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Everyone Is Beautiful

by Katherine Center (Goodreads Author)

3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 · rating details · 1,607 ratings · 386 reviews

Lanie Coates’s life is spinning out of control. She’s piled everything she owns into a U-Haul and driven with her husband, Peter, and their three little boys from their cozy Texas home to a multiflight walkup in the Northeast. She’s left behind family, friends, and a comfortable life–all so her husband can realize his dream of becoming a professional musician. But somewher...more

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Expected publication: March 4th 2014 by Ballantine Books (first published February 17th 2009)

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Apr 17, 2009 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The story of Lanie Coates, a married mother of three, who just relocated with her family to a new town across the country, so her husband could follow his dream.

Based on the story itself I would give this book 3.5/4 stars - but the way the story was relatable to my own life right now it got bumped up to 5 stars.

The way Lanie deals with motherhood, marriage, friends, and carving time out for herself is so real - and close to home - I was thinking at times this could seriously be a close parallel...more

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May 20, 2009 *Christie* rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

I was thrilled with this sweet book about the not so glamorous sides of motherhood, wifehood. Every young mom will benefit from its honest look at what life is really like. I loved that it didn't go where it could have predictably gone. I love that at the end the main character didn't attain a size 2 to solve all her troubles. I loved that it emphasized that a mother/wife needs personal fulfillment to adequately fulfill her family. I loved the relationship between the husband and wife. A sweet,...more

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Mar 11, 2009 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

love this. recharged me and took me to the raw parts I tried to forget about early mamahood. I did like the way it made me feel.

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Aug 20, 2011 Aliyyah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In Katherine Center's second novel she tackles the concepts of beauty and identity after marriage and motherhood. Elena is the mother of three rambunctious boys and married to Peter, the classical composer and pianist. "Lanie", as she is called, is uprooted and trying to survive after a move from Houston to Cambridge, Mass. She's starting to realize that she isn't sure who she is anymore and when a fellow mother asks the non-pregnant Lanie when she is due, something flips inside her. Through ver...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Liviania rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rarely have I identified with a main character so much. Lanie moved because of her husband's job, but now she's home all day with three kids and no support network. Baby Sam's too young to much more than make messes and be loud, but toddlers Toby and Alex and the perfect age to get into trouble. Everyday Lanie frays around the edges a little more. She finds an outlet in the gym. It helps her feel better about her body and it gives her that time to focus on herself.

And boy do I feel driven crazy...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Amodini rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lanie Coates, a young mom of three children is moving from Houston, Texas to Cambridge Boston so that her musician husband Peter can go to graduate school. The novel starts off with the family arriving at their new apartment, where Peter is immediately engrossed in his new life while Lanie flounders around sans a support system and friends, in keeping her kids occupied and fed, and herself sane and showered. At the park one day, she meets a young woman her own age, who unwittingly insults Lanie'...more

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Aug 15, 2011 Katie Kenig rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chicklit

This book had been on my to-read list on the library website for quite a while. I have over 100 books on there, like ripe, juicy cherries waiting to be plucked and enjoyed, and sometimes I forget why one is there. I couldn't remember when or why this one made it's way onto the list, which convinced me it'd been there too long and needed picking before it soured on the tree.

Oh, I was so glad I picked it.

Everyone is Beautiful is a story of women and how we view ourselves and one another. Have you...more This book had been on my to-read list on the library website for quite a while. I have over 100 books on there, like ripe, juicy cherries waiting to be plucked and enjoyed, and sometimes I forget why one is there. I couldn't remember when or why this one made it's way onto the list, which convinced me it'd been there too long and needed picking before it soured on the tree.

Oh, I was so glad I picked it.

Everyone is Beautiful is a story of women and how we view ourselves and one another. Have you ever made the dreadful mistake of asking a non-pregnant woman when she's due, or wondered why your gorgeous girlfriend is so hard on herself about her looks? Have you puzzled over why one friend chose a less-attractive mate or why your own mate chose you? Have you learned yet, to see the beauty in yourself that is yours to embrace not despite the flaws, but because your flaws make you real and human and beautiful on their face?

Protagonist Lanie has become lost in her family life. She cares for her husband who is chasing his own career dreams. She cares for her children, growing up in their own personalites despite her best efforts to corrall their little-boy wildness. She depends on her aging parents and the undependability of her two brothers. Her life is thrown into turmoil when she is moved across the country to a new city where she is unfamiliar with the parks, the streets, the other moms, and even with herself. In discovering where she fits into this new life, she finds a way to reinvent herself and come to terms with accepting herself as she is, even while bettering herself for her own happiness.

