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A review by graciegrace1178
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
3.0
All I ever wanted was an Emily Giffin book with relatable characters that *don't* make me want to pull all my hair out. Alas.
PT: books that are constantly advertised to me, books with blue/purple covers (October), books recommended to me by Various Algorithms, books that are v popular in bookstores atm
WIL
1) a lesson/cautionary tale. Girls can rely on each other. And,,, other lessons.
2) The Lawyer Character. Giffin, as I just now found out, apparently went to law school!! Which explains SO much. Primarily explains why the two books of hers that I have read predominately feature a lawyer character and/or an important case of some kind. In the case of this book, it's both.
WIDL
1) Domesticity. This book is so grounded in the real world and real-people problems. Where is the fantasy! The abstraction! I read to entertain ideas that I wouldn't otherwise encounter in my daily life, and this is so depressingly similar to the reality I see everywhere else all the time. Not my thing.
2) Demonization of the expected. Overused! I'm so Tired of the Bad guy being the bad guy. Need some SUBVERSION of the typical antagonists!! Give me some VARIETY! GAHHHH OSEGIHAOIHJG.
3) Good People in Bad Situations. You know how this could be resolved? Some commUNICATION. Or some DISCERNMENT in DATING. all the signs of a bad relationship were there early on!!! I'm so Tired.
PT: books that are constantly advertised to me, books with blue/purple covers (October), books recommended to me by Various Algorithms, books that are v popular in bookstores atm
WIL
1) a lesson/cautionary tale. Girls can rely on each other. And,,, other lessons.
2) The Lawyer Character. Giffin, as I just now found out, apparently went to law school!! Which explains SO much. Primarily explains why the two books of hers that I have read predominately feature a lawyer character and/or an important case of some kind. In the case of this book, it's both.
WIDL
1) Domesticity. This book is so grounded in the real world and real-people problems. Where is the fantasy! The abstraction! I read to entertain ideas that I wouldn't otherwise encounter in my daily life, and this is so depressingly similar to the reality I see everywhere else all the time. Not my thing.
2) Demonization of the expected. Overused! I'm so Tired of the Bad guy being the bad guy. Need some SUBVERSION of the typical antagonists!! Give me some VARIETY! GAHHHH OSEGIHAOIHJG.
3) Good People in Bad Situations. You know how this could be resolved? Some commUNICATION. Or some DISCERNMENT in DATING. all the signs of a bad relationship were there early on!!! I'm so Tired.