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Visible City By Tova Miris ISBN 9781629233444 (2000)

by Tova Mirvis(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: I was annoyed at first because everyone was so miserable in their lives. Everyone was putting on a face for the outside world. Was there no one who was happy with who they were?The book could have used a character who was happy and fulfilled, just for a contrast. I dislike the thought that everyone in the entire world is like this.Or am I just fooling myself? Am I just another one of these dissatisfied folks, fooling myself into thinking that my life is acceptable? Running from the truth?Nah. These characters saw their own discontent.So what do they do with their discontent? That is what is important to see in the novel. So Dog Man tries again. So Jeremy blows up, but Nina may or may not be along for the ride, we're not sure. Leon says no and goes. Emma says no and goes. C... morelaudia left to figure out what has just happened to her, her daughter and husband spinning off.Perhaps Nina is the only one with integrity. She doesn't run but says "what do I do with this knowledge, now that I know that I can decide?" I have hope for Jeremy and Nina.Perhaps I shouldn't judge the others, though. Now everyone is going to figure things out at the same point in their lives. Perhaps it is integrity to recognize when it's wrong, whenever it's wrong, and act upon it. But that doesn't seem right either. We don't live in a vacuum; our decisions in the past shape us as much as the decisions to be made in the present moment and future. Emma is young and so has less to bind her, but Leon....
review 2: This actually started out as a mid 3 and went downhill. The premise is a Rear Window story of neighbors seeing each other through windows and then getting involved in each other's lives. It gets hokey and loses credibility when Mirvis has to make everything come out right. Even the kids' cookies that they bake for a bake sale taste great. After reading about their meltdown during the baking process, that was a bit hard to swallow. less

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