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Praise for "The Whole World Over
""[Glass's] second novel is even finer than her first . . . [Her] characters are enticingly complex, their predicaments are provocative and significant . . . Her love for animals, feel for landscape, and ardor for language itself feed the freshness, sensuousness, and compassion that make this such a nourishing and pleasurable read."
-"Chicago Tribune
""Beautiful and satisfying, chock-full of the gorgeous, heartbreaking stuff that makes life worth living."
-"Rocky Mountain News
""Gorgeous . . . [A] delicious, delightful, and deeply satisfying tale of domestic choices . . . Glass never shies away from complexity."
-New Orleans "Times-Picayune
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Praise for "Three Junes
""Enormously accomplished . . .Rich, absorbing, and full of life."
--"The New Yorker
""A warm, wise debut . . . "Three Junes" marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
""Three Junes" brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel . . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations--but also about happiness."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
""[Glass's] second novel is even finer than her first . . . [Her] characters are enticingly complex, their predicaments are provocative and significant . . . Her love for animals, feel for landscape, and ardor for language itself feed the freshness, sensuousness, and compassion that make this such a nourishing and pleasurable read."
-"Chicago Tribune
""Beautiful and satisfying, chock-full of the gorgeous, heartbreaking stuff that makes life worth living."
-"Rocky Mountain News
""Gorgeous . . . [A] delicious, delightful, and deeply satisfying tale of domestic choices . . . Glass never shies away from complexity."
-New Orleans "Times-Picayune
"
Praise for "Three Junes
""Enormously accomplished . . .Rich, absorbing, and full of life."
--"The New Yorker
""A warm, wise debut . . . "Three Junes" marks a blessed event for readers of literary fiction everywhere."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
""Three Junes" brilliantly rescues, then refurbishes, the traditional plot-driven novel . . . Glass has written a generous book about family expectations--but also about happiness."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
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'One doesn't read so much as sink into a Julia Glass novel, lulled into an escapist reverie by her mastery . . .'
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"I see you everywhere" is a story about two sisters, Louisa and Clem. Born three years apart, they are very different and have a complex relationship: irritated by one another but also strongly connected, turning to each other whenever they have crises in their lives. They take turns narrating the story and sometimes it's not clear for a while which sister is talking, although in time it settles to alternate by chapter.
The book spans 13 years, from 1980 through to 1993, with a final chapter set in 2005. Essentially it's a series of disjointed snapshots from the sisters' lives. I found it disconcerting that something momentous could happen in one chapter (a relationship foundering, a head injury causing amnesia), which barely if ever gets referred to again.
I really liked Glass's first novel, "Three Junes", but I was very disappointed by this book. It is a novel which is character driven not plot driven. Unfortunately the characters just aren't very sympathetic or involving. For the most part, I didn't care about any of them. In fact, I actively disliked them (with the exception of an elderly aunt who dies at the start of the book). Having said that, there is a significant event which takes place towards the end of the book (I don't want to give anything away here as it came as a major surprise to me), which made me realise that I cared more about these characters than I had previously thought.
I strongly considered giving up on this book at the 100 page mark, but I persevered. I kept hoping that it would get better and it did improve, but not enough for me to recommend it.
The book spans 13 years, from 1980 through to 1993, with a final chapter set in 2005. Essentially it's a series of disjointed snapshots from the sisters' lives. I found it disconcerting that something momentous could happen in one chapter (a relationship foundering, a head injury causing amnesia), which barely if ever gets referred to again.
I really liked Glass's first novel, "Three Junes", but I was very disappointed by this book. It is a novel which is character driven not plot driven. Unfortunately the characters just aren't very sympathetic or involving. For the most part, I didn't care about any of them. In fact, I actively disliked them (with the exception of an elderly aunt who dies at the start of the book). Having said that, there is a significant event which takes place towards the end of the book (I don't want to give anything away here as it came as a major surprise to me), which made me realise that I cared more about these characters than I had previously thought.
I strongly considered giving up on this book at the 100 page mark, but I persevered. I kept hoping that it would get better and it did improve, but not enough for me to recommend it.
Format:Paperback
This is why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. The cover and title seemed very interesting to me, but this book was anything but. From the very start of this book, I just found it dull and I couldn't get into it. Though it did get a little more interesting around the midway point, it was still nothing captivating. I found the writing to be a little erratic, like the author was just moving from one event to the other, disregarding anything else - I felt the same with the two sisters relationships, too. I felt distanced from the characters and I just couldn't seem to get absorbed into it. Definitely not something that I'd recommend.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I, like another reviewer, really struggled with this book. It was impossible to get to grips with the 'thread' because of the way it is written i.e. bits from one sister and bits from the other with the two not really joining together at all. As for :"Alive with the same sensual detail and riveting characterisation....." have I missed something?
The quotation from 'The Times' :- "A wonderfully vivid, truthful novel" - no way.
The quotation from 'The Times' :- "A wonderfully vivid, truthful novel" - no way.
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