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The Language of Flowers was wonderful! I read it in less than a week and immediately got both my mom and boss to read it. Let me know what you think!
I'm slogging through "Landline" (kinda disappointed to be underwhelmed after 'Eleanor & Park', which was so magical) and "The Marriage Plot". To tell you the truth, I kind of hate "The Marriage Plot". I'm over a third of the way through and I hope it gets better. It seems so irritatingly and necessarily pretentious and it's so grating.Wife, support system, and partner-in-crime to PGY-3 (IM) and spoiler of our 11 y/o yellow lab
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Originally posted by WolfpackWife View PostThe Language of Flowers was wonderful! I read it in less than a week and immediately got both my mom and boss to read it. Let me know what you think!
I'm slogging through "Landline" (kinda disappointed to be underwhelmed after 'Eleanor & Park', which was so magical) and "The Marriage Plot". To tell you the truth, I kind of hate "The Marriage Plot". I'm over a third of the way through and I hope it gets better. It seems so irritatingly and necessarily pretentious and it's so grating.Wife of PGY-4 (of 6), cat herder, and mom to a sassy-pants four-nager.
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Originally posted by MsSassyBaskets View PostIt doesn't get better, IMO.Wife, support system, and partner-in-crime to PGY-3 (IM) and spoiler of our 11 y/o yellow lab
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I picked up Divergent last night and could barely put it down. The kids are with their dad this week and I foresee a lot of laying in the hammock after work reading it and the second book.
I gave up on Night Circus - the story is fine while I am reading, but it isn't captivating enough for me to want to pick it up again.
I also gave up on the Elegance of the Hedgehog. *sigh* I so rarely like literary fiction. I wish I could.Kris
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Originally posted by WolfpackWife View PostI'm surprised that it's irritating me as much as it is. It's almost like...aggressively pretentious. 40% into the book and I've found everyone completely insufferable.Wife of PGY-4 (of 6), cat herder, and mom to a sassy-pants four-nager.
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Originally posted by WolfpackWife View PostI read that earlier this year. What did you think?
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWife and #1 Fan of Attending Adult & Geriatric Psychiatrist.
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I agree that it's likely a good pick for a book club because of the discussion topics it presents. I had mixed feelings about it. On the whole, I didn't really like it. I became too focused on how selfish all of the characters seemed to be - Lou, Will, Will's parents/sister...and all understandably so, so while I could sympathize with them, it all started grating on my nerves after a while. I thought it was a good read, but I never felt I had connected with any of the characters and (possible spoiler alert - be warned) became irritated with just how much effort Lou put into trying to change someone's mind. It's been a few months so perhaps I'm having trouble digging up some of the things I *did* like about it, but I do remember feeling like it ended up being a much different story than I had thought initially.Wife, support system, and partner-in-crime to PGY-3 (IM) and spoiler of our 11 y/o yellow lab
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I might be one of the last people to read this book, but I just finished Gone Girl and I couldn't put it down! I think I set a record for myself in getting through 400 pages. I had to stop myself from reading it before bed because I'd consistently stay up until 12:30-1 reading it. It has the potential to be a good movie, but I don't think it could ever be as good as the book (as if the movies ever are).
Speaking of books turned to movies, anyone else not super impressed by The Fault In Our Stars? Now, I freely admit that I sobbed like a baby at the end. But when all was said and done, I felt like it was missing something. I think I felt like the relationship, or parts of it, were too contrived and forced (although it obviously worked well enough on my fragile emotions!). But I applaud the author for taking on the topic and narrator that he did, because I think he nailed her character beautifully.
Next on the reading list: East Of Eden. I expect good things from Steinbeck, but man is the length daunting...PA and wife of a PGY2 in neurosurgery. And "cat-mom" to the two sweetest cats anyone could hope for.
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