jdsatori's review against another edition
3.0
Off on a road trip to find a guy named Wheeler, 2 people have different reasons for tracking him down. The guy seeks revenge. The girl seeks redemption, and doesn't know the guy's plans. Fast forward through some strange experiences, they finally reach Wheeler's last known location and ... then ... the author dies and we don't get to see how it concludes. I'm not kidding. Too bad, because if this book were twice as long and had an ending it would be a classic.
rozereads's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
bibliobethreads's review against another edition
2.0
Quite a short book and the author died before finishing it sadly. To be honest, I appreciated the writing style and thought rose was an interesting character, but found it all a bit disjointed, dreamy and confusing. Shame!
brndnwrght's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
readingspells's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this book up because it mentioned Kentish Town (where I grew up) and also the reference to Polka dots because I love them.
Sadly it was fairly disappointing on both fronts. Kentish town has nothing to do with the book and the dress, well it does feature but you wait until the end to find out why and along the way not much really happens that you care about because you really have no idea about much of anything really.
I ended up skimming the last 50 pages of so as I was fairly sure that not much really happened during them. I was right and the ending leaves a lot of questions.
Sadly it was fairly disappointing on both fronts. Kentish town has nothing to do with the book and the dress, well it does feature but you wait until the end to find out why and along the way not much really happens that you care about because you really have no idea about much of anything really.
I ended up skimming the last 50 pages of so as I was fairly sure that not much really happened during them. I was right and the ending leaves a lot of questions.
fscottfitzjamie's review
2.0
You can read my review here: http://www.thelexicondevil.com/2016/02/monthly-wrap-up-january-2016.html
emmastia's review
4.0
My first time reading Bainbridge. I found the writing excellent and got very caught up in the story.
canadianbookworm's review
2.0
I picked up this novel for its cover appeal. The book is set in 1968 and Rose has travelled from England to Baltimore to meet up with an American man she met briefly in England, Harold. Harold wants desperately to find Dr. Wheeler, a man he blames for certain events that affected him. Rose knew Dr. Wheeler years before when she was a child and teen and wants to see him again for her own reasons. She isn't aware of Harold's motives. Dr. Wheeler is always a step ahead of the two and they soon realize that he is travelling along with Robert Kennedy in his run for president. The two drive across the country, following the trail, and meeting others that know Dr. Wheeler, have some association with Harold, need assistance from the pair, or offer them assistance in their quest.
Rose is an odd woman with her own secrets, and both she and Harold are using each other in their own way. I didn't really warm up to any of the characters in the novel and that lessened my enjoyment of the novel.
Their travels take them to Washington, D.C., upstate New York, Chicago, and Yellowstone Park before their reach San Francisco. The ending is not what I expected, but also not that surprising given the oddness of this novel and its characters.
Rose is an odd woman with her own secrets, and both she and Harold are using each other in their own way. I didn't really warm up to any of the characters in the novel and that lessened my enjoyment of the novel.
Their travels take them to Washington, D.C., upstate New York, Chicago, and Yellowstone Park before their reach San Francisco. The ending is not what I expected, but also not that surprising given the oddness of this novel and its characters.
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