Wit's End: A Novel Audiobook

" So far I'm halfway through and still waiting for something to happen-i'm not sure if I'll finish this one. "

" It was set in Santa Cruz, just across the bay from my home, but there was no real sense of place. "

" BOOK 36 OF 2009 - I think I like Karen Joy Fowler because she writes the way I think. It is sort of round-about storytelling, but it works so perfectly. You can see the story weaving together as the book progresses, but its not just a linear "story starts, story has middle, story has ending" progression. I really liked this book! "

" Blah! There was no story for this story. "

" Maybe I wasn't in the right mood for this book, but I found myself scanning ahead and not really completely absorbed in the story. The dream scenes were a bit strange and the obsession with Maxwell Lake a bit ridiculous. Saying that, I thought there are some good bones to this story, and it is nicely written, it just didn't grab me. "

" Terrific, terrific, terrific. Fowler does it again. Great stuff. Probably my second favorite of hers, after The Sweetheart Season. Made me quite nostalgic for Santa Cruz (the setting of the story), which I haven't been back to since c. 1992. "

" Even the fact that the setting was Santa Cruz couldn't make up for the fact that this book just doesn't work. "

" Easy & entertaining read "

" Wit's End was fascinating, amusing, and delightful. The characters and the setting were interesting and engrossing. I did think the ending was a tiny bit of a let down, but it's because I didn't really want the story to end. I just wanted it to continue. "

" This was a choppy and kind of hard to follow book. But was so quirky and appealed to my morbid sense of humor so I kept reading and it came together by the end. "

" Good book. I really got a kick out of the way this woman writes. She has a great voice. The story was pretty good, but I kind of wished for more somehow. I think I'll try to read something else of her's because I loved the style so much. I need a better story from her. "

" Loved it . . . very clever plot devices and excellent interior monologues. "

" 3.5 - I don't know how to rate this book. I found it readable, but very odd. Admittedly, I felt somewhat the same way about the Jane Austen Book Club, her other title. This one is weirder, though. "

" It's not that bad. It's a detective story without a murder. "

" I just couldn't follow the plot lines. I read whole chapters several times over - and couldn't figure it out. "

" Forced myself to finish this book, but it just wasn't enjoyable. The characters were interesting, but the plot doesn't go anywhere. "

" was expecting light entertaining fluff, and all i am getting so far is meh. "

" Could not get into this book. Characters not engaging, and the prose was frankly confusing. "

" Absolutely full of great, funny, perceptive lines, but not so much of a great story. "

" This book was hard to follow and really didn't capture my interest. At times, it seemed choppy and all the interwoven characters -- "real" and "fictional" -- could have been more interesting than they were. "

" Really wish I could use half-stars on this site; I'd probably give this book a 3.5. Enjoyed it a lot more than the author's "The Jane Austen Book Club." "

" Forced myself to finish this book, but it just wasn't enjoyable. The characters were interesting, but the plot doesn't go anywhere. "

" Confusing ... many plot lines and yet they do not meet in a cohesive/complimentary way. At least for me... think I will need to re-read when I am not stressed by family holiday. "

" Hmm...I read this. I focused. I still don't understand a thing about this book or any of its characters. "

" So far, I liked her first book (or at least the first book of hers that I read) the best. This one had humor and some really good lines in it, and was well-written, but I was somewhat frustrated by it. There didn't seem to be much of a plot or even forward motion to the story. "

" I READ ABOUT 1/2 OF THIS BOOK AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE PUBLISHED IT. "

" Didn't much care for the story, the writing ... it was a chore to read "

" This book was just too confusing. I finally gave up half way thru. "