Rated of 5
by Marsha O. (Carmel, IN) Beach Read
The book was written in an interesting format I had not incurred before. Unfortunately, it took me most of the book to understand why. Maybe I should describe it as a 'pleasant' read in that the story flowed smoothly but nothing particularly grabbed me - characters, location, plot. Perhaps I would consider it a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Rated of 5
by Barbara C. (Lincolnshire, IL) Folly Beach by Dorothea B. Frank
While I never have read anything by this author, I did like the book. I enjoyed the going back and forth in the story,but I felt I was reading about today's happenings to people: Losing their homes,money and etc. The best part of the book was the historical history about Charleston Renaissance of the early twenties. I would recommend this book to my friends.
Rated of 5
by Priscilla B. (Marietta, GA) A disappointment
When I saw this book listed on first impressions, I thought what a fun read. I was disappointed. The story and characters stuck me a rather shallow. even for a "beach read". At times I'd read along and enjoy it and then I wouldn't! It felt almost like two different people were authoring the story and each had different visions of the characters. Usually I enjoy escaping into light fiction, a big Mary Kay Andres fan! However, unless you absolutely love anything that even mentions Charleston, S.C. or Folly Beach, I would not go out of my way to read this book. "Porgy and Bess" fans might enjoy it.
Rated of 5
by Susanne B. (Canton, OH) Folly Beach
In my opinion this was definitely a "beach book." I enjoyed the historical aspect of Dorothy and DuBose Heyward - I will research more about them. I liked the low country setting although I have read other authors that I Iiked more such as Anne Rivers Siddons. The Cate and John relationship was too quick to be real in my opinion and the dialogue between them toward the end was rather high schoolish. As I said it is a nice beach read.
Rated of 5
by Sharon A. (Tierra Verde, FL) The Folly of Reading
Initially I found the back & forth between the current story and the play confusing. It caused the reading to be a chore at the beginning. The current story was well written and interesting, it made me want to go to Folly Beach. The character development & interaction was great. At the end I went back and read the beginning and the light bulb came on.
Rated of 5
by Terri H. (Battle Ground, washington) "'S wonderful ! 'S marvleous !"
"'S wonderful ! 'S marvelous ! (That) You should care for me ! 'S awful nice ! 'S paradise ! 'S what I love to see!"
The juxtaposition of story lines, the beach air, the sun and the sand, all added to this very delightful summer read. Slightly predictable, but who cares? It's Folly Beach !
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