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The Making Of Us (2011)

by Lisa Jewell(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1846055741 (ISBN13: 9781846055744)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Century

review 1: Another Lisa Jewell book that I devoured pretty much in one sitting. First and foremost, she's a fab story-teller with a real knack of making you want to keep turning the pages, and this story was no exception. It's a really interesting concept, and not a subject matter I've read about before, so I was intrigued from the beginning. I really enjoyed the way it unfolded, alternating between the very different lives of the very different characters, then jumping back just at the point when you know something critical is going to happen, on to one of the other lives. Yes, it was a wee bit mawkish in the end, as some of her other books were, but let's face it, when you read Lisa Jewell you are expecting a feel-good ending, and that's what you get. A really good story, well told... more, and satisfying. What more could you want!
review 2: Full of promise but ultimately a bit disappointing. There's something dissatisfying about a multiple-voice story in which every single character gets not just a happy ending, but exactly what they wanted. It made the whole thing a little empty. All of their relationships were golden. Everyone was good. (Except one character, who seemed to have all of the "bad" that was missing from everyone else poured into him.) I love Lisa Jewell's writing and her characterisation is so good. But this felt like a disappointment after The House We Grew Up In, which I loved. less

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