The average user rating for this Book is 5.2 out of 10 (based on 20 Votes).
Beverly gave it a1: I could not finish this book. I felt it was very contrived. I did not like the battle scenes since they were total fiction and so bloody.
Shirley E gave it an8: Having lived through in Viet Nam as a wife of a physican/minister, I can closely identify with the trials and emotions of home and the moral and obligations of military service. Family responsibilies vs any career is often in conflict.
Marie H gave it a4: Ms Brooks has chosen to use the worst of the Southern mentality and the most honorable of the Northern mentality in it time to characture both sides. She could have been more subtle to better tell her story.
Lindsay C gave it a0: I hated this book.
Janice R gave it a4: This author knows how to write as far as descriptions go. But the story was trite, full of cliches, and overly dramatic. More like a romance novel than "literary" fiction.
James S gave it a4: disappointed. Loved her first book, but this one has lost me in the plot, and lacks real depth in the characterisation, it seems rather flat.
gerri r gave it a9: an intereting insight into the workings of the mind and how the same event can be viewed from different viewpoints. A very enjoyable read.
Joyce W gave it a10: I am torn between lending it to someone or rereading it. I am certainly going to recommend it as a book to be discussed in our book discussion group. Geraldine Brooks is a master storyteller.
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