The Garden of Last Days: A Novel (edit title)

• Rated 2 stars

“Not my favorite book. some characters, like the terrorist were too annoying while I would have liked to learn more about others. The ending was tied up too neatly and didn't alltogether make sense.”

• Rated 5 stars

“I couldn't wait to read this book and it didn't disappoint. I recommend it. Has lots of true to life situations, characters of this day and age. Dubus has dead on characterizations. You can picture them, so realistic. He easily moves from one characters portrait to another.”

• Rated 5 stars

“The best book (fictional) about 9/11 that I have read. I could not put this book down. The characters come alive and the story is tension-filled. Beautifully descriptive and disturbing, this is one of the best stories to come along in decades.”

• Rated 3 stars

“AGain Dubus holds me enthralled, and I get to know the people in the book well. The ending is great!”

• Rated 1 stars

“Hated it! ”

• Rated 2 stars

“I did not finish reading this book. As a grandmother of preschoolers I decided I didn't want to "go there". After reading others reviews and comments I stopped about 1/4 of the way through. I did not like the direction I think this book was going to take. Comments were saying it was depressing and others said they do not like the way it ends. The writing was intriging, but I agree with others who stated author spent way too much time descriping the strip club.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Absolutely awesome and one of my top picks that I've read in 2009.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Very good writing, not a book to read when you need cheering up,
Suggest you read 1st book by author House of sand and fog ”

• Rated 5 stars

“Excellent!”

• Rated 3 stars

“Hail, Dubus III, defender of the downtrodden and the very stupid! While the quality of the writing is top-notch, the subplots themselves are not. The characters find themselves in fairly normal situations which are propelled into absurdity by their resulting knee-jerk reactions. The result comes across as forced, as drama expended for the sake of drama. And while the characters' reactions and impulses are certainly true to character, this itself is hardly a comfort. It only proves that the characters we're supposed to care about are short-fused, desperate people at the end of their ropes who will do just about anything. I won't encourage people not to read this book - only be aware that it should be taken with a grain of salt. Perhaps two or three, actually.”