Welcome to Litsy!

I got sooo sucked in to this book when I read it a few years ago, but I haven‘t seen the movie yet - I‘m watching it today! What did you all think?
(Mini-spoiler) This book really put Antarctica on the top of my travel list!

This one was very back and forth, and the characters were off the wall. I loved the format, although I'm not sure how they made a movie based off of it. A great adventure that had me guessing what was going on and what would happen next.

#BookishBingo: Recommended by a friend
#Pop20: Fave past prompt (Book with a question in the title)

Wow this book was not what I expected it to be. But I could not put it down. Can‘t wait to see the movie, it seems perfectly cast.

Bernadette is unbelievably witty and funny. This book drips with satire. I found Bernadette relatable and humoursly faulted for so many misunderstandings. At one point, I wanted to throw her husband in front of moving traffic. Her daughter Bee, however, has her back through and through.

My only regret is not taking the plunge into this book sooner!

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Loved it. Great vacation read

Happy New Year everyone. I‘m spending it listening to this book. I love it! What did you think?

I finally got around to listening to this audiobook in September & did I ever enjoy it! The narrator, Kathleen Wilhoite, was amazing. She breathed life into each character. I laughed until I cried, literally, & I've never done that before while listening to a book. There were parts of the book that I'm not even sure would have been quite so engaging had I been reading a physical copy. Really well done and well written. I highly recommend.

I finished this SO FAST!! Such a great pool read. I loved every page!

I honestly am not sure how I feel about this book. It started out strong, I loved Part 1s Bernadette, then I hated everyone, then some of the characters redeemed themselves. I liked the format - the narrative is primarily told through various correspondence, but this really isn‘t a genre that works for me very often. Book club should be interesting. 3 stars/pick with reservations

Just finished the end of Part II and I‘m officially dreading book club. The one member who hates “popular fiction” and has been balking at reading this has rabbits for pets and there‘s an awful scene involving a pet rabbit on the end of Part II. I sent her a warning in an email to skip those pages. I hope she heeds my warning. 😔

Me and my November TBR🌞

Has anyone read these?? Trying to figure out which one I should read next...🍁🍁

I‘m going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it‘s boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it‘s on you to make life interesting, the better off you‘ll be🐧🚢📮

“Like a girl gone wild
A good girl gone wild”🎶🎶

Now a film, this novel is about a misanthropic mom/wife who “goes wild” and disappears, leaving her eccentric family in an absurd situation

#girlgonewild
#movember
@Cinfhen

Hey all, new to Litsy here, is there any way to save drafts to post later?

Loved it. I read it in a week. That‘s a new record for me.

I‘m almost at the halfway point. I did not expect to love this book. Bernadette reminds me so much of myself.

Gonna start this book today. Spook just isn‘t doing it for me.

I didn‘t even crack a smile let alone laugh 🤔 I enjoyed the ending quite a bit, but the beginning was just a description of the annoying parts of living in the Seattle area. Was that the funny part? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I loved this rich, madcap but bittersweet story about a genius architect who loses faith in her talents and becomes a sort of judgmental hermit. I know how school functions can push a parent to the edge! I also know how it feels to get so lost in the mundane that you forget life is special and so are we all. The characters are all memorable, even those only hinted at.

A fun, interesting read, told through mostly correspondence. I enjoyed it!

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Full Review At...
www.goodreads.com/Wildly_Bookish

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Book #3 - Interesting format to tell a story. The ending actually got ruined for me from a TV show mentioning the ending. It reminded me of a family trip we went on that was an Alaskan cruise. Now, I can see the movie!

I sooo love this!!! Sometimes you just need to look up. ❤

On to the next. Want to read this one before I accidentally see the movie. Hope it lives up to the hype.

I'm so loving this book so far but this line just about made my lose it!!! Kids, right??

Well... that and the annoying separate tracks on the B side of Abbey Road... 😂 I laughed out loud at that!!!

This book was so charming. I loved basically all the characters, even the vapid and self-involved ones. I rooted for Bee through the whole book and loved seeing an intelligent and quirky mother raising her daughter to be intelligent and quirky. The theme of motherhood and selfishness was refreshing and honest. Bernadette was unapologetic in her personality and I couldn't have admired her character more for it. Highly recommend!

