Body Surfing
A Novel

Good book, fast read, alittle choppy in places but definitely held my attention. MUCH better than a wedding in december which was quite boring and could not finish.

I wasn't expecting much from this book, and was pleasantly surprised during the first third. Anita Shreve writes with skill, although I could have done without quite as much description of what people are wearing - especially since they change their clothes at least twice a day. But she captures the......more

Anita Shreve is the master of the subtle narrative. In Body Surfing, she gently draws you into the story; before you know it, you are completely engrossed. Twenty-nine-year-old Sydney is trying to find her way through the turmoil of the past few years. She has been both divorced and widowed, and she......more

I have been an Anita Shreve fan for several years – well, okay, decades. I read her first novel, Eden Close back in the 70s when it first came out and remember really liking it. Her novel The Pilot’s Wife was an Oprah pick and, thus, huge. But I’m partial to the quieter novels: Where or When, The La......more

I read this back in 2018. I am now bringing this review to Goodreads. This book was recommended to me. So when I saw it as a free book exchange I grabbed it. Sorry I wasted my time. Storytelling abrupt. Choppy. Depressing. Bland female lead character. Outlandish plot line. To be donated at earliest......more

If I could give 2.75 stars...... I'm going to give it 3 because I enjoy her style of writing. The book, well, it wasn't all it was hyped up to be. It kept me turning the pages even though I pretty much knew what was going to happen. My mom told me there were some pretty big twists, all which I predi......more