acanteven's review against another edition
Not in the right mood right now. Will try again next year 😅🙈🙈
revengesrose's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Infertility, Death, and Grief
lauracarew's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
it was like…fine. definitely a book for middle-aged white women instead of a 21 year old
sde's review against another edition
4.0
Another light, fun read from Elinor Lipman. Although I call her books light, this does not mean she is a bad writer. She somehow has the skill to make her stories breezy and fast while still having a good story behind them. The thing I like about her books is that people are pleasant to each other and actually try to get along. In this case, there are three sisters with very different personalities and life stories, but they still manage to meet for dinner on a regular basis and support each other. Two of the sisters move in together - one a widow and one recently divorced from her incarcerated ob/gyn husband - to help each other financially, and they end up helping each other in so many other ways to get on with their lives. Add a third roommate - a 20-something gay man who is a fabulous cook and recently out of work because his last job was with the ill-fated Lehman Brothers - and you get even more chuckles.
I loved the main character, Gwen, maybe because she is a bit like me - quiet, introverted, and not wanting to rush into any changes. Some of the characters make choices that were a bit unbelievable, such as forgiving the ex-husband, but so what? It's not supposed to be the next "hard-hitting drama of people facing their demons." It's supposed to be fun.
I loved the main character, Gwen, maybe because she is a bit like me - quiet, introverted, and not wanting to rush into any changes. Some of the characters make choices that were a bit unbelievable, such as forgiving the ex-husband, but so what? It's not supposed to be the next "hard-hitting drama of people facing their demons." It's supposed to be fun.
judyward's review against another edition
5.0
To Elinor Lipman: I love your books and this one is no exception. In fact, I think that it is my favorite book of yours. Could a tale of death, grief, loneliness, personal and financial loss, friendship, new possibilities, love, and new beginnings in middle age be better than this one? I doubt it. In fact, I just changed my rating to a 5 star. I loved, loved, loved this book.
lola425's review against another edition
3.0
This was fun. Like middle-aged Jane Austen corssed with a sitcom's sensibility. Light, with happy endings for all. Lipman is consistently entertaining and this book was no exception. The only reason I didn't give it four stars is because it was so light.
klew's review against another edition
5.0
Witty, smart, charming... I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of this book from Goodreads Giveaways and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
ancillary_reader's review against another edition
3.0
Could have done without the ex-husband story line.
elisabeth1st's review against another edition
3.0
Elinor Lipman is always a reliable light read with good humor and wit.