Looking Back... In an effort to transfer my book journal entries over to this blog, I'm going to attempt to post (in chronological order) an entry every Friday. I may or may not add extra commentary to what I jotted down in these journals.
Fiction
2000 Pantheon
Finished in May 2000
Rating: 3/5 (Good)
Publisher's Blurb:
The Feast of Love is a sumptuous work of fiction about the thing that most distracts and delights us. In a re-imagined A Midsummer Night's Dream, men and women speak of and desire their ideal mates; parents seek out their lost children; adult children try to come to terms with their own parents and, in some cases, find new ones.
In vignettes both comic and sexy, the owner of a coffee shop recalls the day his first wife seemed to achieve a moment of simple perfection, while she remembers the women's softball game during which she was stricken by the beauty of the shortstop. A young couple spends hours at the coffee shop fueling the idea of their fierce love. A professor of philosophy, stopping by for a cup of coffee, makes a valiant attempt to explain what he knows to be the inexplicable workings of the human heart. Their voices resonate with each other—disparate people joined by the meanderings of love—and come together in a tapestry that depicts the most irresistible arena of life.
My Original Thoughts (2000):
Interesting novel. It started out great, but kind of went downhill halfway through. It wasn't bad, just nothing special.
My Current Thoughts:
Nope. Don't remember anything about this one.
I gave it three stars, too. Here's my complete review: One person's love story leads to another person's love story... And I remember nothing about it.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love your concise review, Deb.
DeleteThank you for the honest review.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Mystica. Hope you are doing well. Take care!
DeleteThere are so many books I remember nothing about. Sometimes, I will start a book that I've read before without even realizing until I'm several paragraphs in. About 30 years ago I chose the title Malice Domestic from the library because it came from Macbeth's speech. I don't remember anything about it except that I like it. Years later, browsing a new library, I checked out the same title, for the same reason, and realized I'd already read it.
ReplyDeleteJenclair, I feel like I have a fairly good memory except when it comes to books. I remember the books I've loved, but the ones that were disappointing or ho-hum leave me puzzled.
DeleteA bookclub I belonged to read this because the book (though not the movie) takes place in Ann Arbor where we lived then (I still do). I remember it only vaguely. Very vaguely. I guess it's just a forgettable book.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Mae, I don't think I watched the movie (or even knew there was one!). I guess every book can't be memorable. Take care.
DeleteI feel like I've heard of this author quite a bit but I've never read his books. This one seems like it might be interesting but it almost sounds like a short story collection.
ReplyDeleteIliana, I don't think I've heard anymore about this author, but maybe I've just ignored his other books since this one wasn't a big hit with me.
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