Much of this is written as correspondence. I‘ve read a few other books that use this method and always enjoy seeing the story from different points of view. I appreciate the author revealing the ways characters miscommunicate or sometimes a character‘s deceit in this way. #LibraryEBook

Day 6 of #7covers7days #covercrush

Post a cover each day for a week with no explanations. Tag, you‘re it! 😊📚

#7days7covers #covercrush Day 4
Guys, this week... I am so exhausted. I need a new job or a vacation or something.
Too tired to tag someone but if you want to play, please do!

I enjoyed this book, I didn't love it. It was an entertaining read and I liked the unusual storytelling format. I felt a bit disappointed with the ending, though.

I read the original version of this book several months ago. Now I'm re-reading the translated version in my first language, Indonesian.
"Where'd You Go, Bernadette" is translated as "Ke mana Kau Pergi, Bernadette?"

NEWT HP readathon-last book in Defense Against Dark Arts prompt-read title from tbr.I saw Bernadette behavior & disappearance as how she tried to manage conflicts in life.Brilliant woman but different as a professional, wife & mother.She struggled to "fit in" in a discriminated world, ending with depression.It was like seeing a play.It has some irrelevant parts with abrupt & too happy ending.Movie was so-so.Loved how therapy was criticized. 3.4⭐️

A nice, quiet Saturday morning to myself. And apparently I bought this book a couple of years ago and forgot about it! It‘s amazing what one finds when they move!

#bookhaulchallenge
This was my first ever #bookhaul post. It was about 1.5 years ago, though I've been a litten for over 3 years. I'm terribly guilty of ignoring purchased books in favor of library books.
The stack on the right were the books for me. I've only read Where'd You Go Bernadette, and The Kite Runner, which I actually listened to.
I did read the Anne series with my oldest (3 books are in the middle stack) and listened to The Giver.

Loved the format of this book...letters, e-mail correspondence, transcriptions...it really breaks it up and makes it a quick read! The story was fun, too!

What a delightful witty book! Exactly what I was in the mood for. Bernadette is the most unconventional type of mother, surrounded by mothers who are judging her because she‘s not as active at the school of their kids as they are. So recognizable, it made me laugh out loud. A combination of events (all rather hilarious) lead to Bernadette‘s disappearance. Daughter Bee and her father set out to find her. Recommended!

#ReadingUSA2019 #Washington

Almost #BookNDinner! The #HughesUnitedBookClub went out to eat afterward to discuss the movie and the book, it was a delightful dinner! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #TexasRoadhouse Edition. Accompaniment this hot and muggy evening was: ribeye steak with mushrooms, baked potato, garden salad with Ranch, Guinness, and some shared appetizers. MMMmmm 😋! 😎👌🏻

Time for “Where‘d You Go, Bernadette?”! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Out with a bunch of members of the #HughesUnitedBookClub form the library!

Have you seen this film?!

I really enjoyed the first half of this book and then it did this weird, awkward twist and i ended up finishing it because i had no idea what happened. I keep hoping to get pulled back in to the fun and crazy antics. Unfortunately it was just crazy. Seeing the movie tomorrow. I love Cate Blanchett, so here‘s hoping....

Seeing the movie. I recently read a not great review so we shall see.

Just saw a preview for this movie, so I guess it‘s time to read the book!!
#BookToMovie

This book is like character of Bernadette,a bit of a mess. Part of it was the way the story was told through a mix of faxes, emails, and narration by a teenager who at times seems to know things that should be impossible for her to know. Bernadette‘s husband is a truly loathsome character, which I won‘t get into because spoilers. And then there‘s Bernadette, who seems to spend a good portion of the book hating on people and the city of Seattle.

#bookishbingo

When your flight has already been delayed two hours, you get through the first 175 pages of a hysterical book... still haven‘t boarded, I‘m guessing I will finish this book today!

It's hard for me to rate this one. The style is clever and engaging, the overarching themes are fairly compelling, but... EVERY character is SUCH a tough hang. I also get really frustrated by books that pit the cool, artsy, unique moms against...all other moms, who are made out to be simple and petty and unable to lead their own lives (I'm looking at you, Big Little Lies). That's a turn off for me.so I don't think I can make this a Pick.

I‘m starting to really like audiobooks and this one was good! 4⭐️