Here on Earth

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I quite liked it!

This review is from: Here on Earth (Mass Market Paperbound)

2 years ago

I'd heard mixed reviews of this and kept putting it off, but I quite liked it. I found the story kept me wanting more and I especially liked the young characters of Gwen and Hank. I found the "dark love" story between March and Hollis was believable and I was pleased that she had made her own decision about her future at the end -- that it wasn't made for her by circumstance.

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Not on Earth

2 years ago

I enjoyed this one for the first few chapters or so, but as it went on it felt harder and harder to deal with. It was as if it started off as an updated Wuthering Heights, so windswept and gothic…but then took a flying leap off of the cliffs of the heights to crash into the ocean below. Would Heathcliff have become as beloved a tragic hero if he slept with every piece of tail in and around the Grange? If he was a murderer of horses, and the type of man who left bruises whenever he didn’t get… + read more

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Not her best work

This review is from: Here on Earth (Mass Market Paperbound)

3 years ago

I wasn't so keen on this book. I am a huge fan of Alice Hoffman to begin with, and this is not a recent novel. And it is written in her usual evocative style, but, somehow, it left me a little cold. Mostly, I believe it was because there was no typical Hoffman magic or mystery to the story. A woman named March returns to her home town with her daughter when her housekeeper dies. After the funeral, she finds herself drawn towards a young man who was raised in her household by her father… + read more

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Perhaps the abridgement hurt it

4 years ago

I wasn't so keen on this book. Now, granted, I'll happily caveat that this was on an abridged audio edition by Nova, and I am a huge fan of Alice Hoffman to begin with, and this is not her recent novel. But, somehow, it left me a little cold. Mostly, I believe it was because there was no typical Hoffman magic or mystery to the story. A woman named March returns to her home town with her daughter when her housekeeper dies. After the funeral, she finds herself drawn towards a young man who was… + read more

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I've read worse

This review is from: Here on Earth (Mass Market Paperbound)

4 years ago

I read this book when it first came out about 4 years ago, and as a 16-year-old I related a lot to the daughter in the story... but, in general, it wasn't a cheery book. I think it was well-written though, and the rough reviews are a bit harsh. Definately not a show-stopper, but if you like reading and have nothing else in queue, give it a go. + read more

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Snore...

7 years ago

I had read the reviews and I really though this would be a good one. The problem I found with it was that there were WAY too many similarities with Wuthering Heights. Frankly, I became quite annoyed and I ended up not enjoying the book at all. + read more

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Dreary and Boring

This review is from: Here on Earth (Mass Market Paperbound)

9 years ago

A complete waste of time! The title character is a poor excuse for a wife, mother and woman. The setting is very drab and I struggled to finish it. It should have been a Harlequin Romance.

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A fine piece of storytelling

9 years ago

Alice Hoffman is a wonderful storyteller, and Here on Earth kept me turning pages all afternoon. A dark and lovely novel of love and obsession and the stark reality of the consequences of our choices.

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