The View from Mount Joy

The latest literary feast from Ms. Landvik has everything one comes to expect from her -- fascinating characters, dramatic storyline a nostalgic look at old Minneapolis. We basically follow the lives of Joe and Kristi, Class of '72. Both follow very different paths; one a sinner, one a saint. While not my favorite of her works ("Patty Jane's House of Curl" and "Your Oasis on Pine Lake" are my...more

The latest literary feast from Ms. Landvik has everything one comes to expect from her -- fascinating characters, dramatic storyline a nostalgic look at old Minneapolis. We basically follow the lives of Joe and Kristi, Class of '72. Both follow very different paths; one a sinner, one a saint. While not my favorite of her works ("Patty Jane's House of Curl" and "Your Oasis on Pine Lake" are my favs,) this is still a good read. The ending didn't work for me, but most everything else did, despite Joe crying a lot.   hide

This book is a good book for someone questioning life. I wish I had read it about 3 years ago. I would highly recommend it. The book is easily read and will keep you enraptured like a sop opera, only better.Good book, good plot, good read for a rainy day.

This book definitely grew on me. I thought it was going to be your run of the mill coming-of-age story from a male point of view. The book definitely went beyond that and I found the main character very likeable.

Lorna Landvik's books are light, fun reading and this is more of the same. The ending left me a bit unsatisfied.

A little trite, but lovely anyway.

Cute, but it ultimately falls apart from too many weird plot twists.