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TheEllieMo
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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MelKelsey
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Pickpick

Book 173

I listened to Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler, part of a project to modernize Shakespeare stories. Kate, a young, college dropout who takes care of her dad and sister after the death of her mom, gets her life disrupted when Pyotor, her dad's resesrch assistant, faces deportation. The characters, while not lovable, are strong and unique. Well-written and short, it was a good read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

MemoirsForMe Anne is the best!🙌🏻 2y
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i.z.booknook
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Panpan

I picked this up because I really enjoyed A Spool of Blue Thread and a modern day retelling in Taming of the Shrew sounded really interesting. Unfortunately for me this book didn‘t deliver. Everything seemed basic and simple. The characters were 2-dimensional and stereotypical and yet behaved completely against their characters with no justification. Also none of them were likeable. The story line was boring. At least it was short and quick.

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LapReader
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Back when school went back and I cured my blues with op shopping! Sheets are from France. Keen to give cross stitch a try as an adult.

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Klunkers
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Mehso-so

A cute retelling of “The Taming of the Shrew” but too short to ever really get going. I enjoyed the characters but it felt like I barely got to know any of them. Still, worth a read if you are a fan of the author or Shakespeare.

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damselsgotballs
If I'm Being Honest | Austin Siegemund-Broka, Emily Wibberley
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Book 20

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Shmemilina
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Love a good bath time book, and I‘ve been especially loving retellings lately.

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Teresereading
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Mehso-so

I usually love anything by Anne Tyler. I enjoyed this, but not sure I got it. I found the wedding supper scene unexpected and unresolved. Puzzling.

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candority
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Panpan

Good snowy morning, friends! I read this last night and ended day one of #24in48 with 10 hours on the clock.

Having never read The Taming of the Shrew, I can‘t speak to how well Tyler retells the story, but I can say that as a stand-alone story, this didn‘t do much for me. 2⭐️

Soubhiville That‘s too bad. The cover is lovely at least. 4y
Librariana How unfortunate 😕 I think this one is on my TBR, so I won't feel too guilty prioritizing other titles ahead of it. 4y
candority @Librariana The one good thing is that it‘s a quick read! I think it only took me 1.5 hours or so! 4y
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Ericalambbrown
Vinegar Girl | Anne Tyler
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Booooooo!!!!!! This was just awful! The snippet of epilogue was the only bit that seemed at all human. I tried to read it (it‘s our FOTL December read), but switched to audio on Libby hoping it would be better. The performance was good, but it didn‘t help. I only finished it because of book club.

Just watch 10 Things I Hate About You. As a Taming of the Shrew modernization, it‘s SO much better!