I have no idea how/where I picked this one up. I was surprised when I went to put it on currently reading, and it wasn't already on my to-read shelf. A few pages in, I realized this is of the grocery-store lit variety, but it seemed like it might be okay for fluff reading, and I felt about due for something lighter. There were some great one-liners:"People separated from their spouses...they're almost like stroke victims."Content-wise, it definitely qualifies as grocery store lit. However, McNeal is a gifted writer. I loved the feel of the book - the nostalgia of it. True to cheap-lit form, it was rife with fornication and adultery. Depending on the content of Goodnight, Nebraska, I might be interested in picking it up. McNeal really does capture a great earthy outdoor feeling in his writing that I love. Just can't stand cheating - particularly when it's portrayed in such a way as the reader is meant to approve of and enjoy it, as though it were okay in this special instance, because...I really just hate that. To make matters worse - I cannot stand the attempt to pass it off due to the implication or actuality of one's spouse already having cheated. So two adulteries make things equal, right, and okay? Makes me just seethe. 4.5 starsI got completely lost in this book and had to read it in one sitting. The story was beautifully written, the characters seemed lifelike, and the regrets/problems just seemed so real. The only reason I wouldn't give this 5 stars is because I didn't like Judy as much as an adult ad I did when she was a teenager and that I have questions that went unanswered. But overall, great read!
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I really loved this book. What a wonderful love story.
—fevy
Best book I have read in a long time. Near perfect.
—AngryBunny
