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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Chapters in this novel alternate between the modern-day lives of a group of women in New York City, all of whom have left careers behind to raise their children, and stories of their mothers or other women from an earlier generation, all of whom are feminists in their own way. |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I tried really hard to get through this book, but I only made it about 100 pages in. I was so bored, I felt it would be better to move onto to something more enjoyable.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Loved it.”
KVJBurton wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Waste of time”
Judy S wrote this review Thursday, July 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My favorite line, "Humans, no matter what they did, could not hide their incandescence." This was my first read of any in the Wolitzer family and while I was first taken aback at the sudden introduction of new characters, I began to enjoy this approach. It helped that I read it in the course of a couple of days; I didn't forget who was who. I enjoyed her descriptions and imagery as well as how she, from time to time, brings the children into the story. It's engaging - to be shown the "kid's point of view" and how the adult applies it to her own life. ”
bwlight wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I have tried and tried and I just can't get into this book. I loved the concept but the characters are difficult to root for....I felt like I was treading water the whole time I was reading. Reading this type of book shouldn't be that much work!! Very disppointed.”
Ay Em Why wrote this review Thursday, July 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Didn't finish. Boring!!!”
Susan O wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Parts of it where interesting, but as a whole I felt like it was a waste of time.”
sara wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I could have sworn I reviewed this already. I read it about a year ago. I was going to review it now but I can't remember a thing about it so my two star review has to speak for itself. ”
Ginger M. wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is a book that I had a hard time getting into. It took me more than half of it to have it keep my interest. I think the idea behind it was excellent; women taking time out of their lives to give their children a good foundation in life. Would I read it again - probably not. ”
Claudia S wrote this review Tuesday, May 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book is the story of changes in life, accepting who you are, being able to move on, and then the changes life brings again. It's being at peace with who you are and those around you. I had high hopes for this book, and how it would reflect my own life. Though the lessons were good ones, the method of getting there was long and drawn out. The characters were bland and not deep enough to make you care. ”
Becky S wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
