Every Last One

4.5 stars I can't believe I forgot about this book! Granted I read it over 5 years ago, but when I saw a friend had recently reviewed it, it all came flooding back. I remember after I read it, it was all I could think about for days..... Mary Beth Latham is a devoted mother of three children. Lately sh......more

Ooft. Well, THAT took an unexpected turn... Having read, and re-read, Quindlen's incredible 'One True Thing', I wanted to try another of her novels. I chose this particular title on a whim, and now suspect it's impossible to go wrong with Quindlen's books. I won't say anything about the story as I t......more

Traveling Sister Read Review by NORMA, LINDSAY and BRENDA!! 4.5 stars rounded up to 5 stars for EVERY LAST ONE as this novel took us all on an extremely emotional roller coaster of a ride! EVERY LAST ONE by ANNA QUINDLEN is a novel that can be compared to riding a very steep roller coaster. The first......more

Another amazing Traveling Sister Read with Brenda and Norma! Once again, it was an honour to be included in one of their amazing sister reads - I loved every second of it! This was a great book to read together as it was very intense and sparked a lot of interesting conversation. 4.5 stars rounded up......more

Where to start? The writing was rambling and disjointed. I got to page 80 and then went back to the beginning to try to make sense of what I was reading. Didn't help. The characters, all of them, were cardboard cutouts with no emotional depth. And none of them seemed to have their own voice. Often aft......more