pickI enjoyed it in the end. Would have enjoyed it more if I'd not been in a bit of a reading slump
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pickI enjoyed it in the end. Would have enjoyed it more if I'd not been in a bit of a reading slump
pickA story of a woman‘s acting and dating past, enfolded in the story of her current family life during the togetherness of the early COVID months
so-soThis has everything I usually love in a book…and yet, I didn‘t love it. I have no idea why really. Wrong timing? I know nothing about Our Town, the play the story centres around (but I never want to read about Emily or the Stage Manager again), I felt nothing much for the characters and just felt distanced from the whole thing. In fact I nearly gave up. The last 50 pages or so kind of won me round but I still feel ambivalent.
pickI just reread this one and loved it just as much the second time. This time I listened to the audio and it was as wonderful as everyone said. Since I knew the ending, I was able to focus more on the characters and less on the plot. The reflections of a woman to her adult children is beautiful. It‘s about memory and nostalgia, the secrets we hold and the experiences that shape us. I know it will stay with me.
pickI needed a leisurely story and this is what this is. A story of a family during the pandemic, working on their farm, with the mother telling a story that the kids have asked for of her past with a particular actor. Patchett doesn‘t always hit the mark for me but I really appreciate her inspirational book buying IG posts. Therefore I‘m giving this a pick.
