Helpful Score: 2
This audio book was great. I was not expecting the ending which is always good. The writing is beautiful. I loved how deep the author went into the characters thought process. The narrators were the perfect fit too. I can't wait to read more of Ms. Lively's work.
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of those audiobooks that does such a terrific job of depicting each character that you can find someone very similiar in your life and follow the story with a sense familiarity. I enjoyed it and was intrigued to listen to the end. I have to say the author really gives you a look into the main subjects soul - to the point where you wish you could meet her.
The opposite of "Lively" could be the word "droll." (no pun intended) The latter is an apt one word description of "The Photograph." The first time I tried to listen to this audiobook, I made it through the first CD and stopped. I laid that off to my mood and would try it again in better days. Well, the second time around, I made it half-way through the third CD until I finally decided there was not one redeeming statement I could make about this turkey of a book.
Take two gifted British readers and ask them to read a depressing mood piece filled with regrets, secrets, denials and recriminations that amount to personal reflections on the life of a deceased woman, and you too will want to hold a gun to your head, metaphorically, of course , as you keep wondering when or whether things might look up (As of CD 3, they don't). The characters, who each in their turn revisit their recollections of their roles in the life of the aforesaid dead woman, all seem to be drifting through life since her passing. All things considered, I'd say she got the best end of the deal as you come to know and understand those who were connected to her life.
But this is my take on this awful book. Maybe your endurance is greater than mine.
Take two gifted British readers and ask them to read a depressing mood piece filled with regrets, secrets, denials and recriminations that amount to personal reflections on the life of a deceased woman, and you too will want to hold a gun to your head, metaphorically, of course , as you keep wondering when or whether things might look up (As of CD 3, they don't). The characters, who each in their turn revisit their recollections of their roles in the life of the aforesaid dead woman, all seem to be drifting through life since her passing. All things considered, I'd say she got the best end of the deal as you come to know and understand those who were connected to her life.
But this is my take on this awful book. Maybe your endurance is greater than mine.
