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In my small town, the restaurants are predictably mediocre. Occasionally there's a delicious surprise, but for the most part, the food here, while not bad ain't great either.
This book was like dining at a local restaurant. The story of two friends at near-70 reflecting on their life choices was pretty mediocre. Some wise insights were shared but most of the narrative reminded me of dining out on a serviceable steak served with too many fries.

Having been warned about the anti trans sentiments in this book I‘m choosing to send it back without reading.

I have been wanting to read this for a long time….going to try a chapter every so often and get it down. I‘m close to my crone era.

Me too, Claudia. Me too.
I often read the end of the book to relieve my anxiety. And a few years ago, I discovered my mother does too. Sacrilege perhaps but I still do it. (And it rarely reveals much.)

This was wonderful - thank you so much for sending it to me! @Caroline2

Jude, Wendy, Sylvie and Adele have been friends for years. After Sylvie dies, the other 3 gather for a weekend, to clear out her house. Sylvie was the glue that held them together, so tensions arise and fractures appear.

I spent the whole time holding my breath, hoping that something terrible wasn‘t going to happen, particularly with the dog, 😬 but still loved it!

★★★★★

It‘s unfair to say that the book is shallow because Segal‘s research is so extensive.But somehow I missed a certain depth or insight that go beyond you shouldn‘t be afraid of getting old.And although I loved how many authors&literary works she quotes I would have also loved to hear more about what Segal thinks and feels&how she copes with ageing.She does describe this in part but somehow I felt her voice gets lost in all the quotes.

I realized the book I just finished has one of my favourite covers of the books I've read this year, so I rounded up my favourites of 2025 so far. (The year I read them, not the year they're all published. 😅) I'm not surprised that blue-greens are a major component, but I'm also evidently a fan of a mix of bright colour, and singling out orange with green and pink with a bit of yellow. 1/2

Ebbs and flows. The context of the author writing in the early days of the pandemic is useful to frame and reflect upon the writing: One to three page snippets like journal entries, though some appear to be remembrances of her youth told in third person. I say ebbs and flows, because there are passages that flow, profound, charming, frankly honest insights and/or just beautiful writing and there are passages that ebb, 1/?