This is a lovely, enchanting read with one of the most poignant and "real" love stories involved that I've read in a long time. Marriage can be complicated and difficult, but choosing the love that you know can be monumentally rewarding, as the author points out when Lanie and her husband reconnect through their own growth as individuals. I recommend this book highly.(less)

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May 06, 2010 Shanda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this sweet book about a mother of three who has been following her husband around as he chases his dreams and somewhere in the shuffle lost sight of who she is. With three boys under three years old, Lanie and her family move from Houston to Massachusetts so husband Peter can get one step closer to becoming a professional musician. The book opens on the day that Lanie decides to change her life.

Along Lanie's path to rediscovery are several characters that I enjoyed. The childless, "me...more

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Oct 18, 2009 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mom of three very young children, with a nice but easily distracted husband, moves from TX to Boston for said husband to go to grad school.

Dropped into a situation where she has no support system she flounders around in a panic first.

Eventually a couple of things happen. She starts going to the gym for 1 hour every day, even though her husband is resistant to taking care of all three kids. She decides to take a photography class and she makes a couple of friends.

You wouldn't think those things m...more

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Sep 05, 2009 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

Summary: A mom of 3 kids under 5 has an identity crisis and tries to figure out who she is and what she wants to do with her life.

Review: A quick, fun read. I haven't read many adult novels about mamahood since having a baby, but I think I need to read more. A few times, Abby fell asleep in my arms for a nap while I was reading this book. And each time, I would read something that would make me want to laugh.

I don't know about you, but when I try to hold in a laugh, it doesn't quite work. That l...more

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Jun 29, 2009 Stephanie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, fiction, homemaking, parenting

The ladies at Five Minutes for Books picked Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center as their June book club selection and I was able to get a copy at my local library. This book really resonated with me as Dawn predicted it would! Lanie, the main character, is a S@HM mom to three busy little boys. The book starts out as her family moves across the country so her husband can make some major steps in his musical career ... leaving behind the only home she's ever known as well as her family, frie...more The ladies at Five Minutes for Books picked Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center as their June book club selection and I was able to get a copy at my local library. This book really resonated with me as Dawn predicted it would! Lanie, the main character, is a S@HM mom to three busy little boys. The book starts out as her family moves across the country so her husband can make some major steps in his musical career ... leaving behind the only home she's ever known as well as her family, friends, and life as she knew it. Suddenly thrust into a new environment she starts to see things about herself and that moves her towards making some changes.

Dawn posed some questions over at 5M4B for our review and I thought about several of them as I finished this book:

How did you relate to Lanie's character? Beyond just the mom/young children connections, did you feel any type of kinship with her?
Yes! this book resonated with me. :) The tired, out of shape, wornout mommy. The mommy that chose to stay at home with her little ones ... even though she/I chose that, and I truly believe it is the right decision, it's still hard at times. She was commited to her husband and supporting him in his career. I felt a connection with her as she made sacrifices for Peter's career - while her's involved a cross country move (which we haven't done), there are activities that I have stepped out of to support my husband's involvement and ministry in other areas. No matter how much you agree with or believe in the sacrifice that you are making, occasionally there are those moments where this mommy feels left behind a little bit. :)

What did you think about Lanie's pursuit of a new definition of herself, with her workout routine and photography interest? Is there something you'd love to pursue in your own life?
I think it is a good thing when a mom has something to recharge her from her day-to-dayness of maintaining her household and taking care of her family. I do believe that there are times and seasons for this ... when I have little tiny babies is not the time for me to sign up for extra projects and activities when I can barely get done what needs to be done because I'm running on so little sleep. :) Also, I think one thing that holds me back in this area is that I just don't stop to take the time to recharge until it's too late and I'm desperate for a little time away. I forget that my husband longs/works to/makes it his goal to provide for me and if I just ask him and it's in his ability, he will provide that outlet and time for me to recharge and pursue something. My tendency is to run myself to empty and then try and recharge instead of taking little bites here and there when I can.

How would you describe the message a reader takes away from Everyone is Beautiful?
When someone is passionate about something, living in the moment - that makes you beautiful. As a Christian, I believe our passion for Christ - regardless of whether we have skills in photogrphay, writing, singing, etc. - that alone can bring an unblievable beauty that can't be found in any earthly pursuit. That should be my first passion ... and if I only have time for one, that's the one I want to be at the top of the list! However, I think it is also important for stay-at-home-moms to have some sort of mental outlet for them to express their creativity. I look at my friends and their interests are so varied according to their likes and personalities and it adds something to the beauty of each woman.

