I looked forward to reading this book as I loved Time Travelers Wife. I was very disappointed at the end of ....Symmetry. Never became invested in the characters, was annoyed more than anything. It obviously was well-written enough to keep me reading until the end - but I just kept hoping it would get better. Would not recommend wasting time on this one.

I found this book very difficult to get into and I never felt any connection to Carrie (and she often annoyed me). I even put the book down and read something else, but felt committed enough to my book club to try to finish it. I am glad that I did as I learned a lot about a time in history that is important to our country and finally gained some grudging admiration for Carrie. Our bookclub did have a good discussion as a result of the book and I believe on the whole everyone truly enjoyed the read.