Park Lane Audiobook

" Took me about 200 pages to get into this book. It was ok, reasonably predictable plot, satisfactory ending. Killed a bit of time while I was ill. "

" was going to give it 3 stars but the ending slapped it down to 2! "

" This book should have been right up my alley, but alas, it was not to be. The pace is very, very slow-going. It picks up a bit at the end, but I had to force myself to get to that point. As a person who works daily in the written word, I noticed some editing errors and just felt the novel could have done with a good trimming in places. I also didn't like the ending, but that is just my personal taste. Overall, I was disappointed. I felt misled by the comparisons I heard to "Downton Abbey" and the seemingly good praise from Julian Fellowes. "

" This book was a big let down. I heard an interview with the author on NPR and so I had high hopes. Ms. Osborne is a historical writer and the book was described as a cross between "Downton Abbey" and "Upstairs Downstairs". Sounds like a winning combination. Sadly, it was very apparent that Ms. Osborne is not used to writing fiction. While she researched the book well and included things that are factually true, she did not develop the characters well at all and the book jumps around a lot. It seemed that Ms. Osborne tried to both cover too much time and too many details about specific times so that the story isn't very coherent. Important things would be happening and all of the sudden 6 months or more would pass and the story would jump with very little connection to what happened before it. The worst offense in my mind though, was the very disappointing ending. I thought the book could redeem itself with a good ending but the ending was a huge letdown. I only gave this book 2 stars (instead of 1) because the audiobook version was very entertaining and I think there are some very interesting themes about the changing roles of women that I look forward to discussing in book group. Other than that, find a better book to fill the void of Downton Abbey. "

" Just so-so. I found in the end I just didn't care about the main characters. Not enough character development. Too many unresolved threads. "

" zzzzzzzz. I can't believe how bored I was with this book. I read Osborne's The Bolter and liked it. Her nonfiction read better than her fiction. I felt like there was no life in the characters. Disappointed. "

" I read this as it was supposed to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey. It was long and never-ending for me. There were of course, many characters and story lines. I'm glad to have it finished and to move on to something new. "

" Particularly interesting are the descriptions of Emmeline Pankurst's suffragists, and the violent times in England before WW1. "

" I go back and forth on this. Did I like it or not? I loved the time period and the story line, but I didn't like some of the choices the characters made and I just wanted a good, crisp ending and this book doesn't do that. I did like how it showed World War I and suffrage through the eyes of women. "

" A poor man's Dowton Abbey. Liked her first book better. "

" stopped really reading after 80 pages, then skimmed to find out what happens (loosely). too slow-moving, and not well- or interestingly-written enough to hold my attention through the slowness. also, minimal character development. not good enough as a downton substitute! "

" Whew! Finally finished this book. I grew to love the characters, but the plot was dreadfully slow. "

" When you just can't wait for more Downton Abbey. "

" This is a cheap imitation of Downton Abbey! "

" Couldn't finish it.....nearly died of boredom! Odd writing style too. "