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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Light Between Oceans- Bookish Thoughts #54
What The Light Between Oceans is about:
After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season and shore leaves are granted every other year at best, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.
Six Sentence Saturday Wednesday Version:
I don't believe that I have the words to adequately express how lovely this book really is and how much it touched me. I found Tom and Isabel to be characters that I easily fell in love because the author made them real, oh so very real. Janus Rock became a main and integral character in this book with the vivid descriptions making it almost come alive in my mind. I cried at the pain Tom and Isabel experienced and I understood at a very basic human level why they made the choices that altered so many people's lives. This book was an emotional read and the tears flowed easily at the end. I embraced it all and when I finished the last page it was with a satisfied sniff!
Recommend? Oh absolutely! This is a book to be experienced...beautifully written from beginning to the tear-wrenching end!
Source: Public Library
Fellow book bloggers who influenced my decision to read this:
Lisa@ Lit and Life, Jane@ Fleur Fisher, and Alyce@ At Home with Books.
Bookish Thoughts #54
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's on my TBR list :)
ReplyDeleteI MUST read this one soon; everyone has loved it -- glad to see that includes you:)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds AMAZING!!! Adding to my list!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, this one sounds incredible.
ReplyDeleteEveryone says it's lovely. I have my copy and it's waiting patiently for me to pick it up.
ReplyDeleteI've had this book on my radar and after reading your thoughts definitely will be reading it.
ReplyDeleteI have this one on my TBR list. I know it will be a tear-jerker, which means I have to read it when I'm ready. I'm glad to have read your thoughts on this.
ReplyDeleteI have this. I really need to read it!
ReplyDeleteYou have me one step closer to reading this now.
ReplyDeleteI just had a discussion with a good friend about this one and we were saying that we hope our book club will pick it next! Sounds like you enjoyed it as much as my friend did!
ReplyDeleteI love what you have to say in recommend
ReplyDeleteThe buzz on this book is fantastic. I need to get hold of a copy!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you liked this one so much!
ReplyDeleteThere you go... adding to my wish list again!
ReplyDeleteIt was beautiful on audio too, so glad you loved it. Such heartache, it made me sigh, in a beautiful, sad way.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a book I need to get my hands on.
ReplyDeleteMy mom loved this, you love this. I'm going to have to get it from her next weekend and read it soon!
ReplyDeleteI really need to add this to my TBR! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked this one so much, I've ordered it from the library and now I can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI may have to wait for all the hype to die down on this one. It sounds wonderful, but my expectations might be set a little too high. I think I have an ARC floating around here somewhere, but I wonder if it would be just as good on audio. Hmmm....
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that I got to read your thoughts on this book as I've been considering reading it. I'm definitely going to be picking it up now!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great write up and sounds like a beautiful story. Almost makes me want to read it, but I can't handle tear jerkers.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I wish there were more hours in the day to read all the books that sound so great to me. I'm definitely keeping this one in mind.
ReplyDeleteI just put in a request for this book at the library, though I may have to buy my own copy. I love emotional reads.
ReplyDeleteI've only seen/read positive things about this book, so it's on my TBR list! My list is absolutely ridiculous!!!
ReplyDeleteI have been seeing many positive reviews on this one. I will have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see that you liked this one so much too!
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