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This is my second Anne Tyler (I think) and I really enjoyed it. Rebecca is in her mid fifties, a widow, and the cornerstone of a big, noisy, chaotic family. She‘s feeling a bit invisible and doubting some of the life choices that brought her to this point. So it‘s a middle aged navel gazing novel I guess - quiet and thoughtful with lots of domestic detail of food and family and memories. A kind hearted novel ⬇️

This is Anne Tyler‘s 15th novel, which she wrote after the passing of her husband of 35 years. She fills almost every chapter with family parties & celebrations of life, but you still feel the hurt and loss as central character Rebecca(also a recent widow)questions her choices and self-worth. Anne certainly knows how to serve up a true slice of life topped with plenty of wisdom. Also loved the 2004 film version with Blythe Danner & Jack Palance.😍

My first Anne Tyler and it was just ok. I will try another one of her books in the future seeing as she is so well liked.

I've never read Tyler before and I liked her writing style. This book, however, was not for me. The characters were weirdly nicknamed as adults :Bitty, Patch, No No and Min Foo. I immediately had an aversion to them. I kept reading in hopes a sweet turn of events would endear me to this chaotic, selfish family. Instead I finished this book feeling as if I'd just endured the protagonist, Rebecca's long wimpy whine fest.

Tyler has a superb knack of describing things in a way that makes everything so very vivid. All enjoyed the mention of families that appear in Digging to America. Have I missed other references I wonder?!?!

Happy New year, Lang may yer lung reek! I did not drink last night but helped at a Hogmanay bash, I still feel hungover so a lazy start to 2020 is was 😴📚📺

I only had 78 pages left and couldn‘t finish it.....It‘s rare when I can‘t finish a book! Just couldn‘t do it. 😞👎🏼 Very dull and didn‘t have a point in my opinion. The beginning was good! But towards the end 😬

Eating this book right up and enjoying the sunshine with Ozzy Adventure Pup at Jaspers Beach, ME.

I kept waiting for this book to go somewhere. I skipped a lot of it, trying to figure out if it was going to get better. The endless mundane dialogue was tedious. The names of the characters were contrived. It was as if the author was trying too hard to make too many of the names weird and unusual. No strong narrative arc and no particular take-away for the reader.

Book #3 from Presidents Day 75% off Thrift store book sale!! I have only read one book my Anne Tyler before “The Accidental Tourist.” Never read this before tho!

I love Anne Tyler and the way she writes about families. I am fond of many of her books, but this is one of my favorites. #afamilyaffair #fiercefeb

This is the first cover I thought of when looking at the prompt #thebacksofwomen. I love this cover and this book - one of my favorite Anne Tyler novels. #marchintoreading

I did not enjoy this book at all. I could not get into it and I very much disliked the main character, who feels sorry for herself because of selfish decisions that she made when she was younger. I read most of it hoping it would get better, but it remained a drab read throughout the book! I'm just sorry I waisted my time on this one! I was horribly disappointed!

Just started Back When We Were Grownups