She reads way too quickly in some places, her sentences tend to run on, and because she doesn't differentiate the characters' voices, you don't always know who's speaking and you don't always realize when she's stopped dialogue and gone back to the narrative.
She (and I) almost failed.
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There were too many stories but in the end, they intertwined so I did get a big "aha" moment where all the pieces fell into place. Though she sets about developing relationships with old friends and establishing her own business, Tory's, Tory Bodeen returns to her home town of Progress, South Carolina, determined to banish memories of her abusive father and the unsolved murder of her best friend Hope.
This one features the small town of Progress, North Carolina as its setting and is dominated by two families, one local royalty, the other... mixed (Tori's mother is white trash, but that's due to her own bad choices. It's the sort of town that makes you believe kids ride over to their friends' houses and people drop in to chat. I had to stop eight chapters in and I returned the audiobook. WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. It's good stuff.
[child abuse (physical), rape & murder for a number of victims. But she had Hope, who l. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--an utterly spellbinding tale about a woman who, though battered in both body and spirit, can never lose Hope...Tory Bodeen grew up in South Carolina, in a small run-down house, where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt--and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Separate up to five addresses with commas (,).
The narrator is simply awful.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2019. I can't get enough! Although I wondered why Cade fell in love so immediately with Tory.
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She goes on for pages about organic farming more than once in the course of the story. But I could go with it.
You hear from many voices (Quee, Denny, Tom, Mack) but you don't hear from other characters.
This was one of them, such a good movie.
Most of them were unlikable to me. I'm betting had I read it when it first came out I would've felt otherwise. This being my first romance novel, I wasn't sure what to expect.
Lovd the characterizations in the book.
Start by marking “Carolina Moon” as Want to Read: Error rating book.
I just borrowed Nora Roberts' Carolina Moon from my mom over the weekend and returned it after two days with the advice to her to not even read it.
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The characters seemed superficial at first, but they become much more complicated as the book goes on.
I have got to give 5 as this book has you gripped from the start, just did not want to put it down. She weaves an intricate, complex storyline that you can’t help, but to devour the book because it is that good. Now, if you’re looking for raw, purposefully messy and brilliant tragicomedy, "Carolina Moon" is up your alley.
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Cilla restores houses for a living and has always dreamed of returning her grandmother's country retreat to its former glory. Unlike other of Robert’s books, this one seemed to have an ending that was easy to understand, that is until the whole twist of the book, which resulted in once again a rushed scene that is a bit confusing as to what is happening.
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Struggling to balance the disturbing recollections, Tory finds comfort in the arms of Hope\'s older brother, Cade Lavelle. Even though Carolina Moon was published in 2000, the setting is a small Carolina town that invokes the feel and mood of small semi-rural towns all over.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2020. Not overly graphic but very disturbing and sad. Would play well in a movie setting. This was not one of my favorite books. It all came together at the end, which saved the book for me.
"Somehow it just seems right that every person needs a secret." Winner of the New England Booksellers Award, the Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature, and the North Carolina Award for Literature, she has taught writing at the University of North Carolina, Bennington College, Tufts University, and Harvard. Story 5 out of 5 stars. But whatever.
Jill McCorkle is not insipid. Tory Bodeen has returned to her hometown of Progress, South Carolina, to face the fearsome memories of her childhood friend Hope's death and rebuild her life in a town that once betrayed her. It is sort of a collection of different stories that connect in some way in the end.
Performance 5 out of 5 stars.
Jill McCorkle is not insipid. After listening to Carnal Innocence narrated by Tom Stechschulte, I don't think Dean Robertson was as good in this one. The Registered Agent on file for this company is Corporation Service Company and is located at …
I might have enjoyed the story if it were Iowa Moon. The fuss is well-deserved.
. The structure of the book is unusual, and a bit choppy at times. I could not fully appreciate this book since I live in the area she is allegedly writing about and the glaring errors just rubbed my nerves raw. I also thought the novel did a good job of exploring the different perspectives of people in a relationship and how one person can be very mistaken in assumptions about another. Please enter the message.
The first chapter consisted of a postal worker in his last days before retirement reading letters from the dead letter files. You can easily create a free account.
carolina moon Excellent book.Held my interest all the way to the end. The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Stick with Siddons, Kidd, Frank, and Conroy. THIS BOOK!
This is one of those books where you need to read the entire thing before you can fully appreciate how amazing it is. Tory can be bitchy too, slightly unpredictable and very self contained, understandable but she seemed to forget that other people grieved for the same person too. I read this for the Murder Most Foul square for.
Tory Bodeen had a pretty miserable childhood, growing up with a religiously fantatic father who physically beat her and a mother who didn't protect her. In fact, I didn't really love it until I got to the end. Even though Carolina Moon was published in 2000, the setting is a small Carolina town that invokes the feel and mood of small semi-rural towns all over. Perhaps, it was because it starts off with an anonymous letter, but I never felt like I cared about any of them.
First impression lead me to believe that the whole thing was going to be a lot better than I thought it would be.
I didn't like this book at all to begin with, but there was something soothing about the slow rhythm of the narration that I ended up appreciating. Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018.
I also thought the mystery was very good. She had one childhood friend, Hope Lavelle, who helped her escape her unhappy home each day as they did what children do...use their imagination freely and have fun. Excellent characterizations, humor, and (very nicely done) justice for wrongs done in the past and present. When I want an engaging romantic suspense, I look to Nora Roberts. Years ago, maybe in 2007 there was this local DVD shop that sells one of a kind movies released on DVDs and I found a few Nora Roberts made-for-tv films, I bought some and have been obsessed ever since. Copyright © 2001-2020 OCLC. http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/43069653>. The prodigal daughter, reluctant to love the hero, the sour aristocratic mother, domestic abuse, quirky G.R.I.T.S.