At Paradise Gate Audiobook

" She is such a talented writer. Always compelling and just complex enough without being austere. Liked A Thousand Acres a little better but then again so did the Nobel judges "

" family comes together at death of patriarch. had to put down... "

" So disappointing. Reading this was like wading through mud. I've read other Smiley books and so I was optimistic when I began this novel, but it just dragged on and on with nothing happening. And I didn't like any of the characters. I'm actually surprised I finished it. "

" The family dynamics in this book are very intriguing. I really like the look at the different relationships and especially Anna's love for her husband. "

" This is a really masterful book, but it was hard to finish. Everything is interior. EVERYTHING. There are some really amazing descriptions and insights, and I can see Jane Smiley really focusing on how small things feel. Sometimes, though, I just wanted there to be action amid all the reflection. "

" A 2 star Lifetime movie. "

" good story about an adult family of daughters and parents "

" A portrait of a marriage during the 24 hours before the husband dies while the daughters and granddaughter are helping their mother. This is contrasted by the dissolution of the granddaughter's marriage and the grandmother remembering the many difficulties of her own marriage. "

" I listened to this book while traveling. I was good and shared great insigtht into families. "

" I've read and liked some of Jane Smiley's later novels. This was an earlier one, and it just didn't go anywhere for me. The relationships among the characters, while interesting, were not compelling enough because I didn't like any of them that much. "

" I listened to this book while traveling. I was good and shared great insigtht into families. "

" The family dynamics in this book are very intriguing. I really like the look at the different relationships and especially Anna's love for her husband. "

" family comes together at death of patriarch. had to put down... "

" Very different from my own family, but it rings true. End of life issues are real and poignant. "

" So disappointing. Reading this was like wading through mud. I've read other Smiley books and so I was optimistic when I began this novel, but it just dragged on and on with nothing happening. And I didn't like any of the characters. I'm actually surprised I finished it. "