Nights of Rain and Stars
by Maeve Binchy
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Book Reviews of Nights of Rain and Stars
Book Review: Refreshingly Not Formula Binchy
Summary: 4 Stars
Unlike the other reviews posted below, I found Maeve Binchy's new departure quite refreshing and engrossing. I think it is extremely courageous for a writer to break with their winning formula and to write a novel totally uncharacteristic for them. I loved the Greek setting and the characters. In fact, I found the characters in this book more real and believable than those in several of her previous novels. To date, my Binchy favorites are Tara Road and Nights of Rain and Stars. Read this book with an open mind and you will be captivated by Binchy's new style.Book Review: Entertaining and gripping
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely love well written books, and this book is very well written. Andreas' character development (as well as the other characters) is great and the story kept my interest. It touched many of my emotions. Another book I recommend is A Year Since Yesterday by a writer I was not previously familiar with, George Edward Zintel. It is also one of the very best books I have ever read. If you buy A Year Since Yesterday, it is listed as paperback but is actally a high quality soft-cover (New European standard I've been told). Great book for the money!!
Book Review: An Easy, Comfort Read
Summary: 3 Stars
Although not up to the standards of her ealier works, Maeve Binchy offers some light, undemanding reading with this one. There are no surprises and the outcome of each character's story is predictable. I agree with the reviewer who mentioned that the story could have benefitted from a more thorough edit. There were several instances of a non-Irish character using Irish speech patterns. The short chapters and simple plotlines make this a good choice for anyone looking for something to read that won't demand too much time or thought.Book Review: Typical Binchy of Late
Summary: 2 Stars
I am not sure why I keep reading Maeve Binchy's novels. I guess I am hoping that one of the ones I have read: Evening Class, Scarlet Feather, Quentins and now Nights of Rain and Stars will compare to the books that made me a Binchy fan in the first place. How could an author who wrote such books as A Circle of Friends write such one dimensional drivel as in these later works? Does she not know any other adjectives other than "sad", "happy" or "poor"? You can almost predict the plot. I am afraid this will be the last one for me.Book Review: Boring Boring Boring
Summary: 1 Stars
We just read this book for our book club and no-one liked it. It never took off. I probably read chapter 1 about 5 times hoping I missed something. It seemed like the writer was under the gun to produce a book and that it was thrown together. You just didn't care about these people. We all agreed it had a pretty cover but no substance. We spent our discussion thinking of better ways this story could have gone. The ending was wrapped up neatly and "everyone lives happily every after". It just was not realistic.