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The Last Time I Saw You
The Last Time I Saw You: A Novel | Elizabeth Berg
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BONUS: This edition contains a The Last Time I Saw You discussion guide and an excerpt from Elizabeth Berg's Once Upon a Time, There Was You. From the beloved bestselling author of Home Safe and The Year of Pleasures, comes a wonderful new novel about women and men reconnecting with one anotherand themselvesat their fortieth high school reunion. To each of the men and women in The Last Time I Saw You, this reunion means something differenta last opportunity to say something long left unsaid, an escape from the bleaker realities of everyday life, a means to save a marriage on the rocks, or an opportunity to bond with a slightly estranged daughter, if only over what her mother should wear. As the onetime classmates meet up over the course of a weekend, they discover things that will irrevocably affect the rest of their lives. For newly divorced Dorothy Shauman, the reunion brings with it the possibility of finally attracting the attention of the class heartthrob, Pete Decker. For the ever self-reliant, ever left-out Mary Alice Mayhew, its a chance to reexamine a painful past. For Lester Heseenpfeffer, a veterinarian and widower, it is the hope of talking shop with a fellow vetor at least thats what he tells himself. For Candy Armstrong, the class beauty, its the hope of finding friendship before it is too late. As Dorothy, Mary Alice, Lester, Candy, and the other classmates converge for the reunion dinner, four decades melt away: Desires and personalities from their youth reemerge, and new discoveries are made. For so much has happened to them all. And so much can still happen. In this beautiful novel, Elizabeth Berg deftly weaves together stories of roads taken and not taken, choices made and opportunities missed, and the possibilities of second chances.
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DebinHawaii
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According to Goodreads I read this book in 2010 after winning it in a GR giveaway. I don‘t remember much about it but I always remember the bright cover with suitcases on it. 🧳 💛

Speaking of book and luggage, how cute is this library suitcase I found on Amazon?! I am tempted! Here‘s the link; https://www.amazon.com/Library-Bookshelf-Personalized-Luggage-Suitcase/dp/B0CDTJ...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 📚😍 3mo
Eggs Colorful cover 💛🧳👏🏻 3mo
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Amoon
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I kept hearing about Elizabeth Berg, so I thought I‘d try one of her books. Midway through ai thought “Do I really care about these characters?” I don‘t think I did. Takes place at a 40th high school reunion and we learn about the cliques and insecurities and phoniness that these people have outgrown since high school. After reading the 12 Lives of Samuel Hawley and The Boys in the Boat, this was a real snoozer. Too nice for my taste (this moment)

marleed I don‘t pan books often, I typically like Elizabeth Berg - but this book drove me crazy. Putting 16 yr old mindsets in the heads of 60+ yr old women was a complete miss for me. Nice cover though! 2y
Amoon I told my cousin that I thought it was like light chick lit with swear words. The part when they all opened up to each other sounded so phony to me,. I read a review that compared her to Ann Tyler, which I totally disagree with. They are not in the same league ( at least this book). 2y
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paisleyjess
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Mehso-so

After a disastrous read I was looking for something light and this is pretty fluffy. I only cared about a couple of the characters and the whole premise of wanting to impress people at a high school reunion seemed too thin for characters approaching 60. It was just ok.

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marleed
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I may have enjoyed this author spinning a yarn of a 10-yr high school reunion. But a woman heading to her 40th reunion - oh no. No no no. Life lets you forget, forgive, resolve, laugh at, learn from, remember differently, or move on from the opinions and priorities of who you and your peers were 40+ years ago. I‘m grateful this MC is not my old classmate. Geesh!

RhianJMartin Gorgeous yellow books! Absolutely love this post - so pretty! 💛 5y
marleed @RhianJMartin Oh thank you! My front room shelves are filled with spines colored to the season. Just yesterday I decided I‘d walked by red, White, & Blue long enough. I replaced the blue with yellow in prep for an August back-to-school look! 5y
RhianJMartin @marleed What a clever way to organize your books! 📚 I bet it looks absolutely lovely. 😊🌼 5y
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marleed @RhianJMartin it makes me review the books in my ‘reading room‘ every month. And no visitors think I have too many books - they want more so they can do what I do! I love that, whatever works to keep the passion for physical books alive! 5y
BooknerdsLife 😂Love your review! Gorgeous cover & photo too 😍💛💛 5y
marleed @BooknerdsLife Haha. I know a pile of people heading to or who attended 40 yr reunions. Thank the good Lord none of them act like these characters! 5y
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Brewychock48
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Pickpick

I just finished this book. I liked it. I love books about childhood friends,rivalries,reunions. This was a sweet story.

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MMFinck
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Pickpick

It was good like a sugar cookie. Entertaining. Had smart observations of aging and relationships over time. It was a little odd to me though that 60 year olds were still so fixated on high school. Easy and pleasant.