Nora and Fern's relationship as mother and daughter is a tumble of love and distrust. To Nora, her daughter is an enigma -- at the same time wonder...
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May 08, 2009
Jennifer
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Have to say I was a bit disappointed with this one. I'd read a bunch of good reviews and it won an award for being good lesbian-based fiction. While the character of Nora is someone you tend to be judgemental over you can understand her plight of never truly being satisfied in a relationship and once things get relatively stable she gets antsy and therefore must self-destruct. The reader empathizes with Fern over feeling a sort of abandonment by her mother because she's never really exposed her
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Jan 17, 2009
Anne
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I've now read this book three times, which is almost unheard of for me. There are so many good books out there, who has time to keep rereading one of them, no matter how wonderful? But something truly resonated for me in Lucky in the Corner. The fact that most of us in life try to do the right thing and we succeed or fail at various times, in varying ways. And there is reward and forgiveness in both. We don't fail as human beings just because we fail to be wise in all our actions. There is
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Mar 17, 2010
Jill
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I liked the way that Anshaw handled the issue of infidelity - and more generally, secrets - in this novel. She weaves this theme throughout the different characters' lives, including in the flashbacks to their earlier, younger days. She doesn't choose sides, but is pretty fair to everyone involved.
Anshaw also bring us to a satisfyingly dense climax, but the resolution of this final drama leaves the reader with little closure. What will happen to Nora and Jeanne? I suppose we just More...
Anshaw also bring us to a satisfyingly dense climax, but the resolution of this final drama leaves the reader with little closure. What will happen to Nora and Jeanne? I suppose we just More...
Jul 27, 2010
Faith
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Just when I was despairing that so little good literary lesbian fiction gets published in the United States, I met up with Carol Anshaw. This novel is perfection. It has an intriguing beginning, a pitch-perfect ending, a baby with personality, a dog with personality, 2 likeable men, lesbians with interesting problems, and a character who's part of an underacknowledged faction of the LGBT community: the straight adult child of a lesbian couple. Also, this is the best depiction of non-creepy sexua
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Jul 17, 2008
treehugger
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This book wasn't nearly as good as Aquamarine. Kind of a disappointment. The main character's mother was slutty, and somehow this was excused by the author and the other characters in the book. None of the characters were particularly likable, and the tone of the entire novel was a little dark and depressing. But it was interesting enough to keep me reading it, which is the only reason I gave it 3 stars. Had it sucked even 1 iota more than it did, it would have lost that 3rd star before it k
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Jan 17, 2012
Carol
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3.5 Stars. Well written...especially since classified as lesbian fiction, which is often unreadable.
Oct 28, 2011
Elena
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An unlikeable heroine an unsurprising outcome. A mess to clean up. Not so much.
Mar 23, 2009
Amber
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I think I'm turning into a Carol Anshaw fan.
Lucky in the Corner is a puzzling title, since none of the characters seem like luck is the main force in their lives, not even the dog named Lucky. Instead, the characters are real and plausible and interesting, doing things and interacting with each other in ways that make sense but aren't predicable. There's a strong plot, moving from A to B through moments of crisis, but since I prefer character to plot, it's not that important to me. I pref More...
Lucky in the Corner is a puzzling title, since none of the characters seem like luck is the main force in their lives, not even the dog named Lucky. Instead, the characters are real and plausible and interesting, doing things and interacting with each other in ways that make sense but aren't predicable. There's a strong plot, moving from A to B through moments of crisis, but since I prefer character to plot, it's not that important to me. I pref More...
Jun 25, 2008
Liesl
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I read this book based on Nancy Pearl's recommendation on NPR. I love her enthusiasm when discussing books and find myself catching her excitement. However, I was dissappointed when actually reading this. It had a potentially interesting plotline that never gelled for me and, while plot is not everything, it did not have much else to prop it up such as character development or prose. I would not recommend this book and would not reread it.
Aug 21, 2008
Lisa
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I found this book when researching books with dogs/about dogs for work. I have been reading a lot of non-fiction and thought a nice, light read would be fun. I did like it, but can't give it a good review because the first half was so slow. The second have was quite good, but you have to get through the first half to get to it. And, Lucky (the dog) wasn't in as much of the book as I had hoped. I also just may not be as interested in light fiction as I used to...
Aug 06, 2009
Mistinguette
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Marvelously executed prose and fully realized characters with complexities, subjectivities and weaknesses just slightly more interesting than real life. I would read this again just for her great use of language and her elevation of snark to a literary level. Can't wait to read more by this author.
Dec 17, 2009
Tomi-Ann
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This is such a wonderful little book. Lucky is a dog. I heard about it from that librarian Nany Pearl they sometimes interview on Morning Edition on NPR. All her suggestions are great, by the way. It's a coming of age novel about a young girl and her dog. Read it.
Feb 16, 2008
Nateah
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I checked this book out at the library many years ago. I loved it! I couldn't put it down. I want to get a copy and read it again now to see if it resonates the same.
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