons, was published by Hatchette Book Group, and begins with Libby McCall returning to her summer home in Maine to spread the ashes of her beloved husband, Cam. While she's there, she's flooded with memories. Memories starting at the age of 11 when her first love dies in a tragic accident, through her mother's death and ending with her marriage. After a summer in the Maine cottage, Lilly holds a memorial service for her husband and discovers a secret she'd rather not know.
Anne Rivers Siddons is a masterful storyteller. This book has strong narrative and great character development. It's a story that will keep you enthralled until the end.
Book Review: Beautifully written but....
Summary: 3 Stars
Once again Ms. Siddons delivers a beautifully written story with an uncanny sense of place and time. I know from first hand experience about summer friendships and summer loves and she nails it in this book. Just one problem, I've now reread the last quarter of the book three times and I'm still confused. Would somebody care to enlighten me?Book Review: Bummed Out
Summary: 3 Stars
I love Anne Rivers Siddons. I loved this book until the end. Then I got mad. I haven't been this mad at a book since "Once is Not Enough," which I threw across the room when I finished it. The deplorable ending of this fascinating novel leaves too many loose strings and undercuts one of the main characters to too great a degree. And the cat? It has to go. Where are editors anyway? Sad to say, this book does not measure up to previous wild and wonderful rides with Ms. Siddons.Book Review: Depressing, disappointing ending but oddly compelling
Summary: 2 Stars
Warning - Don't read this review if you don't want to know lots of the storyline. I agree with what everyone else has written about this book and wish I'd read the reviews before reading, as I don't think I would have gone ahead and read this book. I have always loved her books and hadn't read one in years, so was pleased to see a new selection in the bookstore. The book does hold your attention - I read in the better part of an afternoon (I'm a fast reader); however I found it pretty depressing, with the deaths of Jon, her mother and then the dog. There was too much unanswered throughout the book - after Jon's disappearance, where was the sailboat found? Her timeframes were off too - it was hard to track how long after Jon's death that her mother gets cancer and dies. And as everyone else has said - the ending was awful! Totally made no sense!