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Title: Welcome to the Great Mysterious by LORNA LANDVIK ISBN: 0-345-44274-1 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (22 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Less than expected...
Comment: I am a big fan of Landvik. In her other books, she has written about difficult situations with a great sense of humor mixed in with poignant insights from the characters. Other reviewers in this list detail the story in The Great Mysterious and I found it to be pretentious and the main character to be quite shallow and unappealing. That is unlike her other characters. She typically writes of flawed people who have a number of redeeming qualities. It was hard to like Geneva, the main character in this book. She is self-serving and quite selfish and has little insight into how her behavior impacts others. It's only in the last few chapters of the book that she begins to find herself and yet, it was hard to see how she really was growing in her sense of herself or doing just what was the most convenient. I am a true fan of the author and having read all her other books, I found this one to be less than I expected-- and the least likable of them all. Try reading one of her others first. She is a great author and I'm still a fan....just won't rush to buy the hard cover next time!
Rating: 4
Summary: Hey, Pal!
Comment: What a great big wonderful story! Lorna Landvik is a delight as an author; she has fine-tuned her writing skills wonderfully in this fourth outing.
Landvik creates memorable characters in each of her books, and "Mysterious" is no different. I had a Swedish grandmother, and I was enamored with the memories Grandma Hjordis. I laughed 'til I wept when Geneva told her twin in Minnesota that she'd called her from New York to tell her a new Ole and Lena joke, more for the memories than the sarcasm.
Landvik understands the fundamental emotions and raw energy that it takes to raise mentally and physically handicapped children, and she describes Rich and Conrad, friends through and through, beautifully, albeit a bit unrealistically. She was right on target with Rich's greeting to strangers, and with her explanations of his need for organization and predictability. I enjoyed Rich, and felt sad not to know him.
While the romantic episodes are predictable, and the reader is left without answers to several minor questions, the events surrounding Geneva's epiphany into humanity are powerful and memorable. I enjoyed the reading romp, and look forward to the next.
Rating: 5
Summary: No mystery about this one!
Comment: This is the fourth book I've read by Lorna Landvik, and I must say that it is my favorite so far! I absolutely loved the storyline. I've never read so much in one day in my entire life! I highly recommend this book with two very enthusiastic thumbs up.
Welcome to the Great Mysterious tells the story of Tony-winning Broadway actress, Geneva Jordan, and her escape from her life. After getting dumped by her co-star and boyfriend, Trevor, Geneva quits her run as Mona Lisa in the Broadway play, Mona, in order to nurse her wounds (and a severe case of menopause!) in peace. However, Geneva's sister, Ann, has other ideas for her vacation -- after 13 years of being a full-time mother to Rich, Ann is finally going to take a month-long vacation with her husband, Riley, and needs Geneva to baby-sit. Which wouldn't be such a bad idea except for the fact that Geneva doesn't know how to baby-sit....
Rich, who has Down's Syndrome, proves to be a beautiful and heartwarming character. I loved the interaction between him and Geneva. Rich has a heart of gold and is funny and sweet and a pleasure to read about. He really stole the whole show for me. Throughout the month, Geneva learns a lot about herself and what is really important, and I loved every second of it! The best so far... I can't wait for more.
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Title: Your Oasis on Flame Lake by LORNA LANDVIK ISBN: 0449002985 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 16 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Tall Pine Polka by LORNA LANDVIK ISBN: 0449003701 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik ISBN: 0804114609 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 28 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by LORNA LANDVIK ISBN: 0345442822 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Bingo Queens of Paradise : A Novel by June Park ISBN: 0060931280 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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