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Bezig met laden... Fin & Lady (2013)door Cathleen Schine
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Stories about living in Greenwich village in the 60s, about being orphaned and having a wealthy flibbertygibbet for a guardian. It's a little bit Mame but more down to earth. I had a wonderful time visiting New York and Capri with this book. The reveal really got me. I had been so curious earlier on and then had accepted I would have to wait to find out. Happy sigh. When I read the synopsis, it seemed to have so much potential. Brother-Sister relationships, hardship, setting Greenwich Village, Italy. But it really didn't go anywhere for me. The settings seemed rather wasted. I disliked the Lady character so much, I was mad at Fin for loving her. Lady seemed to always be adored by men in her life and, for what? Just her looks? In the middle of the book, I had wished the author had made Lady a minor character and made the book about Mable (the maid) and Fin. Mable was a more salt-of-the-earth type. Audiobook narrator had a rather annoying style as well. Would not recommend. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In the Greenwich Village of 1964, eleven-year-old Fin moves in with his glamorous, careless older sister, and it's hard to tell who's raising whom. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Despite wanting to feel strongly one way or another about this book, I am a solid "meh". I kind of feel like I was just pulled along for the ride but never really became invested in the story or characters of this one. It's a hard feeling to describe. My initial thoughts were that the writing felt almost directed toward a younger audience (children or YA), yet there were adult themes throughout, so I don't believe that was the case. It may have been the audiobook reader -- her voice was competent enough, but felt almost motherly. I don't know....just a hard one to get a good feeling on. Not great, not terrible, just meh. ( )