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Books Read in 2013 (639) Great Audiobooks (33) » 6 more No current Talk conversations about this book. Yet another DNF. Made it to page 150 but found myself skipping lines, then paras, then pages .... Nothing much really happens and the constant quoting of Shakespeare was dull and pretentious - the dad literally ONLY spoke in Shakespeare quotes?!?!  AHouseOfBooks | Nov 4, 2018 |  This is my book club's selection for April. It's not something I would have chosen myself. The reviews leave me a bit dubious. We'll see..... Finished the book. Not the best or the worst. The story and characters were kinda like watching a train wreck...unable to look away even as I'm cringing. The sisters were predictable, lacking that spark of surprise that would increase depth. The ending was too Hallmark card sweet for my taste. However, it was a fast read and I enjoyed the writing style, which did have flashes of creativity. (  ) Thebrownbookloft | Jun 29, 2018 | I made it 25 pages. I didn't hate it, but it absolutely did not hold my interest. I disliked the main characters, and it took too long for the plot to go anywhere (in fact I'm not sure I know what the plot actually was). (  ) its_aduck | Jun 6, 2018 | Just okay. The ending is too pat, and Brown could have cut out whole sections in which she spells out the point of the previous scene. The characters are appealing, though, and it held my interest. ( ) GaylaBassham | May 27, 2018 | An interesting read that focuses on the idea of birth order and how it affects our relationships with our siblings. Not having sisters I found it a bit difficult to relate to the characters but I did like their interactions. The title comes from the three witches in Macbeth and the father of the three main characters is a Shakespeare expert who only seems able to communicate with his family in quotes from the Bard. Enjoyed this book but not sure that I would necessarily recommend it strongly. ( ) LindaWeeks | May 14, 2018 |
 "Indeed, The Weird Sisters is a book worth celebrating. Because their father is a renowned Shakespearean scholar, the Andreas family communicates largely through the words of the Bard. It is not unusual for them to drop Shakespearean quotes into a conversation about, say, wedding rings or what to eat for breakfast."  There are times when the sisters are exasperated by the burden imposed on them. “Sometimes we had the overwhelming urge to grab our father by the shoulders and shake him until the meaning of his obtuse quotations fell from his mouth like loosened teeth,” they say. Readers may sometimes feel similarly about Ms. Brown but more often appreciate the good sense and good humor that keep her story buoyant. She does have storytelling talent. Or, to quote one of the Weird Sisters quoting you-know-who: “This is a gift that I have; simple, simple.”  Eleanor Brown's likable debut novel is the story of three grown sisters who return home when their mother falls ill.....The first third of the book moves slowly, with too much explanation of who the sisters are, and too much insistence on how different each is from the other, and a sort of bulky setting-up of their rather implausible situations, and -- enough, already! Get the story moving! And when it does start moving, it is a delight.
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Unwillingly brought together to care for their ailing mother, three sisters who were named after famous Shakespearean characters discover that everything they have been avoiding may prove more worthwhile than expected.
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