The World Below Audiobook

" I read this book over a couple of weeks because it started out pretty slowly. I wasn't sure I liked the main character Catherine at first, but I did like the parts set in her grandmother's time. Eventually Catherine became more likable and the story picked up. "

" Another book I had already read!!! UGGHHH! It was a good book about a woman after her 2nd divorce going to stay at her grandmother's house, where she had been raised. She finds a lot about her grandmother. Her grandmother had been to a TB sanitarium when she was younger before she married her grandfather and had a relationship with a boy she met there. OK book, not sure if I would recommend. Easy, light reading. "

" This story is about a young woman whose life is changed by an illness she contracts...consumption. The way her life changes though is not at all what we might think. It's a story told in bits and pieces by her granddaughter- who finds her grandmother's journals, I love that she accidentally finds them, and they help her in her own life, making sense of it all. "

" wow. the relationship with the cousin is amazing and the twists and turns of the book kept me right there with sue miller this time. "

" I enjoyed this story - the intricacies of going from the granddaughter's life then back in time to the grandmother's life made for an interesting contrast. "

" Miller sometimes makes her characters a little too fake. Especially Fiona, the voice of young adulthood in all its self-centered wisdom. And the trying-too-hard-to-be-introspective tone occasionally makes the story drag or takes on the "look mom! I'm writing!" quality. All that being said, it's not a bad read. I wouldn't recomend it, but if it's hanging around, you might as well give it a shot. "

" Ms. Miller is a lovely writer and I haven't encountered many descriptions of life in a sanitarium in the early 20th century. Must confess that I read this sporadically during workday lunch. 3.5 stars for this one. "

" Sue Miller is always a great read-- good chick-lit stuff about the interwoven strands of a woman's life-- romance, family, sexuality, profession, personal history. Astute observations about motives, emotions and self growth. Believable details that pull you in to the story. "

" Very average. She started out with an interesting set of characters from the past but they got lost in the boringness of the characters from the present. "

" This was more like a 2.5 for me... ok, but nothing special. I didn't like the ending at all... didn't really 'get it', I guess. "

" This book is the story of a grandmother and her adult granddaughter. The grandmother's story was fabulous, while the granddaughter's story was a yawner. "

" From old notes. Loretta lead the discussion of The World Below. This is a story of parallel of a oung woman and her grandmother. The descriptions of life in the "San" will be long remembered. Thanks again Loretta. The scones were great, You spoil us! "

" Boring!! Took me ages to read a book that should have taken less than a week. Some good ideas.. But never hooked me "

" The thing that stuck with me about this novel was the image of those houses below that resevoir. It reminded me of the novel Evidence of Things Unseen. "

" Quite a slow read. "

" Stared reading this July 5th..... It took forever to get into, and was slow. Not really my kind of book, but it was OK. "

" A fast but enjoyable read with lovely rhythms of life + love + memory. (It took me until halfway through the book to remember that I think I already read this -- about ten years ago.) "

" I enjoyed the slice-of-life interspersed with the grandmother's story. The story gave me something to look forward to as my own children become adults and our relationships change. "

" Nothing specatcular, but a good solid story. I happen to like Sue Miller, although I guess she's a little cliched sometimes. "

" Sue Miller is a great writer and I have read almost all of her books. This was a very good read for me - hard to put down! "

" I got into this author's books for quite awhile. Cathartic, and somehow self-indulgent (to me, not her). "

" I really found this multigenerational story intersting. It made me think about what a different world it was when my Grandparents grew up. "

" My favorite of the Sue Miller's books I've read. "

" Amazing story - so many levels. "

" Listened to it on tape while working. "

" This was my 2nd favorite Miller book after the Good Mother. Sweet story that makes you wonder about your grandparents' true young lives. "

" Well paced and engaging, but not Miller's best work. She does some fine stuff with juxtaposing characters from the past with a contemporary character, however. Highly readable. "

" I really liked this book. I loved the flow, and the subtle nuiances. I would definately recommend it! "

" Parallel plotline of a middle-aged woman reading her now-deceased grandmother's journals. This is a quiet, unassuming, and satisfying read that plays (effectively) off the "there's-always-more-to-the-story-than-what-you-see" theme. "

" Contains an interesting look at a tuberculosis sanatorium. "

" My favorite of the Sue Miller's books I've read. "

" An interesting book that I found well-written with the two time periods interwoven in a unique and successful way. "

" Read this several months ago, but can barely remember what it's about, even after reading the synopsis, which is unlike me, hence the 2 stars. "

" Woman finds the diary of her grandmother, recognizes the parallel between their lives and gets to know herself as she reads. "

" Interesting novel about parallels in a woman's life and her grandmother's. "

" Really like her style of writing. Look forward to reading more of her books. "

" The grandmother's story, based on diary entries and memories of the main character, I found most interesting. "

" I enjoyed this book, but I never did figure out what the title meant. "