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Beth_B
With Age Comes Wisdom and Surprises
Life is indeed a journey, easier for some than for others.
First, the author has a lively grip on the foibles of aging.and the importance of maintaining one's sense of humor as the days march on. Second, this is largely shallow in plot and characterization. Third, if one is in the mood for a romp through the Centennial assisted living facility, go for it. Not a huge investment of time is involved. Duffy Sinclair is the star of the show.
Catherine H. (Nashua, NH)
The Big flop
Reading that some people compared "The big finish" to "The Story of Arthur Truluv" by Elizabeth Berg or "A man called Ove" by Frederik Backman is down right blasphemy and an insult to two exceptional writers.
"The Big Finish" is bad and cheap dialogues from page 1 up to the end and a pathetic try to imitate the two above mentioned great writers.
I hope Mrs. Fossey was better at working as an aerospace engineer and should have definitely kept her day job.
Helene M. (Washington Island, FL)
A Huge Disappointment!
I really wanted to like THE BIG FINISH, but, sadly, there was NOTHING to like. Had I not been committed to writing a review for Book Browse, l I would have thrown the book away after the fist two chapters.
The plot is somewhere between the movies, Grumpy Old Men, and Lost Weekend. There are no characters in this book, only caricatures ... the bumbling old guys, the nurse withe the heart of gold, the hard-hearted owner of the assisted living facility, the beautiful but broken granddaughter and the sweet older ladies who want to help. The dialog bounces between colloquial Sourthern ..."fixing to," to standard English circa 1964 ... "daddy-o." Really???? The blurb on the back of the book promises a "funny, insightful, and life-affirming debut." Oh, how I wish. What the book delivers is demeaning to people who actually live and work in assisted living facilities It trivializes the social changes faced as people age out of their own homes and often fall away from their social network as well. What could have been a warm, respectful treatment of the realities of lifestyle and family changes was anything but. Have time to waste? Waste it on doing your nails, mowing the lawn, taking the dog for a walk, or visiting an older person in a nursing or assisted living facility. Don't waste it reading this book.
