Title: It Made the NY Best Seller List; You've Got to be Kidding!
Product review: The book started out very well; it was engaging mainly because the characterization was strong and the plot was heroic. However, my interest and enjoyment in the story plummeted immediately after the romantic feelings of Booker and Annie were acted on. Not only did the storyline become offensive, but downright pathetic. Cliches that tried to justify the affair such as, living for the now, and, it had to happen/it was meant to happen, were not only unconvincing but infuriating. As for the ending, oh please! Everything falls apart. Tom's suicide was bad enough, but then Annie's "miraculous" pregnancy was enough to make me want to tear the book in two. Why Robert Redford, whom I admire as an actor and director, would choose this of all books to make into a film, is beyond me! Evans, in your next book, try to be a little less formulaic, predictable, and downright corny!
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