Islands (Abridged) Audiobook

" Really, really enjoyed this book,I read it in a day and a half. I can't wait to start on another of Anne Rivers Siddons novels. "

" i cared more about the swans than i did the characters. not too sure WHY i made myself finish it? guess i kept waiting for that A-ha moment. "

" This was not your typical love story, if it can be considered that. But I found it to be a interesting read. I wish she would write a sequal to it "

" Actually, more of a 2.5. Didn't care for her writing style, but story was okay. "

" I would have given this three stars for being a perfectly serviceable Anne Rivers Siddons book, but then it just ends! With nothing resolved! And a very pat "realization" by the main character. It really reads like she just got tired of writing it. That said, I enjoyed the characters and setting very much, and mostly just wish she'd given them the endings they deserved. "

" Kind of a weird book: the first half had me totally hooked when it focused on the Bitchy Housewives of Coca Cola (which will probably be turned into the next reality tv show!), and then the second half took a whole other turn into a different, more middle-of-the-road chick book. "

" A surprisingly good read. I did not expect to read it in just three days considering that the author is not familiar to me. I like the dialogue and the flow of the story. "

" Loved this story. I still think back on the time with the swans. Good narrator. "

" Excellent writer. Very evocative of human nature, wants and needs, and the struggle to overcome our basic dichotomy-the balance of autonomy and independence vs our need for human connection. "

" A beautifully written story that includes swans, Portugese women, a one-legged schoolteacher and the backdrop of Martha's Vineyard. I've never been there, but I could almost believe I had after reading this. "

" Really enjoyed the book, made me want to visit Martha's Vineyard... but disappointed with the ending... left me wanting more... "

" My favorite Ann River Siddons book! "

" My first time to read this author and loved the book. Just when I thought I had figured out the story, something new was introduced. Not what I was expecting. "

" this book almost mirrors my own life and its recent changes - I saw myself and my life in every page of this book! "

" one of my all time favorite books "

" My first Siddons book; I liked the plot and the characters but my Lord she is wordy. "

" Maybe I was at a time of flux when I read this but it inspired me. A wonderful escape. "

" The start is very powerful (I cried 3x by page 102) and then it gets kind of predictable, but Siddons is a good writer, not full of cliches or things that make me roll my eyes. Good beach/poolside reading. "

" Well written and enjoyable. Gives you something to think about after reading. "

" I thought the main character was a bit mopey and overly depressed, I kept thinking "get over it already" to myself. Still not a bad story and I enjoy the author. "

" hideous.... "

" Anne Rivers Siddons' books remind me somewhat of Dorothea B Franks'. I have enjoyed every book I have read by this author "

" I just seriously don't get why so many women read romance novels. I'm sorry. "

" Author sets all these books in the Carolina Low Country, my favorite place on earth. I can hear the slow drawl of this part of the south and smell the ocean as I read her books. "