The Ten-Year Nap (edit title)

• Rated 4 stars

“I was surprised by this book. I went into it not really super excited, someone else had picked it for book club, but ended up really enjoying it. I thought it was very interesting, stay at home New York City moms, their lives, husbands, and what they go through. I highly recommend this book. It is also very well written.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Loved it.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Waste of time”

• Rated 4 stars

“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. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“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.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Didn't finish. Boring!!!”

• Rated 2 stars

“Parts of it where interesting, but as a whole I felt like it was a waste of time.”

• Rated 2 stars

“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. ”

• Rated 3 stars

“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. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“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. ”