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Binchy tells her story from the viewpoints of eight different characters and rewards both them and us with happy endings after the requisite rocky road. Listening to a novel by Maeve Binchy is like catching up with old friends--you know everything will turn out fine in the end, but you're still interested in how things get that way. Kate Binchy's light and lilting voice shifts effortlessly to capture the essence of both major and minor characters. Her Italian pronunciation is entirely credible and her reading brings an extra dimension to this charming story. --Sarah Crawford

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Keep it for those rainy days....

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The story of a group of Dubliners from different ages and walks of life, whose lives are literally turned upside down by an enthusiastic and eccentric "signora" who teaches them Italian language and culture. Binchy not at her best, but still an enjoyable enough read. Don't rely too much on her Italian grammar though...there are a few little mistakes here and there, but that's just a comment from a pedantic Italian reader!

When you want something to read that doesn`t require much concentration	Customer Rating:
you can read this. I wouldn`t recommend it as a great read but it passes the time on shall we say....?

Very light	Customer Rating:
I usually enjoy Maeve Binchy even although her stories have no depth. You certainly don't learn anything but they are entertaining like a good soap opera. Evening class is no different although probably with even less depth than usual.

Simple and pleasant, but nothing more

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I found Evening Class to be a simple, easy to read story. But it didn't go any deeper than that. This is a very pleasant book to entertain you or pass the time while you are lying on the beach or on the train to work, and don't want anything too taxing. On the other hand, that makes it highly forgettable. There is just nothing clever enough or deep enough to cause real contemplation, and as a result there is no lasting impression. The happily ever after ending was also far too expected and too obvious. Basically, I enjoyed it while I was reading it, but when I thought about it afterwards, there was nothing special about it at all.

Pure feel good escapism. not her best but still a great read

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Yet again another great book from Binchy - if not her best. Another host of different characters all looking for some diifering type of fulfilment from the Italian evening classes which bring them all closer together and manages to resolve some, if not all of their problems. The only criticism I have of this book is that the characters are a little two dimensional - a function I think of concentrating on so many different people within the space of one mid length story - there simply is not enough time. I still feel that the character and story development and degree of reality in Circle of Friends makes this book in comparison a poorer relation.