For those that mentioned Olga Dies Dreaming earlier, curious what you thought of it. The story was OK but I found it overly preachy by the end. |
Just finally came off the hold list for Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld! I’m only one chapter in but it seems a little uneven so far. But I find that her books tend to pick up a lot in the middle. |
I just looked up the book you mentioned -- You Deserve Each Other. That looks fun! Thanks for suggesting it. |
I am the same poster who read "Can You Keep A Secret" and "I Owe You One" earlier this month. I read two more books also by Sophie Kinsella this month. I read "Twenties Girl" And I just finished listening to "Wedding Night". Twenties Girl was about a young woman who is haunted by the ghost of her great aunt. Wedding Night was about a woman who breaks up with her boyfriend of 4 years, then happens to run into a guy with whom she had a teenage summer romance 15 years earlier. They impulsively decide to get married even though they had not seen each other in 15 years. The bride's sister pulls all kinds of stunts to prevent them from consummating the marriage so that it can be annulled. I enjoyed them both. There was this one part in Wedding night that I literally laughed out loud about. |
I picked up Sophie Kinsella based your recommendation and am really enjoying it. Thank you! |
I have always wanted to learn everything about my family - including their pasts. Perhaps you aren't curious, perhaps you are shallow, or perhaps you are 12. |
Oh how cool! Which one did you start with? |
Just finished it. I was disappointed by it. It just felt relentlessly grim and monotonous; despite taking place across decades and centuries (and space?!), almost every chapter had the same style and voice. It reminded me so much of other IMHO better books: Cloud Atlas; Cloud Cuckoo Land; Sea of Tranquility (which I actually thought was an okay imitation of the former two anyway!) |
Can You Keep a Secret, it was hilarious. I read Surprise Me too. I am looking forward to Wedding Night next when I need a Sophie-pick me up. I’m trying to pace myself but she is very readable and enjoyable! |
I read A Visit from the Goon Squad last month. I thought it was a solid, entertaining book, but nothing that moved me. Nothing about it was very original. |
This month I read The Goldfinch, which I loved except for the last 100 pages or so. I just didn’t think the action scenes at the end fit with the rest of the story or were compelling.
Now reading Demon Copperhead and I like it but it feels like retreads of several books I’ve read previously (The Glass Castle, among others). |
Sophie Kinsella has been dealing with a glioblastoma for a year or so, just revealed.
The Women - not a Hannah fan but I'm a librarian so must read. Station Eleven North Woods (may be in my top 5 of all time) East of Eden (more of a slog than I thought) Anne Lamott's new book of essays Go As a River |
Funny to see that you’re not a Hannah fan but need to read it for your job. |
Me too! I almost gave up on it but pushed through and am so glad I did. I loved it and all the characters!! |
I gave it 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads. Even though I read it less than two years ago I've already forgotten most of it. I agree about the preachiness. I remember being propelled more by her brother's story. |