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Shaemus Spencer shaemus — I ultimately enjoyed this book a lot. The excitement started immediately and continued through out the story. It was captivating, although farfetched, as Dan Brown's books are. I had trouble keeping the foreign names and places straight, but that is only because of my own ignorance. It was jarring to hear the characters who were searching for Jesus to use our Lord's name in vain when there are other ways to express yourself. Peter, are you a Believer or more of a Doubting Thomas? Definitely a worthy first novel.

Sonali Tandon sonaliphot6e26 — I enjoyed Smith's writing style far more than I enjoyed the plot (which promised some things but delivered others) or the characters (who are neatly drawn, but on paper that is very thin indeed); but even the sometimes whimsical, sometimes nervy, sometimes delightful turns of her prose weren't enough to save The Autograph Man from being something of a disappointment. It's more mature in some ways than White Teeth, darker, and I would imagine in many ways a reflection on Smith's part on the fame which she received thanks to her first novel—certainly, I think, that was the reason behind the emphasis on fame and multiculturalism in this novel. And yet a lot of it seems ephemeral, shallow: full of aphorisms which seem fake and showy in her characters' mouths; reflections and obsessions on Judaism that seem like they could only have come from someone who isn't Jewish; signs and symbols which mean nothing, an empty kind of moralism. Disappointing.

Silvia 王 a8915642459641 — I have never cried so hard at the end of a book, and I'm not one who typically cries when reading. I cried so hard I scared my husband. I'm not saying this as a good thing or as a recommendation. Each person brings to a book his or her own experience, and I identified way too much with the younger sister. So I was furious at the end. But I can't give the book a lower rating because the story and the writing were so engaging, and any book that could affect me that deeply has to be pretty good. I liked hearing the story from different perspectives, though at times it was a little gimmicky, especially after having recently read two Wilkie Collins novels. In any case, I'm wary now of all her other books.

Miciel Abalos _ish_balos — I have always been a lover of the peony flower so I bought this book simply because of the artistic rendition of the flower on the cover and the flower name in the title. I haven't read too many stories about Asian life and culture because the names of people are difficult for me to read. I do think there is much to be said, however, for the romance of such an exotic area. As you will have gathered from other reviews, this book is set in 17th century China and deals with Peony, a young girl who lets romance carry her away during a theatrical performance that takes place at her family villa on her sixteen birthday. Peony tells the story of what transpires and how she falls in love with a young poet to whom she eventually becomes engaged. It is not until Peony recounts the preparations for what she believes is her wedding day that she realizes that the dress she is wearing is wrong and there are other things that are out of place. What she is witnessing is nothing less than her funeral. From that point on she, as a ghost, is allowed to follow the lives of her relatives and her young poet. Not until some years later, when her family and her would-have-been-husband's family finally mourn her properly, is her spirit allowed to find peace on the other side. This story is an engrossing tale of the culture of long-ago China and the place in society that women held. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give Lisa See kudos for presenting the story in such a unique fashion