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I first read Anne Rivers Siddons many, many years ago. She wrote a wonderful book of essays (an almost memoir), "John Chancellor Makes Me Cry." If you've not read it, I think it would be worth your time. It's a simple, beautifully written book, an almost "year in the life" story. It gives you a very good glimpse into the heart and soul of Ms Siddons, and gives you an idea of where much of her story ideas come from.

I picked up a copy of Outer Banks a few years after reading her book of essays, and, while it isn't the kind of book I normally read, I remember liking parts of it, and disliking other parts. Recently, I've been cleaning out my bookshelves, trying to make room for new additions (because there are just certain books that require an actual, physical book). Tucked away in the corner was Outer Banks. I'd told myself I'd reread it someday, and, it seemed that someday had finally arrived. I opened the book, and was immediately caught up in the gorgeous, slow, Southern writing style that Ms Siddons is known for.

Outer Banks is, briefly, a coming of age story. The story is about four girls who meet in college, their early friendships and betrayals, their eventual drift apart, and their final reunion.

There are a few things to know before starting this book. The pace is slow. Anyone who knows anything about a Southerner telling a story should know that the story will take some time. That's the beauty of a Southern writer. The stories meander, drift along, and unfold at their own pace. A good Southern story cannot, will not, be rushed. So, if you're looking for a fast-paced page turner, this is probably not the book for you. Another reviewer remarked that Ms Siddons uses long sentences. Yes. Yes, she does. Some of them are quite long. They're also exquisite. Ms Siddons knows how to put words together to make them sing. Her writing is as lyrical as any poem. So, if you're not into long sentences, this might not be your thing. If you appreciate beautiful Southern writing, then Ms Siddons will make you very happy.

Another thing that is important to know about Ms Siddons is that she is a wonderful writer, a wonderful developer of characters; she expands her stories into something more than just a story about the characters -- there's always a broader, real life meaning to them. However, plotting is not her best writing attribute. With few exceptions, her books seem to fall apart at the end. Sometimes the stories feel as if she didn't quite know how to end it; other times, the stories feel like she was told to not write more than 500 pages, and, suddenly, at page 498 she realized she needed to write an ending. With the exception of her novel "Up Island", I've always been a bit disappointed in the endings. And, Outer Banks is especially disappointing. It's very ... weird. There's a sort of violent, psychotic ending (that's not really an ending), and I felt rather cheated.

I remembered as I started reading it again that I had not liked the ending the first time, and as I remembered the barest outline of the ending, it didn't seem as disappointing the second time around. The last part of the book just feels sort of contrived and forced. That's not to say it isn't interesting, only that it isn't as satisfying an ending as it could be (even books where characters die, or things don't work out, can still be considered a satisfying ending). It is difficult to describe the end without giving it away. Just know that it feels a bit disjointed -- almost as if the printer mixed up and put in the ending to a different book (though, that analogy makes it sound confusing -- and it's not. Just more melodramatic than one would expect.)

Even with its flaws, and even with the ending that sort of makes you want to throw the book away, there's still something deep and satisfying about the book overall. It's a meditation on friendship, on what friendship is, on how we don't always do the right things to our friends, and, ultimately, it is about how some friends will always hold a special place in our heart and mind, no matter what happens. Which is why, even while not being happy with the ending, I still think this book worth reading. The sheer pleasure of the slow, Southern style of storytelling is worth the price of admission. Just be aware that this book requires some time, some commitment. It's not the kind of book you can pick up and read just a page or two at a time. Most of the chapters are 20-30 pages long, so you need to have some time to invest when you sit down to read. In spite of the flaws, I don't feel that it was time wasted.


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Outer Banks Anne Rivers Siddons 9780060538064 Books Reviews

Very interesting. Starting reading this book while on vacation in the OBX. I didn't finish the book there, so I just HAD to purchase it to continue reading when I returned home. The book gives you a great history of the OBX and the general area. It's nice to read a well written book about the place you are currently visiting.
I loved this book better than Peachtree Road up to 98%. The story theme was about false appearances, people acting on the surface in civilized and splendid fakery, like the elegant dancing of 18th century Baroque minuets. The setting is four middle-aged sorority girls and a reunion at a grand house on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We have Kate Stuart Lee, neither a Lee of Virginia nor offspring of General Stuart. Her boyfriend Paul Sibley, a prostitute's son whose mother took the last name of a construction company her brother worked for, who dumped her to marry the rich Ginger Fowler. Then there's Cece Hart, a girl we never really got to know, and the dumpling Fig Newton who was made fun of and grudgingly accepted.

The story jumps between flashback and the present day, when a sick Kate Lee gets an invitation from Ginger Fowler Sibley for a reunion. Kate's husband, Alan, for some inexplicable reason urges her to go. This felt like a set up to me. Why would he want Kate visiting the very house she was supposed to marry Paul in, especially after Kate calls Paul's name in their last lovemaking session? Incomprehensible.

Okay, so suspend disbelief of Alan, the hapless husband. Now the four aged cronies are gathered together and all they do is drink and reminiscence, while the enigmatic Fig watches and waits with catlike anticipation. The similarities to C. S. Lakin's Innocent Little Crimes begin to arise as the memories become more pointed, jabbing and setting off one friend against the other. The climax comes when Paul, who was supposed to be staying elsewhere, arrives at the eve of the storm. Literally the gloves come off and once again, four women fight their feelings at his presence.

