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In this case Elizabeth, a Phd in Literature, cannot seem to find work that fulfills her.
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My Thoughts: I have no doubt that if you read a series of reviews on Want you will find a wide variety of opinions, It’s definitely not a book for everyone, but I loved it! Want is exactly what works for me: a character-driven story and a woman a little lost in her own world. Note:I received a copy of this book from Penguin Press (in print and via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest thoughts. I sympathized with her sort of “stuck” position, but she also did some really crazy things! Overall, The Party Upstairs was just okay for me. But, other parts of Martin became annoying: his obsessions with meditation and birds and his frequent “advice” from a favorite deceased resident. I also liked that Conell explored the differences between classes within the building, especially with Martin who always had to worry about keeping the wealthy tenants. Tension is running high between the two as they repeatedly try and fail to really connect. Ruby has recently lost her job and her boyfriend and has had to move back into her parent’s basement apartment. My Thoughts: The Party Upstairs takes place in a single day, and alternates perspectives between Martin, an Upper West Side building super, and his 24-year old daughter, Ruby. Note: I received a copy of this book from Scribner (in print and via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest thoughts. I know Wasserman can write vivid strong characters, but for me they just didn’t shine here.
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I’d have liked to have had more emphasis on the daughter and the missing woman, instead of the protege, Elizabeth, who I found to be surprisingly pathetic. At times the story got mired down in too much science and clever parallels between fugue states and musical fugues. For me, Mother Daughter Widow Wife had a great/interesting premise and well-developed characters, but was missing the edge I expected. Almost 20 years later, the same woman vanishes from her life again and her daughter sets out, determined to uncover what happened. While there, the head doctor and his protege took a keen interest in her case. This is the story of a woman who many years ago vanished and in a psychiatric hospital with no memories of who she was.
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My Thoughts: I loved Robin Wasserman’s adult debut, Girls on Fire (my review), so was incredibly excited to read Mother Daughter Widow Wife. Mother Daughter Widow Wife by Robin Wasserman Note: I received a copy of this book from Gallery Books (in print and via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest thoughts. Despite my complaints, I enjoyed the book and flew through its pages. Okay, that’s it! So, yes I did some eye-rolling and had to just roll with some of it, but The Golden Cage was still very entertaining and a true light summer read. Once Faye gets her act together and begins to plan revenge on her cheating husband everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) goes perfectly for her, too perfectly. The main character, Faye, was an intelligent woman who gave up a promising career to be a stay at home mom, which is fine, but I didn’t like that it also made her lose her personality and common sense. My Thoughts: For me, The Golden Cage was a REALLY fun story with a lot of flaws! So, let’s get the flaws out of the way first. Note: I received a copy of this book from Knopf (via Edelweiss) in exchange for my honest thoughts. Perhaps this really goes to show that there is much we have in common, but for me it mainly felt sad. I enjoyed many of these anonymous strangers’ stories, but fall into the minority that also found them a little repetitive: divorce, addiction, abandonment, lies. She allowed people to be heard without judgement or advice, and (with permission) collected the stories we find in Craigslist Confessional. This encounter eventually led Dea Bala to begin collecting the stories of strangers she found through Craigslist ads.
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Hearing his story and sharing some of hers, felt powerful in a whole new way. in a job that felt unfulfilling, stumbled onto something when she shared a sandwich with a homeless man: the power of listening. My Thoughts: Helena Dea Bala, an attorney working in Washington D.C. Of those, one got moved to September, another ( Bonnie by Christina Schwarz) I just couldn’t finish, and the other six I’m sharing some brief thoughts on today in this month’s edition of mini-reviews.Ĭraigslist Confessional by Helena Dea Bala Originally, I had a total of eight ARC’s to be released that day, which is crazy. I have no idea why, but Jwas huge publication day this year. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.