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A review by tedmattos
Cul-De-Sac by Joy Fielding
3.0
I very much wanted to enjoy this book, as I've read other books by Ms. Fielding and have walked away entertained.
Strengths: This book is a quick read. Nothing too heavy. Fast, light chapters. Good flow. Not too over-bogged with information. One character, Julia, was quite likable. Quite descriptive prose.
Areas of a struggle for me: The characters were quite one-dimensional. Abusive husband. Over-bearing mother-in-law. Insecure husband out of work. An ungrateful son who marries a trophy wife. It was one reason I didn't much care what happened to the characters.
There seemed to be an anti-gun agenda to the story, although I didn't really care one way or the other. I don't consider it to be overbearing.
I would say this is a good vacation read or a book where you don't care if you get invested in the characters or not.
Strengths: This book is a quick read. Nothing too heavy. Fast, light chapters. Good flow. Not too over-bogged with information. One character, Julia, was quite likable. Quite descriptive prose.
Areas of a struggle for me: The characters were quite one-dimensional. Abusive husband. Over-bearing mother-in-law. Insecure husband out of work. An ungrateful son who marries a trophy wife. It was one reason I didn't much care what happened to the characters.
There seemed to be an anti-gun agenda to the story, although I didn't really care one way or the other. I don't consider it to be overbearing.
I would say this is a good vacation read or a book where you don't care if you get invested in the characters or not.