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Barefoot: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Elin Hilderbrand
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 13258
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0316018597
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316018593
ASIN: 0316018597
Publication Date: June 9, 2008
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Product Description
Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women-- two sisters and one friend--make their way to the sisters' tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt. They're all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed in-vitro attempts, learned her husband was having an affair, and then discovered she's pregnant; Brenda embarked on a passionate affair with an older student that got her fired from her prestigious job as a professor in New York; and her sister Vicki, mother to two small boys, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Soon Josh is part of the chaotic household, acting as babysitter, confidant, and, eventually, lover.
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Good storyline and characters, but riddled with mistakes and inconsistencies (she needs a new editor!) December 30, 2008
Overall I really enjoyed the book. It was a good story and Hilderbrand managed to connect you to each character pretty well. My biggest complaint was the mistakes and inconsistencies she made during her writing. They distracted me from the storyline. Here are some examples:
1. On page 6, one of the adult characters is riding in a cab with a 4 year old boy and a 9 month old boy sitting on her lap in the front seat, while 2 other adult characters are in the back seat. Since when is it okay for children to ride without car seats, and in the front seat?!?!?
2. On page 64 one character took a phone message for another character. The caller said "This is Walsh" yet the character taking the message wrote it down to "Call John Walsh." How did she know his name was John?
3. On page 203 one character was rolling down the window of his Jeep, while earlier in the book it talked about his Jeep windows being unzipped because it was a soft top Jeep. You can't roll down soft top windows!
4. Throughout the book, the 9 month old baby sleeps on an adult mattress on the floor. Why doesn't this baby have a crib or a pack-n-play?
Some of what Hildenbrand wrote made me worry for her children. She's a mom -- does she do these things with her own kids? And other things, mainly the inconsistencies, made me think she should get a new editor since the editor did not do a good job reviewing her book.
Much More Than a Trashy Beach Novel December 18, 2008
The cover of "Barefoot" suggests another disposable summer trashy read, but I found it to be so much more. The characters were well-developed (I especially loved Brenda!), the plot lines were compelling, and the setting was captivating. I found myself wanting to join the three spunky women on Nantucket, and more than once I fantasized about the hunky (yet sensitive) Josh. :)
This book found me during a very hectic time in my life. However, "Barefoot" was such a delicious, well-written page-turner that I stole extra minutes wherever I could to treat myself to its captivating tale. I highly recommend it!
Barefoot December 1, 2008
The book was a bit slow in the beginning but as you get to know the characters, it becomes a faster read. The descriptions of the island are wonderful. Well-written book.
 Great summer read November 16, 2008
Entertaining, the characters are so real, you feel like you are part of the Nantucket summer.
If you're planning to wait for hours in the airport or somewhere else.. October 22, 2008
Then this book is for you. Or maybe not just for that.
I liked this book a lot. It can be forgettable because it's nothing that special. But I found it cute and cute is good. I love Josh Flynn's character by the way.
Nice book to read when you're incredibly bored, when you're passing time, or when you just want a break from the heavy drama and scary thrillers. Or the seemingly-trying-hard-to-be-HarryPotter-books.
Yup. NIce chick lit, this one.
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