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Arietist Design _ — There was a lot to like about this book. Some of the characters were not nice, but they weren't the focus of the story, which was good. I really liked Holly, Liam and all of the people in the cooking class. I love to cook so that was a part of the motivation for reading this - now I want to try making my own pasta! Of course, being from Maine, I also like the idea of stories set here. And the author does, apparently, live in Yarmouth so she should know the area reasonably well. I think for the most part, I was ok with her characterizations and her fictional island. That said, what probably prevents me from giving this 4.5 stars is the fact that Portland is MY city. I lived and worked there for several years. We spent the early part of our marriage hanging out in Portland, and I don't think she painted the picture quite right. I think anyone who has never been there or who has only visited once might not find fault, but there were a couple things that just bugged me, things that I think misrepresent the reality that is living in or near Portland. First of all, even if you live in-town Portland, it takes more than 10 minutes to get anywhere. That's just the way it is. Portland is a busy little city and even if there isn't much traffic, you still have to find a place to park and then walk to wherever you're going. It's not the kind of trip you make to just 'pop into town'; I think that sends the impression to people that, while it is a city, Portland is like a small town. Yes and no. It feels that way, but it just isn't. Portland still has many of the annoying aspects of a city, it's just a lovely place to be so you don't tend to mind that as much. Second, and probably the one that sent me over the edge (of docking it a half-star) was the scene of the big, special date near the end. I won't say too much so as not to spoil anyone, but I want to set something straight: Portland does not have 30-story buildings. It will probably NEVER have 30-story buildings. I worked in one of the tallest buildings in Portland and at 9 stories, it was one of the few 'sky scrapers' in the city. You can see pretty much all the buildings of substantial height - and I don't think there is a single one over 12 stories - from I-295 as you drive through. A 30-story building would stand out like a huge, ugly, sore thumb and it doesn't fit with the character of the city, so it isn't even reasonable to estimate that one might possibly be built someday. Not happening - and I say that as someone who worked in the industry that builds those buildings. If you want to do that kind of work, you don't work in Portland or anywhere else in Maine. And, while I'm thinking about it, I also found their first 'date' to be unrealistic; you don't take a row boat out in the water near Portland to have a date where you expect to have wine and make out. Yeah, not realistic. But, again, if you'd never been there, you wouldn't know, right? So you can suspend your disbelief (because, hey, it seems plausible, right?) I think I'm feeling the same issue I did with another recent read where the author was a transplant to the area and just didn't quite 'get' it enough to bring across the real place. It's fine, I guess, except I'm pointing it out again here because, honestly, I think it does a disservice to a place when you're not portraying it properly. When I've never been somewhere, I suppose it doesn't bother me so much because I don't know. But when I have, well, I suppose I want to set the record straight. Overall, I liked the style, the perspective, her language and the characters and would definitely be willing to read more of her stuff.

Anna Evans _ndysp — Opened my eyes to the power of good literature in the formation of a human soul, young or old.

Ian Challo _an_hallo — Best book ever written. My all time favorite, hands down.

Andreas Fuzzbox _uzz_ox — Good ol' Chuck up to his wacky story-telling!! And this is certainly wacky. I listened to the audio book, a good story for that media since it is a narration... Anyway, without giving anything away, I recommend this book to anyone who as enjoyed anything else by Chuck.

Galilea Rivera galileariv3c93 — Indispensable!