Good-bye and Amen: A Novel Audiobook

" Sequel to the outstanding Leeway Cottage. Written from multiple points of view, it is somewhat confusing and probably would not stand on its own without having read Leeway Cottage first. "

" There is a good book in here, but the author muffles it with too many digressions and little unnecessary fillips. There is some great stuff in here about adult siblings and family, but it didn't come together all that well. I would read another book by her, though. "

" Read Leeway Cottage first and then this book will make sense. I read this longer after I finished Leeway Cottage than I should have, so I had to try to remember what happened in that book to make this one relevant. Thus it's a 3 star. "

" Hard to read and follow.......and I didn't feel it even dealt with the matters of cleaning out their parents' cottage at all. Almost every paragraph was written by a different character in the story. ugh. "

" Normally I very much enjoy reading Beth Gutcheon's books. Perhaps she shouldn't try sequels. This was a disappointment. Don't recommend. "

" It was a little confusing at first bc the point of view keeps changing. I wish I had known there was a list of characters in the back (I didn't find it until the end!). Interesting for people who have dealt with the death of a loved one and splitting up the stuff left. "

" Really interesting style--written in snippets from a large number of characters. At first, this drove me crazy, but I liked the story of a scattered family in Maine a lot. Full review in the works. "

" Not great... If I were her editor, I'd recommend limiting the number of voices. There must be nearly 50 narrators, including unnamed dead, and some who only appear a view times. It doesn't create a strong story line, and while I can appreciate the value of an experiment, I also want a good story. "

" A sequel to Leeway Cottage..I liked that she even gave a "where are they now" epilogue to her characters. "

" Kept thinking it was working up to something, but it wasn't. Maybe I needed to read the book before this to really care about these people. "

" so far so good but not sure if i like al the differnt voices the book is written in. "

" I really liked the oral biography story-telling writing style, but the story itself was just kind of ho-hum to me. "

" This book just does not flow. It's many voices are jarring and disjointed and the whole thing seemed fairly pointless. "

" It took me a while to really get into this book but then I got interested in all the different viewpoints on what had happened in this family over the years. It's like reading about anyone's family. I loved the photos and the short biographies of all the characters. "

" About kids who come to summer in their deceased parent's cottage. Told from different viewpoints. focuses mainly on Norman Faithful who moves from Morgan Stanley to priesthood. Pretty good. Not great. "

" Different. Hard to get into at first though. "

" Never really got the point of this book. Perhaps missed out by not reading the prior work. I am not likely to read more by this author, I didn't like the style. "

" Uniquely written in an interview/conversation format, the story was compelling but the characters speaking were a little confusing until I got to the end of the book and found bios on all of them. "

" I love Beth Gutcheon and I loved this book. I read it in one day, something I almost never do. While it did not touch me in the way Leeway Cottage did, I found it a fascinating read. "

" Really interesting style--written in snippets from a large number of characters. At first, this drove me crazy, but I liked the story of a scattered family in Maine a lot. Full review in the works. "

" Well...sometimes I wonder if page requirements determine the books length because this book could have been significantly shorter. I enjoyed the multiple first person narrations. "

" Never really got the point of this book. Perhaps missed out by not reading the prior work. I am not likely to read more by this author, I didn't like the style. "

" Sequel to the outstanding Leeway Cottage. Written from multiple points of view, it is somewhat confusing and probably would not stand on its own without having read Leeway Cottage first. "

" The book seemed to be narrated by about 90 people and a ghost. Despite the picture of the Nubble on the cover the book is set in fictional Dundee, ME and features the same family as Leeway Cottage. "

" Read Leeway Cottage first and then this book will make sense. I read this longer after I finished Leeway Cottage than I should have, so I had to try to remember what happened in that book to make this one relevant. Thus it's a 3 star. "

" Different. Hard to get into at first though. "

" Not as good as Leeway Cottage but still good enough to finish. "

" I really liked the oral biography story-telling writing style, but the story itself was just kind of ho-hum to me. "

" Great story about three adult siblings & how they divide up the estate when their parents die. Told from several points of view, including in-laws, grandchildren, friends & neighbors. "

" so far so good but not sure if i like al the differnt voices the book is written in. "

" liked it... wish i would have read it immediatly after reading leeway cottage, but i did remember the characters. the writing style was different for me. each character spoke, no real narration. very easy to read tho and grasp the meaning "

" This book just does not flow. It's many voices are jarring and disjointed and the whole thing seemed fairly pointless. "

" I really loved the first book, Leeway Cottage. The sequel is just not as good. It is written in script form, with each charcter's name and their thoughts/input. It was a bit distracting. "