And Sometimes Why: A Novel Audiobook

" Surprisingly refreshing look at family life from within. "

" I enjoyed how the various apparently disconnected lives did intersect throughout the book. "

" Same exact depressing topic as night road but a million times betterwritten...still on't want to go thee. Hoping I will able to spot the depressing ones and stay away. "

" Good story. Sophia and Darius have 2 daughters, Helen and Miranda. Helen gets in a motorcycle accident and goes into a coma. The parents split and Helen dies at end! "

" I was going to give this 3-4 stars until I got to the ending which was so terrible, it completely changed my perception of the book. I can't believe the editors let the book end like this. If I was the editor, I would have handed it back & said - 'try again, this ending sucks.' "

" good story and nicely introspective but bad language and a really sub-par ending "

" The thing I liked most about this book was how thought-provoking it was. Throughout the whole book I kept thinking "what would I do in this situation." "

" Very sad book, characters more like ghosts at times. "

" Started off great, good character development, but the ending was a bit disappointing. I needed more closure. "

" I tried a couple of times to stick with the book but just couldn't get into it. I didn't care about the characters at all. "

" this book was okay, not great. "

" I loved this book, although when I finished, I felt like it was missing something. It's a good look at how people handle a tragedy and it exposes the reader to a variety of characters, each grappling with their own issues. "

" The tragedy is unexpected, shocking, and the aftermath ripples through the story. It's characters are connected in sometimes obscure ways. "

" It was ok. It was funny in some parts and entertaining in others but the ending fell flat for me. "

" This will be going up on my blog, probably later today. "

" What a tough read. I really needed something light & fluffy after this one. "

" Annoying Magnolia wannabe that I nonetheless managed to finish during a night of post-Thanksgiving indigestion. "

" This book was very disappointing - too many characters that didn't have anything to do with the story, unlikeable main characters, boring storyline .... I finally skimmed it just to get it over with, hoping the ending would redeem the story, but no such luck. "

" Thought the story was good but some parts of it rang false. "

" I liked this book until the ending; I felt the author had lost track of her characters. "

" Scattered and unsatisfying. "

" This book was sneakily good. Wasn't sure if I liked it and then stayed up two hours late to finish it! Very real characters and interconnected plot. "

" One family, one day, and how the random effects of fate forever change them. Yes, there is plenty of loss and dysfunction, standard elements of the modern family/domestic/literary novel, but the author's sensitivity and insight into all her characters very much impressed me. "

" This will be going up on my blog, probably later today. <br/> "

" The thing I liked most about this book was how thought-provoking it was. Throughout the whole book I kept thinking &quot;what would I do in this situation.&quot; "

" an interesting read, The story of what happens when one of their teenaged daughters gets inured in a otorcycle accident and is in a coma. I quite enoyed following how each charater experienced it differently "

" The book was &quot; ok &quot; and worthy of a three star rating all the way through , BUT the ending was very weak . ;-( The story would be better as a movie on the Lifetime channel . "

" seems strange to want to read about someone being in a coma, but this book really explored the characters left to deal with the person in the coma. Rich characters, sad and funny too. A good read. "

" This book was very disappointing - too many characters that didn't have anything to do with the story, unlikeable main characters, boring storyline .... I finally skimmed it just to get it over with, hoping the ending would redeem the story, but no such luck. "

" This book is about a family torn apart when their daughter and sister Helen is involved in a tragic accident that leaves her in an irreversible coma. It’s a sad book that is supposed to get hopeful in a life goes on and people heal type of way but I hate reading these books. <br/> "

" I was going to give this 3-4 stars until I got to the ending which was so terrible, it completely changed my perception of the book. I can't believe the editors let the book end like this. If I was the editor, I would have handed it back &amp; said - 'try again, this ending sucks.' "

" Annoying Magnolia wannabe that I nonetheless managed to finish during a night of post-Thanksgiving indigestion. "

" this book was okay, not great. "

" I enjoyed how the various apparently disconnected lives did intersect throughout the book. "

" The book was OK. It definitely could have ended better. I kept looking for the rest of the chapters at the end, or an epilogue. I kept wondering why she introduced random characters, and how they were going to come together. She didn't wrap it up very well. "

" I could not get into this book for some reason, skipped to the last chapter to see how it ended:) "