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Title: A Big Storm Knocked It Over by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0-06-095898-7 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 05 December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: I discovered Laurie Colwin too late
Comment: Years ago, I used to look forward to issues of Gourmet to see if another of Laurie Colwin's whimsical, insightful, and so well-written essays would be included. Then, with no warning, came the announcement that "this will be her last submission to Gourmet," as she had died unexpectedly and at far too young an age.
That's the first I learned that she'd written several novels, so I began reading all of them. A Big Storm Knocked It Over was her fifth and was published posthumously.
Happy All the Time is my favorite of her books, but this one is pretty damn good. Like all of Colwin's books, it's quiet and introspective. Jean Louise is a NY book designer whose boss, Sven, comes on to her all the time - and JL can't deny the attraction. But she's totally happily married to a calm and pretty ordinary chemist. Then she gives birth to a daughter, and her joy is complete - almost. She still has those unspecified hankerings, the feeling she's maybe missing something. It's Colwin's wisdom about relationships, her sharp eye of always watching, watching that make her books so special. Unlike this Big Storm, Colwin's books don't knock you over - but you find yourself thinking about them for a long time afterwards.
She is greatly missed.
Rating: 3
Summary: It didn't knock me over
Comment: Although I enjoyed the book, I did not find it a "gripping" read. I thought some of the characters were rather flat - Mokie's family, and those rich, blonde women with their three children that Jane Louise often envied. The only people who possessed any kind of depth were the narrator and her close circle of friends.
Rating: 4
Summary: read read read read
Comment: I think that this was a very good book. It kept me wanting to read. I also like how some of Colwins characters were unsure about themselves. That way if you are not sure about your self you could read the book and do what the characters do. i recommend this book to anyperson looking for a great read
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Title: Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0060955325 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Goodbye Without Leaving by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0060955333 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0060958944 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0060958960 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Passion and Affect by Laurie Colwin ISBN: 0060958952 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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