Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch

Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch | Joan Barfoot

so-so

In my small town, the restaurants are predictably mediocre. Occasionally there's a delicious surprise, but for the most part, the food here, while not bad ain't great either.
This book was like dining at a local restaurant. The story of two friends at near-70 reflecting on their life choices was pretty mediocre. Some wise insights were shared but most of the narrative reminded me of dining out on a serviceable steak served with too many fries.

sarahbarnes Great review. 😆 5d

LeahBergen 😆😆 I always hold out hope that at least the fries will be good. 5d

RamsFan1963 Ugh! You know the steak isn't going to be good when they load you up on fries 5d

youneverarrived 😂😂 brilliant review 4d

MaureenMc This review 🤩🤩 7h

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merelybookish

Charlotte and Claudia Keeping in Touch | Joan Barfoot

Me too, Claudia. Me too.
I often read the end of the book to relieve my anxiety. And a few years ago, I discovered my mother does too. Sacrilege perhaps but I still do it. (And it rarely reveals much.)

Ruthiella I do this too. 😊 2w

willaful When my daughter was first diagnosed, I had to do this even with hea guaranteed romance novels. Life was such an enormous question mark. 2w

LeahBergen My anxiety works in the opposite way! I can‘t have even a teensy peek at the end 😆😆 2w

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IriDas Same. Sometimes things are just too tense and you need to know to be able to go on with it. 2w

Lindy For me, it‘s not because of anxiety. I will occasionally read the ending if I am considering abandoning a book. If I feel encouraged by the ending, I will usually stick with the book to see how the author will get me there. 2w

merelybookish @Ruthiella @IriDas I feel so seen! Most people are scandalized. 😄 2w

merelybookish @willaful Yes, sometimes we need to make things easier when we can! 2w

merelybookish @LeahBergen You must avoid spoilers as well! My husband is the same. Meanwhile, I'm like, spoilers, yes please! 2w

merelybookish @Lindy Yes, I can appreciate that. Do you read a few pages? I generally find the ending doesn't tell me that much. But I typically only read the last page. 2w

willaful @Lindy I'll do that these days. I remember when I was reading Good Material I read the end and thought it was so excellent -- but still not good enough to suffer through the rest of the book for. ;-)

Good Material

Lindy @merelybookish Like you, I typically read the last few paragraphs or the last page. 2w

Lindy @willaful Sometimes reading the ending is enough for me. No need to go back to where I left off (usually somewhere around the middle) and read the part I skipped. 😁 2w

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