Helpful Score: 5
I really enjoyed this book about a set of triplets and their problems. Well it is mentioned as a family comedy it deals with some serious issues while entertaining at the same time. I enjoyed Liane Moriarty other book 'The Last Anniversary' but I think this one was a bit better. The story lines flowed and the characters were well developed. Overall good - yet fast - read. Carol
Helpful Score: 5
Three thirty-three year old sisters shared a womb and a family but still sibling rivalry can get the best of them. An interesting stylistic technique is that some of the novel is told through the voice of strangers observing the three women.
Helpful Score: 4
Oh! I loved this book! It has been such a long time since I have read a "chick lit" book that I genuinely thought was well-written, well-plotted and filled with likable characters (all in all was actually a good book, and not just entertaining), and this one certainly git the bill! The premise - one tumultuous year in the lives of one set of triplets - was unique. And really, these sisters were just great! Some of the twin stories reminded me of Sweet Valley, which was pleasant. I just adored this book! It made me giggle and tear-up, and I literally could not put it down! I read it all in one sitting, staying up WAY too late to finish it. I also liked the structure of alternating POVs, and the _When Harry Met Sally_-like interludes of strangers' memories of encountering the triplets. I am looking forward to reading Moriarty's other books!
Helpful Score: 3
This story was very well written about the 33 year-old Kettle triplets. Their characters well very well-developed. Lyn was very organized, Kat has marital problems and Gemma is free spirited and leaves relationships at the 6 month point. It deals mostly with their sibling rivalry and their uniques experiences. It is filled with lots of laugh-out-loud moments but there are some serious situations that they need to deal with also. I loved The Husband's Secret by this author and look forward to reading another of her books. I highly recommend this book If you like chick-lit that is very entertaining.
Helpful Score: 3
I loooooved this book! I have 2 sisters, and although we're not triplets, I could really see all three of us in the Kettle triplets! This book was so engaging, I had to force myself to put it down!!
Helpful Score: 1
While not one of Moriarity's best, this is still a satisfying read, following the Kettle triplets through their 33rd year, full of conflict and change.
The book opens at a birthday celebration in a restaurant which ends with two of the three hospital bound, after a bitter argument turns physical. Onlookers give their descriptions of the encounter, an odd technique Moriarity uses throughout the book, stepping back to allow random people to provide their impressions of these three striking siblings at different points in their life.
Things do tend to get a little soapy here, as one sister discovers her husband's adultery and loses a longed-for baby in essentially the same chapter. The trio's long-divorced parents also make a huge change in their relationship, and some bed-hopping occurs offstage and prior to the novel's time frame.
Don't expect any great revelations, and if you can discover the symbolism of the title, do please share.
The book opens at a birthday celebration in a restaurant which ends with two of the three hospital bound, after a bitter argument turns physical. Onlookers give their descriptions of the encounter, an odd technique Moriarity uses throughout the book, stepping back to allow random people to provide their impressions of these three striking siblings at different points in their life.
Things do tend to get a little soapy here, as one sister discovers her husband's adultery and loses a longed-for baby in essentially the same chapter. The trio's long-divorced parents also make a huge change in their relationship, and some bed-hopping occurs offstage and prior to the novel's time frame.
Don't expect any great revelations, and if you can discover the symbolism of the title, do please share.
Helpful Score: 1
Without a doubt one of the best books I've ever read! Kept me laughing and chuckling throughout. The characters are so richly developed that you can imagine being there with them. At the end, I wished I was a triplet too. It covers very serious subjects in a humorous manner...hard to put down!
Humorous and well-written - read the entire book in one sitting!
A cute story about family and relationships.
Funny story of triplets and all that would go along with it. Lots of twists. Read once.
This was a great book. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Really interesting book about australian triplets and their lives. good comedic writing.
Very cute chick lit read!
Fun book.
Wonderful and amusing story of triplets.
This is the first, I believe of fLiane Moriarty's novels. While I enjoyed this enough, she improved with the subsequent ventures. This is a story of three (triplets!) sisters, all a bit nutty, smart and complicated. Anyone with sisters can probably relate to the drama surrounding them and the family.
Good chick-lit...funny, sad, and true to life!
Great book I really enjoyed it
I was excited to read this book. By the end I was disappointed. I felt this book could have been more about 3 sisters, they did not need to be triplets. It was well written and the story was OK. I liked her other stories better.
