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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Change - read recently based on DCUM. Revenge fantasy about women who get witchy powers after menopause. A little over the top but fun. [/quote]

Slightly more rooted in reality, but also a story of menopause:  Wayward by Dana Spiotta -- maybe my favorite book of 2022[/quote]

OP here - YES!  I loved that book!!  Have you read anything else she's written?  I've been meaning to try her earlier books . . . . [/quote]
So many bad reviews of Wayward on Amazon. You guys really thought it was good?[/quote]

Yes, I really did!!! I think it helps to be on the older side (I’m late 40s) - YMMV, but I’m guessing my 20-something self couldn’t have related, and my 30-something self might have been too judgy of the main character? But at this age, I really appreciate how Spiotta explores the complexity of midlife - balancing multiple facets of our identity, not just me-as-mother above all else. Messy and not always pretty. But I thought it was a great take. [/quote]

I also really enjoyed it. I’m 32 so younger than the main character and older than her daughter but found both characters relatable. It was funny, engaging, smart. I’d recommend. [/quote]

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