A Spool of Blue Thread
By Anne Tyler
- Release Date: 2015-02-10
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clock Dance comes the story of four generations unfolding in and around the lovingly worn house that has always been the Whitshank family's anchor. • MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE
“Absorbing and deeply satisfying.” —Entertainment Weekly
"It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon ...” This is how Abby Whitshank always describes the day she fell in love with Red in July 1959.
From Red’s parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, the Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets.
Reviews
Spool of Blue Thread
5By tuppenzOne of my many favorite Anne Tyler books!!Boring
1By RachelcbTough read. Took me weeks to finish and I can read a book in day.Can't decide if I liked this book.
3By Books27Good or bad? I'm not sure. The author is obviously a talented writer - the story is easy to read and interesting storytelling techniques are used. But, I'm not sure how interesting the story actually was. It is a story of a family struggling with daily life, aging parents, rebellious children, "keeping up with the Jones", and purpose in life. The author starts out in current day, but then in the second and third parts jumps back in time to the main character's parents telling their story. In part four, time shifts back to current day and focuses on the grown child who has been the greatest enigma in the family. The ending reads more like a beginning. I guess I kept waiting for the old and new stories to tie together and go somewhere. The book is done and I'm still waiting... Unless you really like slice of life family stories, then this is not a book I would recommend.A Spool of Blue Thread
4By Perky tooI was sorry and surprised to read so many bad reviews of this book. I found it anything but boring. Tyler's characters are always very homespun, folksy, people next door types. The Whitshanks are no exception. They are all multi-layered people and it's up to the reader to figure them out. I loved the book. I have read all of Tyler's books and although this was not my favorite, I enjoyed watching this family with all their personality quirks, develop and grow....the ups and downs of every day life that we all go through.Spool of blue thread
1By AIS dudeBought the book because of the authors name and liked the cover. The book never went anywhere. Characters were dull, couldn't find a plot, finally just stopped reading it.Not worth the time
2By Lori readNice read with no point very disappointingSpool Of Thread
1By Nancy3030First book that I have not finished in many years. This book was a waste of my time and money.Boring
1By Skoshi22Most boring book I've ever read. So upset I wasted time and money on itPointless
2By AgentLadyFLCharacters were not interesting and story was boring. It was very hard to finish this book. I put it down after a few hours and only came back and finished it weeks later when I had nothing else to read.Really
2By 4488662The first book I couldn't finish in the past 20 years. I felt like Denny, any excuse to get away. Really boring and characterless characters
