rebbemcc's review against another edition
4.0
Oh, to have lived during the Borscht Belt glory days! The writing was fun and witty, but also made me think about generational differences and family in new ways. There were no good or bad characters, just humans trying to figure stuff out.
"It's what they call Columbus Day now, Zach said quietly. "You know, because of the whole killing the Natives and ransacking their villages thing."
"Uh-hu," Amos said. "While they are renaming holidays, might I suggest changing World War II to The Time Six Million Jews Got Slaughtered."
"It's what they call Columbus Day now, Zach said quietly. "You know, because of the whole killing the Natives and ransacking their villages thing."
"Uh-hu," Amos said. "While they are renaming holidays, might I suggest changing World War II to The Time Six Million Jews Got Slaughtered."
annestef1a's review against another edition
2.0
The cover, blurb, historical fiction genre, and prologue, all led me to believe this is going to be set in the 60s. Good spoiler is that it is not. Maybe it was me, maybe it was the characters (definitely Aimee), maybe because I want to revel still in my 20s that I don't want to read a trashy romance between adults acting like silly teenagers in their 50s. But I'm quite adamant that dropping this book at page 90 is a good decision. It wasn't even my kind or Mrs Maisel kind of funny.
raehillzreads's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
_sarah_reads_'s review against another edition
3.0
I wish goodreads allowed for half-stars. I liked this more than 3 stars worth, but not quite 4 stars worth. Great on audio.
rrickman33's review against another edition
3.0
Cute, fun, summer read. It dragged a bit in the middle but the ending was worth it. Way too much fat-phobia and fat-shaming for my taste... will post my soap box on my instagram about how we constantly and ad nauseam dissect women's bodies.
As a dietitian I have NO room for this, sorry. There was no body shaming aimed towards the men in this book it seemed pretty pointed. If you want a character with an eating disorder or body dysmorphia, great, let's make it realistic and nuanced.
In two cases, the fat shaming was thrown in randomly and provided nothing else to the storyline and really should have been edited out:
"Besides, Aimee didn't think Fanny needed any more food. At yesterday's gathering, she'd filled a plate with at least a dozen Rugelach. Since she no longer had the ability to exercise, all those calories were going to go straight to her, well, fanny."
- Was this supposed to be cute??? You're fat shaming a grandmother of teenagers- she doesn't need to lose weight that late in life, we focus on enjoyment of life with this age group.
"Lycra was like a sausage casing; it sucked you in, but the fat had to go somewhere. Which meant a muffin top and bulges of back fat, in her case."
- Am I supposed to hate wearing my cute exercise clothes because, yes, they're tight and show my natural fat sources like my hips because I'm a woman and biologically that's where it is??
Stop doing casual fat shaming where it doesn't need to be. Give the character another personality trait.
As a dietitian I have NO room for this, sorry. There was no body shaming aimed towards the men in this book it seemed pretty pointed. If you want a character with an eating disorder or body dysmorphia, great, let's make it realistic and nuanced.
In two cases, the fat shaming was thrown in randomly and provided nothing else to the storyline and really should have been edited out:
"Besides, Aimee didn't think Fanny needed any more food. At yesterday's gathering, she'd filled a plate with at least a dozen Rugelach. Since she no longer had the ability to exercise, all those calories were going to go straight to her, well, fanny."
- Was this supposed to be cute??? You're fat shaming a grandmother of teenagers- she doesn't need to lose weight that late in life, we focus on enjoyment of life with this age group.
"Lycra was like a sausage casing; it sucked you in, but the fat had to go somewhere. Which meant a muffin top and bulges of back fat, in her case."
- Am I supposed to hate wearing my cute exercise clothes because, yes, they're tight and show my natural fat sources like my hips because I'm a woman and biologically that's where it is??
Stop doing casual fat shaming where it doesn't need to be. Give the character another personality trait.
plants_pages_poultry's review against another edition
4.0
A fun family dramedy that is the perfect beach read.
mjspice's review against another edition
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theheatherflynnstagram's review against another edition
2.0
DNFed TW: CSA
I was REALLY having a hard time with the mother being fat-phobic and fat-shaming the daughter and then the daughter’s negative self image in response etc.
However, THEN there was a scene recalling a camp tennis coach back in the day who was fondling/molesting girls…and how they beat him up and got rid of him (planting drugs - so police wouldn’t know he was a pedo) to avoid a scandal: that’s when I was done with this book.
I was REALLY having a hard time with the mother being fat-phobic and fat-shaming the daughter and then the daughter’s negative self image in response etc.
However, THEN there was a scene recalling a camp tennis coach back in the day who was fondling/molesting girls…and how they beat him up and got rid of him (planting drugs - so police wouldn’t know he was a pedo) to avoid a scandal: that’s when I was done with this book.