More Than Friends

(Barely three) After reading the first 25 pages I almost put this book down because I disliked one of the story lines so much. But, I decided to give it a shot and see where the author went with it.

The main characters are Sam, Annie, Teke (Theodora) and J.D. They have been friends since college. Sam is married to Annie. J.D. is married to Teke. Both couples have kids similar in age and have done just about everything together. They seem to be a picture perfect family (of sorts). Maybe a little too perfect.. Life spins out of control after one lapse in judgment.

I have really mixed emotions about this book. I know that had I known what the main story line was before I picked it up I wouldn't have read it. I just don't enjoy reading show more stories that involve it. That being said, I did finish this book and after turning the last page honestly liked all the characters. They are all well written and the way they deal with the rough period is all very much real. They have a family dynamic (even though they are two families that are really close). I found myself pulling for a happy ending to such a rough story.

I don't want to give anything away, so I'm having a hard time here.. Huge issues are dealt with in this book. A family falls apart but out of the rubble comes a different shaped family that is even stronger than before. Overall this is a nice story. show less

What the description doesn't tell you... "the moment that can never be erased or forgotten" is the sexual impulses that can overcome rational minds. You have the two families.. and it starts off from when a husband of one family has a "moment" (trying to keep it PG here) with the wife of his best friend. As scandalous as it is... you'll want to keep reading the novel because its the aftermath of the even that truly matters.

Mais do que vizinhos de porta, os Maxwells e os Popes são duas famílias cujas vidas estão profundamente entrelaçadas - as mulheres foram colegas de quarto na universidade, seus maridos são parceiros no mesmo escritório de advocacia e os filhos cresceram juntos, partilhando férias e feriados. Mas, quando suas vidas são abaladas por uma tragédia que nunca poderá ser apagada ou esquecida, a confiança de uns nos outros e, por que não?, em si mesmos é posta em xeque. Michael, de 13 anos, filho dos Maxwells, assiste a mãe e Sam Pope fazendo amor e, ao fugir dessa cena angustiante, é atropelado por um furgão, entrando em coma profundo. Para piorar a culpa da mãe de Michael, o motorista do furgão é Grady Piper, seu namorado show more de adolescência. 'Mais que Amigos' é uma história que toca todas as pessoas, englobando as paixões universais que a vida tem a oferecer e mostrando que o acaso e a fragilidade são inerentes a nós. show less

I started out disliking the book but stuck with it and it improved. A story about self-searching and forgiveness.

Two families, best friends, find a brief sexual encounter and one child witnessing it brings the tight knit group to the end of the road. It explores behavior and how a group dynamics can create one family out of two and how each must learn to function on its own. It brings to light the idea that even though everything was so good on the surface there was a lot of issues underneath.

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A beloved classic from Barbara Delinsky, More Than Friends is a powerful and unforgettable story of friendship, love, and forgiveness, emotionally vibrant and populated with truly memorable characters. "A first-rate storyteller" (Boston Globe) whose New York Times bestselling novels include Suddenly, A Woman Betrayed, and The Passions of Chelsea Kane, Delinsky proves once again how well she, "knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe"

I chose not to finish this book - personal reasons.