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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The cover and title drawed me in. I love reading books set at the beach. I really liked the beginning. All the characters, especially Nan, were entertaining and I liked them all. The one thing that made this book bad was how everyone's problems happened near the end making a quick fix for them all. I also hated the scene with Daniel and Matt when they decided to slow down. It was almost laughable. (  )kimbee | Jun 22, 2009 |   I picked it up at the bookstore and put it down after reading the synopsis. Then a friend recommended it. (Ok, I found out she also reads Danielle Steele after I bought The Beach House.) It was a quick read, and most definitely a chick-lit beach book. There wasn't any depth that kept the pages turning, just light reading. The usual odd characters with their individual problems slipped into the story, and moved into the Beach House. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, but the subplot surprise at the end almost made me want to put the book down (or pitch it). It reinforced my usual radar to steer clear of chicklit. (  )LeHack | Jun 9, 2009 | When I hear the phrase "easy read" or "beach read" I usually hesitate to pick up the book so described. But the premise of an eccentric, free-spirit older woman who turns her home on Nantucket into a bed and breakfast called to me. I should have let that call go unanswered. I agree with another reviewer that each of the sub-plots had plenty of potential and I wanted to learn more about how Dee dealt with the death of her marriage and her father's death happening in such a close time frame. I'm positive that there is a story of its own there waiting to be told. However, this author chose to give us a "beach read" in the truest sense of the phrase. There's no need to put on your thinking cap for this one - just go with the flow and you won't be disappointed. But if you'd like to explore each of the story lines in depth then pass this one by. You won't get so lost in the story that you'll forget about lunch. Nice setting, variety of characters, and clean writing garner a strong 2.5 stars from this reviewer. (  )AuthorMarion | May 6, 2009 | I absolutely love Jane Green, and this is by far her best title to date. I love the whole premise of the story. Nan, in financial dire straights, rents out her house on Nantucket to complete strangers, much like a Bed and Breakfast. The people that she meets and the lessons that all of these people learn is beyond what they ever expected. Such a wonderful story of life, love, happiness, sadness, and every emotion inbetween in an old beach house on Nantucket. Jane Green knows people so well and writes characters you identify with immediately. (  )ajewell | Mar 31, 2009 | This was definitely a quick summer read. Nothing extraordinary but it still kept my interest. The plots were pretty predictable and the characters not overly developed. She did capture the flavor of Nantucket life and the difference between New England wealth and the wealth in places like the Hamptons. ( )harperhaven | Mar 1, 2009 | 0.043 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670018856, Hardcover)The perfect title for the perfect beach read from the New York Times bestselling AuthorJane Green is one of the preeminent authors of women’s fiction today, and with each new novel, her audience grows. Green’s avid and loyal fans follow her because she writes about the true-to-life dilemmas of women—and The Beach House will not disappoint. Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn’t care what people think. At sixty-five-years old, her husband died twenty years ago, her beauty has faded, and her family has flown. If her neighbors are away, why shouldn’t she skinny dip in their swimming pools and help herself to their flowers? But when she discovers the money she thought would last forever is dwindling and she could lose her beloved house, Nan knows she has to make drastic changes. So Nan takes out an ad: Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach. Slowly, people start moving into the house, filling it with noise, with laughter, and with tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside-down. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:12 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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