Bear Necessity: A Novel | 
I got a library card in my new state today!! I‘m really excited because it looks like a great library. 💗💗💗 Here are my first 2 borrowed books. Which should I start?
so-soEverybody seems to love this novel... I've had quite some troubles with it - it reminded me to much of those stereotypical American comedies. Not my kind of humour, sorry. Everybody's just mean to each other and/or is misunderstanding was the other is trying to say. I just don't think that's funny at all. But there were some good and humourus scenes after all, so happily I didn't had to DNF it.
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so-soI liked the main theme of the story and the healing elements between Danny and his son, Will. There were other aspects I didn‘t enjoy very much and I really disliked Crystal. I had hoped for more character growth and I found the book less humorous as the story went on, although it still had its positive moments. Additionally, there was a scene near the end that was just so unnecessary, especially in a lighthearted book like this.
August reading recap: 14 books finished (not including 3 bailed)
*4-star reads (in order of reading)*
The Day You Begin, Jacqueline Woodson
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (#6), J.K. Rowling
Bear Necessity, James Gould-Bourn
The Broken Girls, Simone St. James
Family Resemblance, Eric Mueller
The Switch, Beth O'Leary
We Are All the Same in the Dark, Julia Heaberlin
*honorable mention (3.5 stars)*
The Guest List, Lucy Foley
pickBear Necessity is an utterly delightful debut!* As I was reading, I noted that it reminded me of Nick Hornby. I noticed today that it's a comparison made by others as well.
Not all of the characters are lovable (though several are), but not a one is wasted, either. Character and relationship development are well-done.
*(overall—it also has some sad and ugly parts)
pickAnother book published by Scribner, and as usual, I just loved it. Scribner is becoming one of my go to publishers. This was such a charming story of a father and son learning to cope without the one woman they had never planned to lose.
For my full review, please visit my blog at: http://obsessedbookaholic.com/2020/07/30/bear-necessity-book-review/
Got this one in the mail the other day. It sounds like such a sweet, heartbreaking but also heartwarming story about a father and son overcoming their grief in surprising ways.
The father needing money after losing his construction job buys a panda suit to become a dancing bear on the street & ends up connecting with his son in ways he hasn't been able to since his wife, boys mother, passed away, but the son doesnt know its him under the suit.
