Vinegar Hill (Abridged) Audiobook

" This will make you think you're the best mother-in-law in the world! "

" One of the most insipid books I have read in a long time! DEPRESSING! "

" Another one of Oprah's books I did not enjoy:( "

" Excellent read...very easy to connect to the main character Ellen. Really was able to totally absorb myself in this book and each of the characters. I highly recommend. "

" read as a book on tape. "

" Didn't like it at all. I thought it plodding and depressing and the characters had no redeeming value. I wanted to kick the main female character in the ass early on and tell her to get a life. I wanted to do the same to the main male character...hell, I wanted to do that to ALL of the characters! I like to escape in a book....this book was too much like other people's dreary lives. It had no message that I could tell. Not fun to read. "

" This is the perfect book if you're looking for something extremely depressing with no redeeming qualities to be found in any of the characters! "

" Reminded me a little of Ethan Frome as I was reading it. "

" Hard to read but worth it. "

" An Oprah book selection about a women verbally abused by her husband. A dark, deprtessing, well written tale and well worth reading. Pain and salvation, take control of your life themes. "

" This book had nothing---I mean nothing to share with anyone. "

" Entertaining, Oprah pick. Kind of a downer, not to be read if you are down. "

" 3 1/2 stars. I thought it reminded me of growing up in the Midwest. It spoke to the elephant in the room and people living life with their eyes shut, sometimes swollen shut. "

" Hmmm.. So I read this book in December and I already don't remember what happened- and that says a lot. This book is pretty forgettable and I just didn't connect with the characters at all. Apparently you can't always trust Oprah- (except when she endorses a certain political candidate) "

" Too depressing!! "

" Could not even finish it! "

" Frustrating characters, making terrible choices. "

" The angst was just too much for me. "

" I didn't really enjoy reading this. I didn't feel like I gained or learned anything. "

" Loved this one.Trying to make my way through the Oprah's book list. "

" I only read it coz i pikt it up cheap. Kinda droned on with very few interesting moments. "

" I'm still trying to sort out how I feel about this book. That's not necessarily a good thing. "

" Started out okay, got weird; just didn't develop characters, make me care about them, or really give any kind of closure. "

" WOW! There is a lot going on in this small book. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that I wanted to know more. There seems to be a lot left unsaid. "

" I know I read it, but I can't remember anything about it-- even after reading the synopsis. Perhaps it's my poor memory, but I'm guessing it's not that great. "

" This is the book that got me reading again. It is definately not a feel good book, but I loved it. "

" This was on the shelf from a book sale and I guess I hadn't noticed it was an Oprah book club pick because I've learned to avoid those. Like seemingly all of them, this one is a story of a cruelly dysfunctional family. "

" <em>Notes written on September 14, 2008</em>: I should know better than to delay writing a review. I finished this novel months ago and don't remember a thing about it, except I liked it and I didn't throw it across the room when I was done. So there. "

" well written, very depressing, as it must have been to be an unhappily married woman in the 60s and 70s... "

" This is a very painful book. I'm reading it as part of a book club,or I am certain that I would not finish it. <br/>The story is long and boring and the characters are not interesting at all. <br/>At least I only have 50 pages left. I hope something exciting happens. <br/> "

" Taught me I don't have the same reading tastes as Oprah. "

" I know that I read this book and that I liked it but I am not too sure what to rate it, it was a long time ago... "

" hate is too strong a word, but cant say I liked this book either "

" Frustrated by all the angst and suffering by many of the characters. I was releived to finish the book! "

" A good book but I have to say it was the third book that I've read this year with a reference to twins. Very wierd! "

" It is scarey how cruelty and abuse affect each generation, and how difficult it is to break that cycle. "

" I only read it coz i pikt it up cheap. Kinda droned on with very few interesting moments. "

" tugged at my heart strings a little. "

" Powerful and compeling. After reading this book, I had to read all of Ansay's books. I did. Sometimes this book was hard to get through because of the graphic scenes and situations, but run don't walk to your public library or book store to read this timeless classic. "