Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Off Season
Book Review: Enjoyed this read
Summary: 4 Stars
My deceased Mother and I enjoyed Siddon's work for a long time. Since her passing I find it difficult to read them and enjoy them since I now have no one with which to discuss the book. However, I will say I enjoyed the book. I have loved all of them but "King's Oak" which I found a little OTT. I also must agree as to the ending. I thought it was a little undeveloped. As one reviewer stated doing I may go back and read the last half of the book again. I also felt that the initial characters were a little young for that depth of feeling although that may have been the whole point since the entire scenario was "magical". Also, I must admit to not being able to remember when I was eleven or twelve years old.Book Review: Fabulous Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to admit that I'll never love one of Ms. Siddons' novels as much as I do "Peachtree Road", which made me gasp in shock at the ending. It was the quintessential Southern novel....BUT, having said that, I thought that this was one of her best novels in many years.
The plot kept me intrigued and Ms. Siddons created one of those deliciously devious women who we love to hate (especially at the end---wow, what a surprise!)
I have to strongly disagree with other reviewers who said that the ending was ambiguous. I found it quite clean and neat (although, I, too, wanted the story to keep going). If you loved the earler Siddons' books, then you'll gobble this one up, too. Give it a chance and enjoy the read.
Book Review: Glad I didn't pay to read this
Summary: 2 Stars
I have a cat and the cat in the book is ridiculous. The story line is just all mixed up. Children talking like adults, no one finds a missing boy's body, Cam looking like a Viking with lots of red hair all over, both feeling guilty about past deaths, etc. etc. And the ending was way too far out! Not ARS's best work.Book Review: Glad I went to the library and not the book store for this book.
Summary: 3 Stars
I like ARS but this book was disappointing. Frankly, I got turned off when the main character (throughout a large portion of the book) is speaking from the perspective of an 11 year old girl. If I wanted to read young adult fiction, I would. And, as with all of ARS novels, the spontaneous tears, weeping, etc. gets a little tiresome, but if the story line is good, I ignore it. I wasn't so easy to do with this book. Overall, it wasn't a bad read, just not as good as her other books.Book Review: Go back!
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this book if for no other reason than I enjoy the lovely way Ms. Siddons strings words together. However, I was like other readers who commented about being confused after reading the last chapter. I was fortunate to hear Ms. Siddons read the first chapter aloud last week and guess what? It made all the difference. The light came on in my head and it all began to fit. My suggestion to anyone else who felt like throwing the book across the room after reading that mystical last chapter, go back and re-read the first one again. I think you will be glad you did.