I'm a sister to one brother, and as I get older (I'm Peachy's age for one more week!) it makes me wonder how my life would be different if I had a sister in it.A major theme in this book is family, belonging, and forgiveness. When we meet Peachy she seems happy, yet exhausted, from the life that she thinks she chose. She's unsure whether her life is really composed of her choices, or whether its her response to wanting to be different from her sister. Are we made up of our own plans or do we mirror them heavily on the actions of others? Peachy's New York adventure is important and invigorating because it gives her the perspective on her sister that she would never get in her presence. It's a bit overly tidy and TOO neatly packaged near the end, but you can't help but root for Peachy's good nature to shine through. A lot of the reviews her are negative mainly because people don't sympathize with Beth, and that's ok. You're niot really supposed to, but you're supposed to want to love her anyway. Just like Peachy discovers she still does. This story started off very slow and the main character, Peach, came across as an unhappy person jealous of others who tries to appear truly happy with her life. She was annoying and spent most of her narration complaining about everyone and everything which I found hard to read. She seemed very reactive in her life/choices rather than proactive. I also struggled through the portions of dialogue between Peach's husband and her sister, Beth. They were each other's first love and first sexual partner (with major consequences) so they had a long history and the conversation always seemed a tad inappropriate.About halfway through the book the plot finally picked up steam after a major relationship upheaval in Peach's life leaving her taking a plane to New York. She has a wonderful two days away, staying in her sister's apartment. She gets a window into her sister's life and what her life could be without the stress of two children, including one with life threatening seizures. The trip turns into a time of self-evaluation. One that leaves her wanting her family, but also finding the way back to finding herself.The story was good but lacked deep emotion for me. There are other novels I would recommend with the same basic plot elements before I would recommend this one.
Do You like book Der Goldfisch Meiner Schwester (2010)?
This was ok, but none of the characters grabbed me. I thought they were all pretty annoying.
—Tana
This was a good book,it had some heartbreak, but I really liked it and would recommend it !
—Kea324
It jumped around and at times was hard to follow.
—xxDeviixx
