The Best of Times: A Novel
by Penny Vincenzi
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Author: Penny VincenziEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-14
ISBN: 0385528248
Number of pages: 608
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: 4.5 stars - great book, but the fluff towards the end was a little much
Summary: 4 Stars
If you would have asked me anywhere in the first 400 pages to give a one-word description of The Best of Times, I would have said "gripping." I was totally enthralled with the stories, and the characters, who are all so well developed. It reminded me very much of the movie Love, Actually where there are lots of storylines that all flow together and culminate at the end with a feel-good-heart-warming moment that restores your faith in love. But if I'm being really honest, it did drag just a bit for me in the last 50-75 pages or so. The storylines were being neatly tied up, and I thought there was a lot of filler. That being said, I loved the characters, the story was great, and for the first 400 pages or so, it really kept you guessing. It was an interesting premise - taking a horrible tragic accident and examining how it affected all these different lives. And I really enjoyed how the author went into each person's perspective when she was telling their story. It was very believable, and rang true for the most part. Some of the characters seemed a bit stereotypical, but it wasn't enough to make me not enjoy it.
All in all, it was a great ride, that could have been about 5-10% shorter for me to really have given it five stars.
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