la_jax's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
marufahoque's review against another edition
1.0
A fictitious take on the author's personal life (she was my fiction writing professor at Hunter College). The book deals with the MC, a woman in her thirties, who has to deal with her mother's tumor, finding that someone after a divorce, and the constraints of her work in the publishing world.
I did not like this book because everything seems to be fine and dandy, when life really isn't like that. of course, there's some good things in life, but this book just made everything into one neat package with no realistic obstacles or setbacks for the MC.
I did not like this book because everything seems to be fine and dandy, when life really isn't like that. of course, there's some good things in life, but this book just made everything into one neat package with no realistic obstacles or setbacks for the MC.
Spoiler
The doctor that saves her mother's life just happened to also have divorced, so the MC and him have to "end up together" and life happily-ever-after. Do not recommend.
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