Mar 29, 2018ArapahoeAnnaL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This historical novel set in 1940's America features somewhat eccentric characters with nothing but their courage and determination. It's a terrific, well-written book, unsentimental but with lots of heart. When biological family ties…
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athompson10
Jun 17, 2016athompson10 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Amy Wood is a confident and descriptive writer who has a knack for inventing interesting characters in interesting situations. Some of this book felt a little disjointed.
Nov 29, 2015cknightkc rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
LUCKY US is a novel about love, reinvention, and family (as in the one we’re born into and the one we choose). Kudos to author Amy Bloom for capturing the feel of 1940’s America. Her inclusion within the story of real people, places, and…
Oct 06, 2015EmilyEm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Beautiful talented Iris Acton looks for fame and fortune in 1940s Hollywood and New York City, taking plucky half-sister Eva Logan, the book's narrator, along for the adventure. Just like in Bloom’s earlier book 'Away,' it’s a wonderful…
This is a great read. The absence of sentimentality was refreshing and believable. The ending was sudden and didn't seem to suit the narrative. It could have ended with Eva's telegram to Iris.
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coroboreefarm
Aug 05, 2015coroboreefarm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Amy Bloom turns words and sentences into the most entertaining picaresque tales. Lucky Us is played out across a wide geographical stage, during the years 1939-1949, as two sisters, by different mothers, and their rapscallion father, …
Jul 09, 2015Trinaneu rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Well written but the story jumped around in time and from character to character. I found the ending a bit rushed, and a little unsatisfying.
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vicbutterfly
Feb 19, 2015vicbutterfly rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
After being so impressed with 'Away', I found this book by the same author confusing, convoluted and disappointing though there were a few interesting scenarios.
Oct 01, 2014JCLGreggW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Take a moment and read the first words of the novel: "my father’s wife died. My mother said we should drive down to his place and see what might be in it for us." It's simple, precise, and beautifully sets up the novel, a coming-of-age…
Jul 30, 2014Michael Colford rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Lucky Us is a new coming-of-age novel set in the 40s and 50s by best-selling novelist Amy Bloom. Eva is a young woman left by her mother at the home of her estranged husband, Edgar, on the day of his new wife’s funeral. There Eva meets…
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