Altruists | 
so-soCharming, sort-of-depressing but also funny story of a family in St Louis, revolving around the fictional Danforth University (aka Wash U) and the dad trying to get his adult kids to bail him out of his mortgage with the inheritance left by their mother. Pretty good.
#BookReport 50/20
Just two books this week. Altruists was okay (nothing special), Still Missing is an a-typical #Persephone but I enjoyed reading it.
I‘m pretty sure there will be more books to report next week since I am free now until January!
so-soIts cover and the reviews were so attempting yet the book couldn‘t really hold my attention. It felt like a story I read many times before. A bit of a dysfunctional family, some midlife crisis, some bullying at school... but maybe I just didn‘t pay enough attention and did I miss out on the bigger picture. I‘m just glad it‘s done. #bookspin
pickI thought this was a great read. Following the Alter family - Arthur a college professor, Francine a therapist, Ethan a socially anxious recluse, and Maggie a young 20-something struggling with identity - we get into the messy side of family life. It‘s beautifully written and Ridker does a great job of depicting some pretty unlikable characters. Thoroughly enjoyed.
so-soWell, this is one I‘m glad I borrowed from the library rather than buying. It was well written and the author, a 28-year-old, should be really proud of this debut novel. Still, I didn‘t enjoy the experience of reading this book. I think it‘s because the characters were pretty unlikeable. But they were developed well.
pickI really enjoyed this, though I usually don't like books with unlikable characters. I think this was just done well, I liked none of the characters but I still wanted to keep reading about them 🤔 Oh, and I won this in a #goodreadsgiveaway 🙂 #popsugar2019 - book with plant on cover.
#bookmail that I didn‘t pay for is always the best. #arc #goodreadsgiveaway
#MarchWrapUp I‘m counting 12 books read because I‘ll definitely finish The Crossing today. I‘m actually quite surprised that I didn‘t read more while we were on vacation but we were having so much fun. Easy favorite is tagged.
pickFor me a damn near perfect piece of literary fiction. I went into this expecting the snark and utter excess of The Nest (which I also loved) but the “inheritance” is not the star of the show, the perfectly imperfect Alter family is. Family dynamics at its messy, complicated best. Andrew Ridker is a preternatural talent. 5🌟.
Had to go clothes shopping which to me is like going to have your wisdom teeth removed. So I rewarded myself for not throwing a tantrum. #bookhaul
