Community Board | 
pickAbout to turn 30, Darcy‘s life has imploded. She returns to her small hometown in Massachusetts to isolate and lick her wounds. Initially she decides that humanity is awful and she wants nothing to do with anyone. But she slowly but surely finds her way back into community and friendship with several colorful and engaging residents of the town. This is a funny, quirky, odd little book that goes from weird to charming to inspiring. I just loved it.
pickReally enjoyed this one :) I like when books have another from of communication throughout..
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pickRight book, right time. I needed something fun, light, and maybe just a bit ridiculous to shake off Booker darkness and In Memoriam melancholy, and this fit the bill!
pickThis was sweet and enjoyable if not predictable. I loved the inclusion of the online community board forum to help propel the book forward. Outstanding narration by Kristen Sieh. And the cover works SO WELL for #ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick 😄
pickThis was a fun read!
Tara Conklin delivers excellent satire about the people and events that take place in a middle-class suburb.
I enjoyed the way the online message board was incorporated into the story.
Charming and hilarious, and just a good read.
pickIf there‘s something that I love to read, it‘s a societal critique that really sees who people are. Conklin does that here in a hilarious fashion, skewering the ridiculousness that can be a middle class suburb. I absolutely loved this!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality satire with a “Nextdoor”-type online message board serving as the vehicle of story connection. This was very fun, thoughtful, and relatable. Satire, when done well, is extra funny because it cleverly pokes fun at the absurdity of real life. This was a nice change of pace from what I‘ve been reading lately.
so-soI was so excited to finish my last nonfiction book so I could jump in and start this novel, which waited tantalizingly for me on my shelf. As soon as I started, though, I knew it might not be for me. More times than not, Darcy felt like a bad Millennial stereotype. As a Millennial myself, I took offense (which we‘re known to do 😅). In fact, none of the characters felt *real.* 👇🏻
“Don‘t get discouraged, Darcy. Just keep on trucking.”
“Trucking? Is that really the verb that best describes the act of moving through your days, trying to find meaning and connection with the world around you?”
“It‘s like Christmas morning when spring arrives, but without the financial ruin of buying all the presents.”
📸: by Wicked Tulips
(this is my local tulip farm, if you can believe it!)
pickA fun, funny look at community and isolation and found family. I really enjoyed the Community Board posts, and Conklin‘s writing had me chuckling.
This book is cracking me up, giving me My Year of Rest and Relaxation vibes. 🤩
First #botm box plus library trip! The bookmark is perfect! Community Board sounds like my life before Dad‘s stroke. 🤣🤣
pickLoved this story. It was a dramedy. Funny and interesting as I followed the descent into isolation of a woman scorned and then her coming out to the world again. Entertaining lighthearted and just what I needed.
pickThis is really a sweet if at times a little sloggy story about realizing your life isn't exactly what you'd thought it to be and challenges the concept of returning home after said life gets a wee bit...messy. Darcy is a character I think most will connect with. This book comes out in March and is worth seeking out.
