The Versions of Us (Audiobook)

from LARA335

Beginning with two students at Cambridge, Laura Barnett cleverly weaves three life stories for them from the 60's to old age. Good and bad happened in each version, which gave a realistic touch to the choices people make. Interesting idea and structure, but I was thrown at the beginning of each c...

from nicx27

Such a delicious concept: what would happen if you had done something different in your life, followed a different path. This book is billed as Sliding Doors meets One Day and I can see why. It has a similar style to One Day but for me was much better and I really enjoyed The Versions of Us. I wa...

from agjuba

The story (actually three stories) of Eva and Jim, and their life (or lives)... This book was hard work to read at first -- every time the version changed, I had to go back to remember what exactly had happened in the previous story line. As the novel progressed, however, it became easier and eas...

from c.archer

Whoa! This book was original and yet so hard for me to get used to. I liked the idea of 3 alternate realities about the same characters, but it was a real challenge to get started with the story lines and try to keep them straight. Part way through, I began to get a better feel for the stories an...

from Loried

I was happy to have the opportunity to read the debut novel, The Versions of Us, provided to me by Netgalley. I found the book to be beautifully written, but the style of bouncing around 3 versions of a relationship was challenging for me. Ultimately, I ignored which version I was reading and jus...