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The Birthdays
The Birthdays
Author: Heidi Pitlor
A beautifully told debut in the tradition of Sue Miller about a unique family on the brink of a new generation. — On an island off the coast of Maine, the Miller family reunites to celebrate the father's seventy-fifth birthday. Each of the adult children is expecting a first child, and at the same time each is at a major crossroads in ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780393061277
ISBN-10: 0393061272
Publication Date: 6/5/2006
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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kellyteach avatar reviewed The Birthdays on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Just read this - a great read if you love the coast of Maine. Also great if you have a family with "complicated" members. It helps to understand their quirks and gets into the heads of every person in your family.
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Helpful Score: 1
After having read so many reviews of how much they disliked this book on Goodreads, and then the opposite on here, I was unsure of what to expect. I however, found this book to be refreshingly real. I was annoyed by the characterization of Ellen, the mother. I found her to be self-absorbed and grating. The brother, Jake, was over the top with his pushiness, but that was the author's point. All the flaws the characters displayed were magnified for fiction, but true in nature. And in a person's worse case scenario, emotions are heightened. The author's wording was unique, and I felt drawn into the circle. My one true complaint was how abruptly the book ended. I much prefer a conclusion that wraps up loose ends or promises me a sequel, and this book ended without any of that and almost in the middle of a sentence. It did not detract totally from my overall impression of the book. Good read!
WISSA2278 avatar reviewed The Birthdays on + 19 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
awesome book... kept me interested the whole time. the ending was NOT predictable, which can sometimes be annoying...
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It's a great book in which the author depicts how an emotionally divided family comes together for a celebration. As the great event that brings them to see each other after some time apart unexpected events unfold.

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