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Aug 02, 2023JCLJenV rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A very good story about a family through time with a common theme relating everything back to stones.
Jul 11, 2023srd10 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
top notch construction...oh, how well done is the first chapter, which makes the rest of the book something to anticipate, knowing it will be worthwhile.
Mar 22, 2023Kimberleygray rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I really didn't like this story - kind of a diary and kind of a story about the life of Daisy. Just had a hard time getting engaged with the story and the characters. The book covers her life but between chapters there are large chunks…
Feb 20, 2023
Daisy's life is an adventure to say the least. Her mother dies while giving birth to Daisy and there are other traumatic events throughout her life. This is a very interesting read with many characters. I loved the extensive vocabulary…
May 21, 2020Luckybe rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a story of a woman’s life from birth to death as viewed through the eyes of those who knew her....or thought they knew her. “The self is not a thing carved on entablature”, a line from the book, captures the essence of the story.…
Mar 13, 2019feralranger rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is the life story of Daisy Goodwill from beginning to the end. Daisy becomes a witness to her own life of sorrow and transformation. She becomes a different version of herself through her struggles and triumphs. It all fits together…
Apr 19, 2017AlteredStaite rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Well written and a good story. Unfortunately, I have been working with a lot of people who are legitimately enduring the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. I got a little tired of hearing how tragically this over privileged woman has…
Mar 26, 2017sgcf rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Protagonist Daisy Goodwill claims “she would have to rescue [her life] by a primary act of imagination” and then author Carol Shields proceeds to have her tell her life story from birth to death. She speaks in both the first person and…
Dec 20, 2016
This is a sad saga but despite that, I really enjoyed it. It made me think of my parents and grandparents. I enjoyed the fact the much of the story took place in Ottawa, where I now live! I found the family tree unusual but very useful in…
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Sep 15, 2015evaquin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Stone Diaries is the fictional autobiography of Daisy Goodwill. Since we follow her through most of the 20th Century, the novel serves as a diary of that period of time as well. Daisy’s existence is not an epic one, in the sense that…
Jul 12, 2015No_Stalkers4Me rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant. A masterpiece.
AmberKlassen
Apr 14, 2015AmberKlassen rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book has won several awards for a reason. It is an excellent read for those who have suffered the loss of love from parents, true loves, true friends, and true connections (home). It will make you laugh and out right cry... a lot;…
Nov 05, 2013vwruleschick rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Telling of this tale is circlar, talking in circles. It takes a while to get into the story about Daisy and her history that comes from her parents joining, but also the people who raise her. Now she will have issues of abandonment, love,…
hermlou
May 30, 2011hermlou rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Shields writes the biography of Daisy, an educated woman born in 1905. When Daisy is engaged to be married, her future mother-in-law delivers an amusing set of instructions which include "When you set the table, be sure the knife blade is…
Feb 09, 2011gcloutier rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I disagree. and many would. I would recommend this book, most definitely.
Apr 02, 2004GingerKaren rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I have tried to read this book several times. And each time I have found that it is really about a lot of nothing and a little something. In fact the main character, someone who has at the least a very interesting story and at the most…