Curtis Sittenfeld
Hardcover | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 3.36 | 36396 Users | 4720 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Sisterland |
| ISBN: | 1400068312 (ISBN13: 9781400068319) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of American Wife and Prep, returns with a mesmerizing novel of family and identity, loyalty and deception, and the delicate line between truth and belief. From an early age, Kate and her identical twin sister, Violet, knew that they were unlike everyone else. Kate and Vi were born with peculiar “senses”—innate psychic abilities concerning future events and other people’s secrets. Though Vi embraced her visions, Kate did her best to hide them. Now, years later, their different paths have led them both back to their hometown of St. Louis. Vi has pursued an eccentric career as a psychic medium, while Kate, a devoted wife and mother, has settled down in the suburbs to raise her two young children. But when a minor earthquake hits in the middle of the night, the normal life Kate has always wished for begins to shift. After Vi goes on television to share a premonition that another, more devastating earthquake will soon hit the St. Louis area, Kate is mortified. Equally troubling, however, is her fear that Vi may be right. As the date of the predicted earthquake quickly approaches, Kate is forced to reconcile her fraught relationship with her sister and to face truths about herself she’s long tried to deny. Funny, haunting, and thought-provoking, Sisterland is a beautifully written novel of the obligation we have toward others, and the responsibility we take for ourselves. With her deep empathy, keen wisdom, and unerring talent for finding the extraordinary moments in our everyday lives, Curtis Sittenfeld is one of the most exceptional voices in literary fiction today.Present Appertaining To Books Sisterland
| Title | : | Sisterland |
| Author | : | Curtis Sittenfeld |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | June 25th 2013 by Random House |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Audiobook |
Rating Appertaining To Books Sisterland
Ratings: 3.36 From 36396 Users | 4720 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Sisterland
1.5 starsThe first review of this I tried to post got waylaid whilst floating in the interwebs, which is probably just as well: it was filled with much more vitriol than I intended. I mentioned in it that despite its unnecessary heft, I enjoyed American Wife, Ms. Sittenfeld's fictional examination of First Lady Laura Bush's life. I like the exacting detail on display, and I really appreciate the effort to, I suppose, 'humanize' Alice Blackwell (er, Laura Bush) and make her a sympatheticAbsolutely fantastic. I have actually read it twice. As a twin, there were so many things I could relate to.
I would like to rename this book: "Exhaustively and Minutely Detailed Memoir of the Most Boring Person Ever."Oy, Curtis, Curtis, Curtis.This book read like an MFA program gone wrong. Stories should have details, yes, but ones like 'I sped up to get into the next lane, passing a van,' should not be one of them. And first person is a choice one makes when one has a personality - not when we are merely slogging through the day - and thoughts - of a person who is just words on a page.I don't really
I would like to rename this book: "Exhaustively and Minutely Detailed Memoir of the Most Boring Person Ever."Oy, Curtis, Curtis, Curtis.This book read like an MFA program gone wrong. Stories should have details, yes, but ones like 'I sped up to get into the next lane, passing a van,' should not be one of them. And first person is a choice one makes when one has a personality - not when we are merely slogging through the day - and thoughts - of a person who is just words on a page.I don't really
I wonder if the authors read these reviews. (I would.) Let me say up front that I liked "American Wife," but my opinion may be heavily salted by my hatred of the Bush family and everything they stand for. I did not like "Sisterland" for the following reasons:(1) I bought the idea of the bond which can be called psychic between the identical twin sisters. I have twin sons who, although they are not identical, share a bond which is different from the bond each shares with me and with their
I think Curtis Sittenfeld is kind of underrated, and I've been trying to figure out why that is, and I was going to use this review to speculate about the reasons people might feel disappointed by her books despite the fact that I, personally, always enjoy them. Then I was reminded of how much it sucks when people can't explain why they like a book without condescending to the people who don't like it. Simply put, if you have to resort to talking about how other people don't "get" a book instead
Meh. Not my cup of tea.
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