I‘m REALLY enjoying this book but I have no idea how many more hours I have left to go....I‘m listening on OverDrive and it doesn‘t seem to have an hour marker. This is a purely character driven novel....covering a 40 year marriage with all its ups and downs. Last week was my 32 wedding anniversary, so I‘m drawn to Marilyn & David‘s story. As an audio, this is a winner, a slow burn of family drama.
Cathythoughts I really enjoyed this one ❤️👍🏻 5y
JennyM @Cathythoughts seconding Cathy. Really enjoyed this one, and glad you are too - did the print version 😊 5y
Cinfhen My heart breaks for Jonah @Cathythoughts Violet is awful 5y
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Cinfhen See my comment @JennyM 🖕🏼Do you have sisters??? I don‘t so I wonder if it seems accurate (edited) 5y
Cinfhen Do you have sisters @Cathythoughts ??? 5y
TrishB I‘m going to read when I have a couple of days off! I have 4 sisters so will let you know 😁 5y
Cinfhen I‘m curious to hear your thoughts @TrishB xx Have you read this @Reviewsbylola @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi I‘d love to hear your input!!!!! I‘m really enjoying the audio 🎧 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen I have a sister and a brother and , although our relationships are nothing like that in the book, I think each of us has a certain perceived role and that has stayed with us into adulthood - even though we have grown and changed #middlechildhere 😆 5y
Cinfhen I agree @JennyM I have 3 brothers, all younger than me but we definitely have our “roles” and we have taken them into adulthood,as well. I get the #MiddleChild role. I see it with my own family members. 5y
Cathythoughts My heart broke for Jonah too , he plays such a key part in the family dynamics, like @JennyM I did the print version too ... I love a good family drama like this 5y
Caroline2 Ohh I‘ve had this on my tbr shelf for a while now. Sounds like I need to move it up the pile. 👍 5y
Cinfhen Did the book feel like it was ever dragging @Cathythoughts @JennyM ??? Because it‘s not really a page turner in the traditional sense but I‘m DEFINITELY INVESTED in this story!!!!! I think you‘d enjoy it @Caroline2 💕 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts I have severe #chunksterphobia but I could have happily read another 100pages. I really did love it x 5y
Soubhiville I really liked this one. I really felt for the characters and wanted things to work out for them. I don‘t remember exactly where this book was set but it felt like the neighborhoods I grew up in, like this could have all happened up the street. 5y
Cinfhen Absolutely @Soubhiville book is set in suburbs of Chicago but could have easily been my Pennsylvania neighborhood. Characters are each nuanced and recognizable (edited) 5y
Reviewsbylola I have this on my TBR but haven‘t read it yet. 5y
Cinfhen I think you should bump it up or request audio from library @Reviewsbylola 5y
Reviewsbylola Maybe I‘ll try it on audio. I‘m usually pretty bad at fiction on audio but I‘ve surprised myself before. 5y
arubabookwoman I loved this one too. I saw some complaints about it being too long, but I thought every word was vital. I have 5 sisters (1 brother), and the relationships among the sisters were so true. 5y
Cinfhen It does feel a bit long at times @arubabookwoman but it‘s really helping to shape these characters into believable women. Audio helps because I can “tune out” for a moment and feel like I haven‘t really missed anything too significant ( although those sneaky moments do keep popping in) Try the audio @Reviewsbylola I think the narration will please you. 5y