Hollywood blockbuster aka soap opera
A beach and bath read
Right towards the end we meet a bit player, a walk on character in this broad-brush drama, who carves tiny sculptures from soap. How ditzy! How pseudo-creative! How perfect! This narrative is a melange of tiny soapy sculptures.
Not that I didn't enjoy it! Who doesn't enjoy a soak in the bubbles? Immersion in a not-too-deep, froth-filled bath? A little bit of soap never hurt anyone! Relaxing, distracting, escapism. Just what this book provides. (I admit to a guilty pleasure in the lightweight escapism of "Revenge"!)
But really, I did enjoy it! Just not as a 5 star read. I didn't object to the large cast of characters, the changes of locations, the jumps on the timeline, but I didn't find the characters came to life or that the locations were finely drawn. This was an entertaining read that kept your interest by maintaining a fast pace and a sense of fun as fate and destiny played out with the various characters' lives.
I am not sure what the purpose of the long rambly tying-up-loose ends bit was towards the end where we find out what happened to all the bit players in the novel.
Now I can just sit back and imagine the author making a pitch to Hollywood ...
