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Bezig met laden... I Was Told It Would Get Easierdoor Abbi Waxman
Bezig met laden...
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. I laughed out loud while reading [b:Other People's Houses|56514908|Other People's Houses|Abbi Waxman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1609590405l/56514908._SY75_.jpg|57190071] so I was eager to read everything she wrote. Abbi's a mother of three children and with the exception of this one, all her stories are of suburban, carpooling mothers with young children. With this book, the story is of a single hard working mother whose teen daughter Emily, will be graduating high school. Chapters toggle back and forth with the POV from both of them. With the premise established, they fly to the east coast for a group college tour. As typical, Emily is weary of school like most teens so she's anything but attentive. As luck would have it, one of the mothers is a trophy wife with an opinionated snarky daughter that at first tangles with Emily, only to. befriend her days later. The repetitive nature of chapters, coupled with lackluster humor was disappointing to say the least. Put simply, if the reader happens to be a mother with teens, it may be worthwhile, but I can't recommend it otherwise. Nice try Abbi, but this one just doesn't fly. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Stuck in a bus full of strangers, mother-and-daughter duo Jessica and Emily Burnstein watch their carefully mapped-out college tour devolve into something they never expected. Jessica and Emily have very different ideas of how this college tour should go. For Emily, it's a last-ditch effort to get excited about her future, because every day in the present feels like such a slog. Can't she just skip straight to the adulting part? It looks so much easier . . . at least on social media. For Jessica, it's a chance to bond with the daughter she seems to have lost. They used to be so close, but then Goldfish crackers and Play-Doh were no longer enough of a draw. She isn't even sure if Emily likes her anymore. To be honest, Jessica isn't entirely sure she likes herself. Together with a dozen strangers - and two familiar enemies - Jessica and Emily travel the East Coast, visiting one prospective college after another, meeting up with family and old friends along the way. Surprises and secrets test their relationship and, in the end, change it forever. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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So why am I reading stuff about lives so different from mine?? Because she is hilarious, wise, fascinating, and she just grabs the reader and never lets go. LOVE her characters, love her use of POV (which I am usually not a fan of switching around), and the slow unfold of what is really going on.
Thank you, Abbi Waxman, for another nearly sleepless night, gobbling down your delicious conclusion.
You are a master of "Show, don't tell." ( )