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Title: The Girls of August

Author: Anne Rivers Siddons

Narrator: Kate Reading

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-08-14

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 102 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Every August, four women would gather together to spend a week at the beach, renting a new house each year. The ritual began when they were in their 20s and their husbands were in medical school, and became a mainstay of every summer thereafter. Their only criteria was oceanfront and isolation, their only desire to strengthen their far-flung friendships. They called themselves the Girls of August. But when one of the Girls dies tragically, the group slowly drifts apart and their vacations together are brought to a halt. Years later, a new marriage reunites them and they decide to come together once again on a remote barrier island off the South Carolina coast. There, far from civilization, the women make startling discoveries that will change them in ways they never expected.

Critic Reviews:

"One doesn't read Anne Rivers Siddons's books, one dwells in them." (Chicago Tribune

"Bravura writing...This is Siddons's best, maybe the book she was born to write." (Stephen King)

Members Reviews:

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!

Would you try another book from Anne Rivers Siddons and/or Kate Reading?

Not after reading this book! I was so looking forward to reading a new book by Anne Rivers Siddons because I hadn't read a book of hers for a while and used to REALLY love her books. It was almost as if this was written by a different author. I was so disappointed......

What was most disappointing about Anne Rivers Siddonss story?

The characters were flat.....lifeless....people you didn't really care about as there was no substance to them....nothing to interest you in them or their lives. It was a huge non-story. The ending was absolutely ridiculous. I'm not happy that I wasted one of my credits on this book. But, I did read it to the end just to see if it got any better. It only got worse. Bad characters, bad storyline and unnecessary bad language.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration was terrible....especially Baby! Just awful!

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Girls of August?

All of them!

Ugh

Did I read the categories wrong? Pre-teen would work except for the sexual references. Young adult doesn't fit; I don't know any young adult who is immature enough for this book. Adult? None of them to be found among the "girls". I don't suppose there is a category for soppy, silly, poorly read books. Dumb is the kindest word I can find for this one.

Claire

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

There was no plot and the characters drew very little interest for me. The story went nowhere!!!

What didnt you like about Kate Readings performance?

All the voices sounded the same, except Baby's and the narrator whined all the way through

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

I was very disappointed in this Anne River Siddons novel. In the past I have enjoyed her fiction, but I kept listening for some plot and story and there was none.

Any additional comments?

I would be interested to see what other readers say about this book

A Special Group of Friends

come together to spend 2 weeks together at a house on an island owned by the newest member of the group, a young, beautiful, flighty third wife of one of the group's friends.

Horrible characters

The women in this story are mean hearted and vindictive.