false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241307720m/6033731.jpg 6033731 2 The Zielinskis, the dysfunctional family of Riggle's delightful debut, have some problems, even if things at Mirabelle and Max's 35th anniversary party-thrown by their three adult children-at first seem peachy. Soon, though, the cracks appear: daughter Katya's stuck in a loveless marriage and saddled with three bratty kids. Son Ivan's a struggling songwriter who falls for all the wrong girls, and the youngest daughter, Irina, is a free-spirited 21-year-old, knocked up by a man twice her age. There's just no more room in their lives for another problem, but Mirabelle has a secret-she's dying of breast cancer. With ease and grace, Riggle walks the fine line between sentimentality and comedy, and she has a sure hand in creating fun, quirky characters. Humorous and humane storytelling makes this much better than the standard cancer tear-jerker. 6209225 1 6 2009 Real Life & Liars total:85|5:11|4:28|3:31|2:14|1:1| 85 289 205 27 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:19:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:20:10 -0700 2009
The story is told by the four main characters in alternating chapters. There’s Mirabell...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 15:51:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 15:52:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:17:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 06:59:40 -0700 2009
But for all it's trying, it's just another book about a not-quite-dysfunctional family whose problems ar...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 09:12:30 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 11:16:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:44:06 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:36:39 -0700 2009
Anyway, three kids (unhappy marriage, sad loner, u...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 15:45:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:41:57 -0700 2009
An easy read that put me in their world. I especially enjoyed the first person narra...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 12:09:57 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 12:12:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 18:00:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:04:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 14:22:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 14:25:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 20:15:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 19:43:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 21:05:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 18:34:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 18:10:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 18:12:42 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 13:32:27 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:32:12 -0700 2009
Real Life Liars]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:31:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:32:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:32:41 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:34:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 05:21:37 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 12:59:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:37:28 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:40:40 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 15:05:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 15:31:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 29 15:38:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 15:58:52 -0700 2009 It was featured by a local bookstore, and I had high hopes for it; but, after 50 pages I am not impressed.]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 10:31:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 10:34:27 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6033731