tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post1692131123887455994..comments2024-02-12T01:48:46.108-05:00Comments on Booking Mama: Review: The BreakdownJulie P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post-83624466680239477022017-06-13T18:15:13.115-04:002017-06-13T18:15:13.115-04:00I haven't read Paris. But it certainly sounds...I haven't read Paris. But it certainly sounds like I would enjoy her books.The Book Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967030844980297039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post-48047535174938106922017-06-12T16:38:06.631-04:002017-06-12T16:38:06.631-04:00I have both of her books on my wishlist and I am p...I have both of her books on my wishlist and I am planning on getting them before we head to Chicago on vacation since we will be driving for two days. I think this will make the drive fly by. Great review Juliecindysloveofbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524947326319750388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post-41912948012535755152017-06-12T13:47:30.015-04:002017-06-12T13:47:30.015-04:00I read this one recently and loved it. She is my ...I read this one recently and loved it. She is my new favorite author!Kelly-Bellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010923191501113116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post-36299047964497958582017-06-12T07:58:07.113-04:002017-06-12T07:58:07.113-04:00I read this book, too. I'm more critical of ... I read this book, too. I'm more critical of it then you are. <br /><br /> I had heard that THE BREAKDOWN is an improvement on Paris's last book, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. After reading both, I would say, yes and no. The two books have in common a husband who appears to be deeply in love with and devoted to his poor, unsuspecting wife. After that, THE BREAKDOWN is better or worse than BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, depending on how you feel about the latter. I thought THE BREAKDOWN was better AND worse.<br /><br />In THE BREAKDOWN, the wife, Cass, is concerned about both a murderer on the loose near her home and her forgetfulness. She and her husband, Matthew, fear she is suffering from early onset dementia. But this book isn't sickening as is BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, which is so sickening in the cruelty of the husband that I had to put it down frequently.<br /><br />However, most of THE BREAKDOWN is an enumeration of the seeming symptoms (forgetfulness and paranoia) of Cass’s breakdown. It gets tedious.<br /><br />Worse, THE BREAKDOWN is predictable. It is so predictable, I knew right from the beginning who was pulling tricks on whom. So most of what happened made me angry that the character could not see what was so clear to me.<br /><br />If you like stories about rotten marriages, maybe you’ll like this. I sure didn’t.techeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713987832589573174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008131509611971593.post-31056575925682431842017-06-12T07:41:00.940-04:002017-06-12T07:41:00.940-04:00I agree completely. This may not have been quite ...I agree completely. This may not have been quite as good as Behind Closed Doors but it was still great! bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com