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Quentins (Paperback)


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3.0 out of 5 stars It was a good, shallow beach read, Jun 23 2004
By A Customer
Award-winning literature. No.

A good,light,fun beach read. yes!

I found it hard to put the book down, even thought I was thoroughly irritated with Ella. I couldn't wait to see what other stupid ideas she'd come up with......

I am fan of Binchy now. This was the first book of hers I had read... I'm on to Tara Road next...

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2.0 out of 5 stars A far cry from Binchy's best, May 21 2004
By A Customer
Maeve Binchy is capable of much better work.

Quentins' plot is formulaic at best. The characters are shallow and poorly developed. I have read all of Binchy's books, and have been dismayed to see the downhill progression in the quality of her recent output. Both Quentins and Scarlet Feather have been entirely disappointing. Fans of her earlier novels such as Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake should not expect too much of Quentins.

Buck up, Ms. Binchy, you can do better than this!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad read, but could've been better, April 2 2004
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"Quentin" is written as several short stories embedded in the main story (of Ella). The short stories are warm, and quite sweet. Some people might think them a bit sappy, but I found them quite touching actually. However, the main plot is weak and has less substance than the short stories: Ella had everythinhg going her way until she met the wrong men and lost everything. I felt bad for her at first, but the longer she lingered on his memories holding onto his computer, the less I liked her. The ending felt rushed and irrational. I think "Quentin" would have been better as a collection of short stories about the people of the restaurant Quentin.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as her others
Being a big Maeve Binchy fan it pains me to write that Quentins is not her best work by a long shot. Read more
Published on Mar 25 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Indecisive Heroine
This offers a lot of the typical warmhearted Binchy charm, but you've got to put up with the endless pining and whining of the lead character who has built her life around a... Read more
Published on Jan 23 2004 by Eric Stott

3.0 out of 5 stars Continue a Binchy journey in today's Dublin
To settle in with a Maeve Binchy title is to settle in with a friend, yea a set of friends, the familiar folks of Dublin whose lives have become intertwined in business and... Read more
Published on Jan 6 2004 by dikybabe

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
I loved this book. I do love everything Maeve write's but this, I feel, is one of her better novels. Read more
Published on Dec 14 2003 by Eileen .M. Maher

4.0 out of 5 stars Another pretty good one from Binchy
Well, you either love her stuff or you don't. If you're a fan, you'll like Quentins, especially as it gathers in some favorite characters from her previous novels, so there's a... Read more
Published on Dec 12 2003 by Peggy Vincent

4.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on Maeve Binchy
I picked up Quentins two weeks ago on a day when the book I went to get at the bookstore wasn't in stock. Read more
Published on Sep 28 2003 by Adria P. Chizmar

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner -- Worth Your Attention!
I usually enjoy books by English and Irish authors, and QUENTINS was no exception. Binchy's writing, however, was different than many other books I've read. Read more
Published on Sep 9 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical and Real
I was surprised at all the negative reviews of this new book.
It is apparent that the author is trying out a new style of interwoven stories within the matrix of degrees of... Read more
Published on Sep 6 2003 by K. N. Nelson

2.0 out of 5 stars Ghost writer ????
I am a huge Binchy fan and have read everything she has written. But she could NOT have written this book! Read more
Published on Jun 20 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Quentins - Maeve Binchy
One day soon.... I want to visit Quentins....Maeve Binchy has given me a passion to visit Ireland.... Thank you....
Published on Feb 20 2003

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