It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. Although I did like the character development and back stories. I have real Anne Tyler before and have really enjoyed reading her books. A Spool of Blue Thread was unsettlingly familiar to me — like when you walk into a hotel lobby and just know you’ve seen that tomato-red Persian rug before. Interesting characters and absorbing story line. Time passes, and Abby and Red begin to age, in the normal, run of the mill way, that people do. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2019. The Fortunicity of Birdie Dalal: Are our Lives driven by Fate or Chance? In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. A Spool of Blue Thread explores the Whitshank family, starting with the matriarch, Abby. Time passes, and Abby and Red begin to age, in the normal, run of the mill way, that people do. Yet there are surprises aplenty, which kept me engrossed in the story start to finish. Try Prime Hello, Sign in Account & Lists Sign in Account & Lists Orders Try Prime Cart. . (Whether I'll ever get to them is another matter...). It was kind of depressing. It's a new Anne Tyler! I've sadly never read a novel by Anne Tyler before, and I didn't realise what I had been missing. A story of loss that's unsettlingly family, yet not quite satisfying, Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020. Thoroughly enjoyed this tale of family. Interesting but not riveting....nice enough little story. The ending was disappointing. I know mine are, which is why so many of Anne Tyler's books strike a chord. Time passes, and Abby and Red begin to age, in the normal, run of the mill way, that people do. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in Australia on 16 February 2016. Had it not been a Book Club choice I suspect I would not have been as patient , and possibly not finished it, as I cared too little for the central characters and their outcomes. I was excited to read this one as well. I suspect so, to a degree. Anne Tyler's expressive writing makes the reader visualize the "paper towel box in the attic" or the muffins being cut exactly as described. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. A beautifully written portrayal of encroaching dementia. This was a strange book, but lots of the usual Anne Tyler humour throughout. Audio CD, Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged, Get 90 days FREE of Amazon Music Unlimited. Perspective is everything in this book. Tyler's accomplishment in this understated masterpiece is to convince us not only that the Whitshanks are remarkable but also that every family--no matter how seemingly ordinary--is in its own way special." Only in the final scenes do we glimpse who Denny really is, and we can now rest. The parents were likable, and believably developed. Throw in the two daughters and their families and wait for it all to explode. We first meet Red and Abby Whitshank, residents of Baltimore, when they are past middle-aged, and their four children are grown. Amazon.com: a spool of blue thread by anne tyler. Prime members enjoy fast & free shipping, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video and many more exclusive benefits. We read about their patience and find it brought dissatisfaction as often as it brought satisfaction. This page works best with JavaScript. Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018. Sibling rivalry, entrapment in marriage, compromise, uncommon acts of kindness...are all part of the spool of blue thread. A Spool of Blue Thread explores the Whitshank family, starting with the matriarch, Abby. The reader comes to know Abby and Red and their children, as well as Red's mother and father quite well, until you realize, through flashbacks, that maybe you don't. Try again. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. 36 people found this helpful. A very ordinary day with her four children, husband and assorted grandchildren on the porch, as she smiles through the much told story of how she and Red met. . You can still see all customer reviews for the product. I'd hoped that somehow the blue thread would be like the "tie that binds", but it was just a separate afterthought. A Spool of Blue Thread is a miracle of sorts, a tender, touching and funny story about three generations of an ordinary American family who are, of course, anything but . Although its not a fast paced book, I really looked forward to the next page and enjoyed every part of it. I listened to the audiobook of A Spool of Blue Thread and really really enjoyed it. Although the children are grown, that doesn't mean there are no more sibling issues. Abby expresses her disappointment at his handling of the situation.
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