Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

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Tedious. Characters were not well developed, dialog was plodding. The protagonist is unlikeable. I forced myself through this and finally abandoned the book during the tedious description of the round the world flight.

Lost me in first few chapters….. I hate to say it, but this one lost me in the first few chapters. Once the author described the protagonists’ father showing how he fell in love so quickly by putting his hands in his groin in the bath after meeting his future wife , all I could think was “really”? In this day and age she’s writing like this? And then bam, nine months later and….. well you figure it out. Trash. Not worth anymore of my time. Stop promoting garbage writing please, reviewers.

awful. not worth 5.00

Do not miss this book. The characters. The history. The circle. I could not put it down and have been sad for days that it’s finished.

Fascinating tale. I absolutely loved this book! Rich in interwoven plots that I related to on many levels. Superb writing!

Too Long. While the story and writing style are excellent, the plot suffers terribly under the strain of too much filler and too many characters. There were whole chapters in the book that were superfluous. Would have been a great 325 page book. It was laborious and ultimately unsatisfying as a 600+ page book.

A languorous full circle. It’s a nice story - albeit trite - the takes a trip around the globe to unearth. I’m sure (ironically intended or not) it will make an epic movie with some other seeming hackneyed trope like a Netflix series with Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lawrence staring.

Captivating Novel. The characters all felt very real to me and I loved the clever way they were woven together to tell Marion’s story. It was the kind of book that I couldn’t put down, yet now I’m sad that it’s over!

Don’t give up. I felt the book started so slowly. I find myself an impatient reader and want to be hooked right away. I decided to keep reading. Plod along as it were. I’m grateful I did. The careful building of characters was so essential to the experience. There comes a place where to stop reading was almost not an option. Every character here was rich and complicated. Mysterious and telling. A gorgeous read.

Women Flying-soar. Great read! A little hard to set down and pick up with different time lines involved.. thanks

Elic. So unique! Love the various characters and all the interactions over decades.

Loved it!. Loved both main characters! The storyline weaved to tell an adventurous personal tale.

There are other books. Try one of those.. This is so bad, I refuse to waste my time. Finishing it. What was Booker thinking?

Great circles”. I especially liked the flying., to experience Marians’ Learning to fly and feeling a part of that was very important for me, I especially liked the characters in the book who were so alive for me and so real. Marian is a superb writer and I cherished reading the book,

Great book. Fantastic!

Great Circle. I loved this book. How the characters had similar beginnings but very different lives. You know how sometimes a non-fiction book reads like a fictional novel? This was the opposite…a fictional novel that read like the characters were real! I wished to have known them. Implausible here and there…but heck…that’s the fiction part kicking in. 5 out of 5 stars.

A masterpiece. The book took me on a literary journey unlike anything I’ve read before. Richly written, fascinating characters, awesome descriptions of places all over the world. Thank goodness it’s so long; I didn’t want it to end. A tour de force.

Great Circle. Satisfying read but way too long. It just kept going and going.

Great Circle. Interesting story. Only complaint,too much gratuitous sex and sexual descriptions.

Light and entertaining. Easy read, light

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