Review: Random hearts
Editorial Review - Kirkus ReviewsLily Davis and Orson Simpson are off on a secret adultery-vacation--they're both married to other people--when their D.C.-to-Miami plane crashes into the Potomac, killing just about everybody aboard. Lily and Orson were traveling under fake names; they told their spouses they were taking business trips to L.A. (Lily) and Europe (Orson). So it takes a while before their bodies are identified--and before the big shockers are delivered to Lily's husband Edward and Orson's wife Vivien (who are total strangers); they're both stunned about the deaths. They're both even more upset, however, to learn that Lily and Orson were traveling as husband-and-wife. So wimpy Edward and bovine Vivien start meeting--to share their grief, their anger; to stew over just why their mates were unfaithful; to reconstruct details of the adulterers' deception. (They also learn that Lily was pregnant, which leads to much chat about just whose baby it was.) And eventually, all too predictably, Edward and Vivien fall into each other's arms--to the accompaniment of purple prose and styrofoam dialogue. (Edward describes his love: ""Like a pile of dry tinder, something hidden and unseen, a mysterious life force, suddenly becoming hot, bursting into flame, lighting up a totally interior world that we didn't know existed. All we knew was that we could sense the source of the flame."") Adler, author of decent thrillers and engaging social comedies, attempts to fill out this soap-opera anecdote here and there--with Edward's job, some troublesome in-laws, and the morose cop who's handling the air-crash case. But, even at a slight 230 pages, this novel is slow, talky, and repetitious: a shallow TV-movie idea that's all goo and air once the gimmicky premise is established.
Review: Random Hearts
Editorial Review - Bookreporter.com - Carol FitzgeraldIt's often said that someone outside a marriage can never understand what goes on inside it. The relationship is defined by a million tiny nuances, habits and gestures that shape it. Whether a marriage works, or does not, cannot be explored by someone outside the relationship who is not privy to these moments between the couple.RANDOM HEARTS is the story of Vivien and Edward, two people who are ... Read full review
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User Review - Nancy - GoodreadsWas hard to feel to much for the charactors. Read full review
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User Review - Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance - GoodreadsPlane goes down; two grieving spouses of dead on plane find each other. Read full review
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User Review - Pam - GoodreadsSo glad I read this before watching the awful movie adaptation. I enjoyed the book! Read full review
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User Review - Judi - GoodreadsA quick read and far better than the movie! Here's my review: http://mostlyfiction.com/contemp/adle... Read full review
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User Review - Linda - GoodreadsA story of betrayal. Read full review
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User Review - Beth Stevens - Goodreadsmuch better than the movie!!! Read full review
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User Review - GoodreadsI liked the book, although the movie didn't really make me feel same way.
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User Review - Guera - GoodreadsI preferred the movie version. The book was slightly different but dragged a bit. I guess that is why they changed the movie to incorporate other scenes. Interestingly though, one can see Harrison Ford in the lead role. It is as if the book was written from him. Read full review
