sde's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the premise of this book and the focus on several generations of women. It was a quick read, but I kept expecting more. What were all the "secrets" the women were hiding. When they were finally revealed, it was a bit of a letdown and fairly mundane. We also never really get to know or understand Deb, the woman who was jailed for killing her husband. I longed to hear her voice and her side of the story. There must be a lot more than readers were given. Most of the characters were not fleshed out enough for me, maybe because there were so many of them.
It was a great book for a long train ride, though, which is when I read it. Interesting enough to keep me turning the pages, but not so taxing that frequent interruptions made it hard to follow.
It was a great book for a long train ride, though, which is when I read it. Interesting enough to keep me turning the pages, but not so taxing that frequent interruptions made it hard to follow.
skikatt68's review against another edition
4.0
not what I expected and I'm still thinkung about the end...
kairosdreaming's review against another edition
4.0
This review can be found on www.amazon.com as part of the Vine Program, or my book blog www.ifithaswords.blogspot.com
linseyr's review against another edition
3.0
At times, the characters were hard to keep straight, and there were many questions left unanswered at the end of this book.
nessaf's review against another edition
3.0
There are five generations of women in the family and the youngest, Erin, comes home pregnant. I liked the perspectives from so many generations but I feel like the stories were not tied together in the end. I felt let down when I was done reading.
supera710's review against another edition
3.0
I recieved an Early Reviewer Copy of The Roots of the Olive Tree from Harper Collins.
I was interested in hearing about the 5 generations of Keller women, and the longevity of their lives due to the olive orchard they've lived on and cultivated for as many generations. Truth be told, I was almost hoping to learn a few secrets, ha! It started a little slow for me, but caught my attention more after maybe 50 pages. I couldn't wait to hear more of he women's stories, and get some answers as to why Deb shot her husband, why Erin came home, what happened to Callie's leg? Unfortunately, not all my questions were answered, or at least not to the extent I feel they should have been. I can't help but wonder if this book would be better as multiple books, each focusing on one Keller woman at a time, and giving the readers her full story. All in all, not a bad book for the authors first, and I may pick up her next one.
I was interested in hearing about the 5 generations of Keller women, and the longevity of their lives due to the olive orchard they've lived on and cultivated for as many generations. Truth be told, I was almost hoping to learn a few secrets, ha! It started a little slow for me, but caught my attention more after maybe 50 pages. I couldn't wait to hear more of he women's stories, and get some answers as to why Deb shot her husband, why Erin came home, what happened to Callie's leg? Unfortunately, not all my questions were answered, or at least not to the extent I feel they should have been. I can't help but wonder if this book would be better as multiple books, each focusing on one Keller woman at a time, and giving the readers her full story. All in all, not a bad book for the authors first, and I may pick up her next one.
marla0505's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent read :) loved the women. The ending was a bit abrupt.
joanne_is_from_canada's review against another edition
4.0
This felt like such a gentle, meandering read. Not too much happened and there wasn't much conflict to resolve, but somehow I just felt really relaxed just enjoying day to day life with the women in the book.