What readers think of All He Ever Wanted, plus links to write your own review.

"Weight of Water," "Strange Fits of Passion," and "Where or When" are wonderful, uniquely brilliant. "All He Ever Wanted" is a major disappointment - a #3, just because Anita's a great and unusual writer. But as Pat said, Etna's story would have been far more interesting, or even Clara's story!

I have just finished reading "All He Ever Wanted" and found the book rather disappointing. The theme has been done before, If you read "A Man of Property" by John Galsworthy and study the relationship between Soames and Irene, it is the same as between Van Tassel and Etna, two women who truly do not wish to wed the man that they do marry and how disappointing the relationships turn out. John Galsworthy does it better than Anita Shreve. "All He Ever Wanted" is well written and very easy to follow. I have rated this book "3" though it was disappointing, one does want to see what happens. Nicholas turns out to be a rather weak character and Anita a cold woman with secrets. You truly cannot like any of the characters.

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BOOK. LOVED FORTUNE ROCKS, SEA GRASS, THE LAST TIME THEY MET, THE WEIGHT OF WATER, PILOTS WIFE, BUT THIS ONE DID NOT DELIVER. SHE IS A GREAT WRITER AND I WONDER WHAT WAS DRIVING HER IN THIS BOOK? WOULD LIKE TO READ ETNAS STORY......