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Pros & Cons
Pros
Rosamunde pilcher writes long, spectacularly descriptive stories about very real people. At the heart of the story is penelope keeling, a most complex and amazing woman. Penelope is a survivor who made do with very little during wwii.
The shell seekers is a multigenerational story of a woman and her family. All of them have both virtues and flaws. But the good guys aren't nicer people than the bad guys.
Cons
Penelope is one of the most sanctimonious vicious characters i have ever had the misfortune to meet. Though the baby is pretty and engaging, plays well, etc, penelope doesn't see where she came from. This cements her bohemian mother's dislike of her.
Why olivia is special i have no idea, as i see her as cold and unsympathetic. Penelope also acts like it isn't her fault noel and nancy behave the way they do, but does she realize that as a mother, she is very much to blame for preferring olivia?
The story is dreadfully slow. Some things are very repetitive. And it still infuriates me.
Highlights
Quality
I bought it as a gift and very pleased with it
She had never felt so strong so optimistic
Its an engaging pageturner not because its exciting but because you come to care so deeply about the characters
Competitiveness
This book is the ultimate bookthe best ever
Overview
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- This product had a total of 16,105 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 11 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have only been able to find an abridged copy with someone else as the narrator
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This is not the first time i have read this book
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However in my opinion it has a huge flaw
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The author has clearly decided in advance which characters you should like and which characters you should dislike
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But the 34good guys34 arent nicer people than the 34bad guys
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The central character penelope and her favorite child olivia favorite for a superficial reason that does not reflect well on penelope have as many negative aspects to their characters and the way they live their lives as penelopes older daughter nancy and her son noel do
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Yet the author has decided that you must sympathize with penelope and olivia and despise nancy and noel
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This may interfere with your enjoyment of what is otherwise an extremely good story
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