Love Is a Canoe Audiobook

" Interesting story and comments about marriage "

" This is a book about relationships, love, and marriage, and what happens when a self-help author's truth is revealed. The characters aren't very likable, but I enjoyed the satire. "

" I am liking this book. It's a bit of a send up of self-help but gentle. And there's more depth to it than "send up" -- it's about the human heart, love, marriage, cheating, dying, children, siblings, envy...yep, it's all that. And I'm not even finished yet. Later...loved it right until the end:) "

" This might be a 4 star...definitely more than a 3, but not quite a 4. The story of Emily in a troubled marriage, but she doesn't yet know it's troubled...Peter the aging writer of a best seller marriage self help book from 20+ years ago based on a boyhood summer experience that may or may not have happened and Stella the publisher's low level worker bee trying to make her boss happy. All interesting characters that I cared about. Which is why this might really be a 4. "

" Pretty sappy and didn't really like the characters that much but at least I finished it. "

" Mixed feeling on Love is a Canoe. I finished it but only just. It's a story about a sort of "marriage self help book" based on the writer's conversations with his grand parents when he was 13.In the present day Peter, the writer, is at a bit of a crossroads, when his publishing company approaches him with a competition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his (only) book. We switch between Stella at the publishing company, Emily, the contest winner who is struggling in her marriage, and Peter , who is debating whether to move to San Franscisco with Maddie, his new love interest following the death of his wife. The fact is that his book is twee and patronising but it has continued to sell over the 50 years since it was first printed. The story ends following the unsuccessful contest winner weekend, and Peter making his choice about Maddie. "

" I'm having a hard time getting through this one, especially with all the modern stories that seem to be interwoven with the original book. "

" I love(d?) this book so much I read it in two sittings and then started it over again. Warning: don't pick it up if you don't feel like dealing with the fact that love and relationships are the hardest things on earth. This book is brutally honest--but thankfully it's also freaking hysterical. "

" Book about love and marriage - started off really strong but fell apart in last third of the book and the characters became unbelievable. "

" Fascinating study of marriage(s) - in many forms and what is considered acceptable and realistic from different perspectives and generations. "

" I liked the premise of this book but hated the execution. Reading it felt like punishment. I'm not a quitter so I plodded through thinking "it has to get better, right?" Wrong. It just got worse. If love IS a canoe, no amount of frantic bailing would make me love this book. "

" I know I must have liked this a lot, because I finished it in a day. I just don't think I'm exactly sure why I liked it...perhaps I'll revisit this review after I've had a few days to let this book sit with me... "

" This was fairly awful. It started out as a possible 4-star because I found the concept creative. Then, the plot become painfully obvious and even the twists at the end weren't enough to save it. Overall, 2-star. Sadly, not worth the hype. "

" This book was about second chances, but not about marriage. It was an easy, light read but the ending was ultimately unsatisfying. "

" Not my favorite...a bit contrived. I would not recommend this book to other readers. Nice title, though... "

" Clever premise, multiple points of view, enjoyed more than I thought I would, wish peters character was a little more fleshed out "

" Loved the overlapping narratives and the way the characters' lives intersected in unexpected ways. They seemed to echo and build off each others hopes and frustrations. I admired the structure of how this book was put together. As a writer, I know it couldn't have been easy. "

" Can't wait to get into this one! "

" I kept waiting for this book to get better. For me, it never did. "