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A review by julesthebookdragon417
Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman
3.0
This book was a fun, quick(ish) read with a little bit of depth, but not too much to drown in.
There is a clear change in voice between the various perspectives we get in each chapter. That said, it does feel sometimes like those perspectives are merely Frances and not-Frances (as opposed to the other half dozen characters we regularly hear from). That said, Frances is funny. The narration was laugh-out-loud funny on several occasions, and though I'm not a parent in the burbs myself I could still relate to the sheer humanity this book displays.
Much of this story felt more like a glimpse through the window at people living their lives, rather than an actual story with plot. That said I enjoyed the image of a neighborhood as the proverbial "village" it takes to raise a child, or as an organism of sorts where what happens to one piece naturally impacts the other. Funny, enjoyable, with something to say but without too much complexity.
There is a clear change in voice between the various perspectives we get in each chapter. That said, it does feel sometimes like those perspectives are merely Frances and not-Frances (as opposed to the other half dozen characters we regularly hear from). That said, Frances is funny. The narration was laugh-out-loud funny on several occasions, and though I'm not a parent in the burbs myself I could still relate to the sheer humanity this book displays.
Much of this story felt more like a glimpse through the window at people living their lives, rather than an actual story with plot. That said I enjoyed the image of a neighborhood as the proverbial "village" it takes to raise a child, or as an organism of sorts where what happens to one piece naturally impacts the other. Funny, enjoyable, with something to say but without too much complexity.