pickI just realized I'm behind on reviews! Prepare to be review-bombed....
I love a story of female friendship, especially one that is not afraid to delve into the dark corners and grey areas. Because life is not always pretty, and we do not always support the choices of those we love, and friendships can wax and wain, but they can also sustain us through it all in sometimes unexpected ways.
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What every reader wants to do in public transportation
One view on Dickens
It really says something about your life when Dickens is better
so-soI‘m on the fence about this one. The writing is beautiful and some sections were vividly rendered. However, I did get lost in some of the magical realism especially towards the end. Big ideas about identity, fate, family, and art are explored, spanning decades and the globe. I did love the glimpses we had of Sunny and Sonja together but would have appreciated more, especially since we‘ve got the page count.
so-soI‘ve waited a few days before writing this review. This is definitely an apparently unpopular opinion. I‘m irrationally angry at myself for refusing to DNF this. I don‘t mind long books. I definitely like good writing. But when I think back on what I just finished reading I‘m curious why it needed to be so long and why I ended up not caring one way or the other what happened with the majority of the characters.
pickI loved that this launched straight into the drama with no introductions or preamble. Following the lives of 4 friends over the years, I found the non-linear timeline a bit distracting but otherwise I was completely engrossed.
I need to read the author‘s previous book now, if it‘s as good as this.
Reading a chunkster at the indoor soccer facility. We spend way too much of our lives here in the winter months. Loads of reading can happen though! ⚽️ 📖
I had no idea that Dumbo in NYC was an abbreviation of this
I just love the name Dumbo since I love the Disney movie with the same name
“Oh, I can miss someone after a day. Let‘s meet somewhere -“
“Where?”
“Anywhere - let me think. Portofino!” He was delighted by his proposal. “Where the film stars go. Everyone must go to Italy - (…)”
(This dialogue reminds me of Taylor Swift‘s song Elizabeth Taylor. Picture of Portofino found online)
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I never read Turner House when it came out, but I will have to rectify that! 2h