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Author: Kristy Kiernan
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

23 reviews
Sales Rank: 12859

Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 1.2

Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B0017U1ITE

Publication Date: March 6, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
As children, Connie and Estella were best friends-until Estella was discovered to be a math prodigy, which led to the sisters' estrangement. Now, years later, they are forced to reunite on the Gulf Coast of Florida as they pack up their childhood home and ready it for sale. The reunion comes at a time when both Connie and Estella must come to terms with painful revelations and devastating consequences in their own lives. And once again, her sister's genius may alter Connie's life in ways she cannot control.

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4 out of 5 stars

Frustration Captured! September 3, 2008
Kristy Kiernan has either been in a similar situation with a sibling or has an uncanny ability to sense and understand the maddening nuances of family relationships gone off the dead end. As someone who struggles to have any kind of relationship at all with my sister, I can honestly say that this novel absolutely captured exactly how I feel and, I'm guessing, probably how my sister often feels too. It's a great read, well written and just complex enogh to keep you interested and wishing for another couple of chapters by the time you get to the end.

4 out of 5 stars

Great Summer Read August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I thought this book was well written and loved the characters and story line. I would have loved for the book to continue and felt the end of the book didn't close all the hanging threads as tightly as I would have liked. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good novel about family, love and the nuances of life.

3 out of 5 stars

Nice entertaining book. Nothing sensational July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I read Catching Genius because I was intrigued by the subject matter. Two sisters who have to deal with the high IQ of one and the average IQ of the other. This difference in IQ and the resulting attention to one sister over another led to the eventual estranement of the two. It was very entertaining and thought provoking. The story held me from beginning to end. I thought the ending wrapped up a little to perfectly. It almost seemed as if the author tired of the characters and wanted everything resolved and done with. The book was enjoyable for the most part.

5 out of 5 stars

Started off a little slow (for me) and picked up nicely. March 27, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

First off, one of the bad reviews had some incorrect information and apparently the reviewer did not read through to the end. I don't typically write reviews (more a fan of listmania) but I enjoyed this book quite a bit and was sad to finish it. It's about Connie and Estella, two sisters who were close in their childhood but then are separated by a parent who is clearly consumed by one child's "giftedness". The story unfolds with the perfect amount of information and drama to keep one wanting more. The author wrote a solid, believable story, she certainly did her research.

4 out of 5 stars

A Solid Debut of Rebuilding the Past . . February 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Admittedly, my interest and enjoyment of Catching Genius went through a few stages as I read. The beginning quickly drew me in to the tale of the two sisters - Estella and Connie - and their fragmented past. The next bunch of chapters tended to drag on a little bit, but thankfully by the middle and throughout to the end, Catching Genius grew on me and I sped forward to the end happy with the story overall.

As of late, I've found myself really enjoying books that are set by the beach and tell the stories of characters that grew up in beach houses in beach communities. I personally grew up in a residential community in the mountains which somehow makes the idea of growing up by the beach take on a very foreign, very romantic, "oh that sounds so nice," type of feel. It just sounds incredibly peaceful, and I enjoyed the second half of this book much better than the beginning probably due in good part to that fact.

I like that Kiernan moved the novel forward, that the characters had progressions, but at the same time that she didn't end everything all tied nicely in a bow. Sometimes I appreciate that, but I think in this case, a little sense of the uncertain is necessary. The novel is about rebuilding and repairing relationships and at the novel's end it appears as if more of the journey is still to take place.

Overall, Kiernan's style suited me. She had a pretty balanced mix of flashbacks and chapters that covered present day, and her transitions flowed well between the two. She had details, but not too many that I got bored, and her writing was clear and not overdone. I was impressed with her debut novel and will definitely look to read her next book in the future.

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