One of those books that would resonate differently for each person at various times in their lives. The high school anxieties and desires around friends rang true, tho the work questions posed by Ethan - what gives you the most fulfillment? - strikes a chord with me now. But most of all, the ques...
I like Meg Wolitzer's writing style and I thought this an interesting premise for a book (ie the women of a community all become repulsed by the idea of sex and turn away from their partners/husbands/lovers/boyfriends). Mostly I mildly liked it but when it got to part 3 it took a large downward d...
This novel is about scrabble. It includes all of the two letter words that are legal, and how to make a bingo and what a bingo bango bongo is. So if you are interested in scrabble, and word games, this book is for you. Not that you have to love scrabble. I don't love it, and am easily intimid...
This was a difficult book to read as a thirty-something, especially as a childless thirty-something who'd recently lost her mother. I've always felt that "friends are the family we choose for ourselves" and have had close circles of friends. We all want to believe that we've made a significant e...