It turns out that underneath all the veneer of friendship and affection lay great ugliness. This book really does make you think. While you're feigning affection to me, can you tell that I'm pretending to like you? At the end, the one true friend is the one who would risk your displeasure and her own life to drag you out of the pretend world you mired yourself in.

[4.5 stars] Up to 98% this book was 5 stars. But my biggest question is unanswered. Who shot ***? If anyone knows, please comment or tell me. It seems to me the author dug herself into a hole and came up with a convenient/cliched solution that does not keep with the character she created. I would have thought this character would want to stick around and enjoy the mayhem she worked so hard to cause. This little twist ruined the entire story for me. And honestly there are better ways to work the plot to achieve the same result. Instead, it feels like the story ran out of steam and she just wanted to end it. And sadly, the coverup and lies continues.
Quite possibly one of the five best books I have ever read. Masterfully crafted with characters you wish you knew and could befriend (well, most of them), in a setting while strangely familiar it also seems to have slipped away and is lost in the fog of time. I loved living in this book, living in a time I did not know and experience and now long for. I thought I knew the Outer Banks, but boy, Anne Rivers Siddons knows them far better than I ever will. Her command of the English language is masterful and wonderful, it only adds to the story; it's in no way unwieldy or for show. I believe she chooses her words with great care, yet at the same time I picture her at her desk, pen in hand with the wonderful words simply spilling forth from her fingers effortlessly.
I hope read this book. I will forever be haunted by it, and I believe you will also.
I thought the same thing of The Prince of Tides (pre-movie) and several other novels, and Outer Banks will dwell in me until the day I draw my last breath. You should wander here. It is completely worth your time and you'll feel different afterward.
I first read Anne Rivers Siddons many, many years ago. She wrote a wonderful book of essays (an almost memoir), "John Chancellor Makes Me Cry." If you've not read it, I think it would be worth your time. It's a simple, beautifully written book, an almost "year in the life" story. It gives you a very good glimpse into the heart and soul of Ms Siddons, and gives you an idea of where much of her story ideas come from.

I picked up a copy of Outer Banks a few years after reading her book of essays, and, while it isn't the kind of book I normally read, I remember liking parts of it, and disliking other parts. Recently, I've been cleaning out my bookshelves, trying to make room for new additions (because there are just certain books that require an actual, physical book). Tucked away in the corner was Outer Banks. I'd told myself I'd reread it someday, and, it seemed that someday had finally arrived. I opened the book, and was immediately caught up in the gorgeous, slow, Southern writing style that Ms Siddons is known for.

Outer Banks is, briefly, a coming of age story. The story is about four girls who meet in college, their early friendships and betrayals, their eventual drift apart, and their final reunion.

There are a few things to know before starting this book. The pace is slow. Anyone who knows anything about a Southerner telling a story should know that the story will take some time. That's the beauty of a Southern writer. The stories meander, drift along, and unfold at their own pace. A good Southern story cannot, will not, be rushed. So, if you're looking for a fast-paced page turner, this is probably not the book for you. Another reviewer remarked that Ms Siddons uses long sentences. Yes. Yes, she does. Some of them are quite long. They're also exquisite. Ms Siddons knows how to put words together to make them sing. Her writing is as lyrical as any poem. So, if you're not into long sentences, this might not be your thing. If you appreciate beautiful Southern writing, then Ms Siddons will make you very happy.

Another thing that is important to know about Ms Siddons is that she is a wonderful writer, a wonderful developer of characters; she expands her stories into something more than just a story about the characters -- there's always a broader, real life meaning to them. However, plotting is not her best writing attribute. With few exceptions, her books seem to fall apart at the end. Sometimes the stories feel as if she didn't quite know how to end it; other times, the stories feel like she was told to not write more than 500 pages, and, suddenly, at page 498 she realized she needed to write an ending. With the exception of her novel "Up Island", I've always been a bit disappointed in the endings. And, Outer Banks is especially disappointing. It's very ... weird. There's a sort of violent, psychotic ending (that's not really an ending), and I felt rather cheated.

I remembered as I started reading it again that I had not liked the ending the first time, and as I remembered the barest outline of the ending, it didn't seem as disappointing the second time around. The last part of the book just feels sort of contrived and forced. That's not to say it isn't interesting, only that it isn't as satisfying an ending as it could be (even books where characters die, or things don't work out, can still be considered a satisfying ending). It is difficult to describe the end without giving it away. Just know that it feels a bit disjointed -- almost as if the printer mixed up and put in the ending to a different book (though, that analogy makes it sound confusing -- and it's not. Just more melodramatic than one would expect.)

Even with its flaws, and even with the ending that sort of makes you want to throw the book away, there's still something deep and satisfying about the book overall. It's a meditation on friendship, on what friendship is, on how we don't always do the right things to our friends, and, ultimately, it is about how some friends will always hold a special place in our heart and mind, no matter what happens. Which is why, even while not being happy with the ending, I still think this book worth reading. The sheer pleasure of the slow, Southern style of storytelling is worth the price of admission. Just be aware that this book requires some time, some commitment. It's not the kind of book you can pick up and read just a page or two at a time. Most of the chapters are 20-30 pages long, so you need to have some time to invest when you sit down to read. In spite of the flaws, I don't feel that it was time wasted.