The Correspondent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just started this and it's better than I thought it was going to be (and I usually hate books written as letters. Also books with lots of dream sequences. Or anything in italics). I worry that it's all going to be too sweet. It reminds me of Olive Kitteridge.

I agree with all of this (esp the Olive Kitteridge similarities). I loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is up next for me. Any thoughts on whether it’s good as an audio book or better in print?

It's excellent as an audiobook. The narration is outstanding.

[Anonymous]

Just finished.
Oh my word.

The tears. I cannot stop thinking of the prose and the conciseness of the writing.

Her words were so poignant.

9.5/10

[Anonymous]

I am a 3/5. But I figured out the twist really early on. Found the main character a bit too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very good. I finished it today. I enjoyed the local flavor (Annapolis, DC). If this becomes a movie, who plays Sybil?

Meryl Streep was Syb in my head canon!

[Anonymous]

Just finished it tonight. Absolutely loved it. A gem of a book.

[Anonymous]

I also loved it and I'm so sad it's done! What are people reading next? Struggling...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also loved it and I'm so sad it's done! What are people reading next? Struggling...

I jumped to My Dark Vanessa and I’m enjoying it, but it’s deep.