Pedestrian

Sorry, but this book bored and irritated me. We ploughed through all the characters, one by one, hearing about their unremarkable lives, while being spoon-fed nuggets of home-spun wisdom on the subjects of relationships and parenting, with a tiresome amount of whinging about the latter. And all the while I was hoping that we were building to something interesting - and then it ended! I felt that I didn't know the character of the murderer well enough to even judge whether they would have 'dunnit'. It was extremely anti-climactic.

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Not my cup of tea

I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for this book to get good. There seemed to be very little plot and I waited and waited for the climax. I guessed the ending too. Most of the characters either had weird internal conflicts based on ideologies or worried about parenting over and over and over. The ending wasn’t satisfying for the amount of build up. The book had so much potential, but maybe it’s just not my cup of tea.

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Disappointed

I read Once more with feeling by this author which I loved and was excited to read another of Ceridwen’s books but this was like watching some strangers at the coffee shop. Nothing much happens. One of the few books I have not finished

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Not my cup of tea

Rambled on too much and not really for me ! Couldn't engage in the characters and the obtuse references to actual events and people a bit lame. Ok if your into it

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Could have had a better ending

The book seemed to have lost its way along the way with a disappointing end

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Struggled to enjoy it initially but worthwhile

Not a fan of US culture esp college stories and this is abundantly academia being centred around a group of Harvard graduates... However underlying themes used to draw out characterisations very current, much interesting info about so many topics and main theme cleverly threaded through very detailed narrative... initially had to force myself to listen but got into the swing of it and tho not a fan of american accents thought this very well narrated imho.

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Harvard reunion

A story about 5 college friends who return for their 15 year reunion. Interesting dynamics, varying relationships. Lots of jargon and if you are not au fait with it, you lose a little in the translation. Not really sure how the crime fits into the story. Seems like it was just thrown in there for good measure. The thinly veiled reference to the president was amusing.

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Solid entertainment

I almost didn't download this book as in the review area there were multiple one or two star reviews coming up first on my feed, but I needed something long while prepping a room prior to painting the walls! Glad I did as I found the characters interesting and relatable, despite not going to Harvard or anything remotely Ivy League. They became real people to me as the weekend unfolded - though I wish I could give the parents a tiny bit of advice - and I was fully engaged by their stories.

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Ultimately disappointing

I really enjoyed this all the way through, but then the ending was abrupt and disappointing; a let down. Such a shame, because it's well written and was well performed.

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Not Engaging

This book didnt engage me at all. The narrator is fine, but the story line? Not for me. Couldnt be bothered finishing it

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