I hope my notes make sense - I'm reading my scratchings from my journal as I type here. :) I did enjoy this book although I don't know that I will recommend it to many. Truthfully, I found the language (swearing) in the book to bother me. I'm sure the book was realistic to some, but that is not how I talk and I don't care to read others talk like that either. One of my favorite books that tackles this same theme (without the swearing) is SAHM I Am by Meredith Efken (and it's two follow-up books, @Home for the Holidays and Play It Again, SAHM). Those get two thumbs up from me.
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Jun 17, 2009 Holli rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Any book that makes me laugh out loud is worth four stars! I'm no longer a new mom, but I can remember those days (and be glad that I survived!) I am the mother of three boys (and the sister of four brothers) so I could really relate to Lanie's observations about boys. (Her discussion of penises is hilarious.) I liked her frank and unruffled way of dealing with them. The author was also good at characterizing little boys--the funny little things they say (Mom, could you bring me a splash of wate...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Karen Demos rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Eh. I know I'm supposed to be this book's target audience as a young mother who's experienced living across the country from my family and home, but I found the characters, especially the heroine, annoying. I also think the author had too many things that she was trying to accomplish with this book. She clearly wanted to express a need for passion as well as the concept that everyone is beautiful in their own way. But they both seemed to fall flat for me. There was a comfort/trust level amongst...more

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Jun 11, 2009 Hilarie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really wasn't expecting very much from this novel. I began my read with an expectation that this would be a book much like the cupcake pictured on the cover; light and fluffy, and easily forgettable. Instead, I was pleased to discover a great read which made me reflect on my own thoughts and feelings of life as a stay-at-home mother to young children.

The heroine is Lanie, the mother of three energetic (to say the least) little boys, the youngest of whom is only eight months old. At the beginni...more I really wasn't expecting very much from this novel. I began my read with an expectation that this would be a book much like the cupcake pictured on the cover; light and fluffy, and easily forgettable. Instead, I was pleased to discover a great read which made me reflect on my own thoughts and feelings of life as a stay-at-home mother to young children.

The heroine is Lanie, the mother of three energetic (to say the least) little boys, the youngest of whom is only eight months old. At the beginning of the book, Lanie explains that she has recently relocated because of a great career opportunity for Peter, her husband. Lanie has left behind her childhood home in Houston, her family, and her friends. A chance remark by a stranger at a park also convinces Lanie that somewhere along the way she has also left behind the girl she used to be, back when she and Peter first fell in love. Lanie becomes determined to reclaim her old self, but she finds this quest more difficult than she would have imagined as she tries to continue to meet her responsibilities as a wife and a mother.

I found this book to be refreshing because Lanie's life as a wife and mother, while not depicted as glamorous in any way (at one point, in an emergency, she helps her oldest boy poop into a Ziploc bag at a park), was not written as though it was one of constant drudgery. There were plenty of moments that had me smiling as Lanie's little boys tried to "help" her, and her husband Peter was portrayed as a loving, supportive, and faithful husband. I do feel that the author did a great job of capturing the exhaustion, frustration, joy, and adventure of parenthood. I also enjoyed reading about Lanie and Peter, and their relationship.

I am so glad I gave this book a chance. Ultimately, it reminded me that although I'm not necessarily the girl I used to be, it doesn't follow that this new person is any less valuable. It also reminded me to live in the moment, and be grateful for the present; stinky diapers, runny noses, and all.(less)

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Apr 05, 2009 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lanie Coates and her family make a life altering move to Cambridge, Massachusetts from Houston, Texas so her husband, Peter, can go to school. Lanie has never felt so alone and so out of place as she does in Cambridge among the preppier and wealthier moms. Her life is completely consumed by her children, so much so that she barely has time for clean clothes and a shower. That's when another mom inadvertently insults her appearance, and Lanie decides enough is enough. She makes a plan to get some...more Lanie Coates and her family make a life altering move to Cambridge, Massachusetts from Houston, Texas so her husband, Peter, can go to school. Lanie has never felt so alone and so out of place as she does in Cambridge among the preppier and wealthier moms. Her life is completely consumed by her children, so much so that she barely has time for clean clothes and a shower. That's when another mom inadvertently insults her appearance, and Lanie decides enough is enough. She makes a plan to get some semblance of her old life back. However, along her path to re-discovery, certain things take place that could jeopardize her marriage. Will she be able to keep her new self and her husband?

I liked this book. Again, Katherine Center's story seems to speak right to me. It's like she channels all those mom thoughts and experiences that most of us can relate to. The only regret is the bad language in the book. I truly wish authors would not use language like that. I don't think it adds to the book in any way, but I suppose there is nothing to be done. I almost didn't want to read this book after the language from The Bright Side of Disaster, but the story was just so good. Blast! So I read this one anyway, and there is even more bad language in this book. I am very sorry to report that.

At any rate, here are some quotes that spoke to me from Everyone Is Beautiful.

You can't really furnish a terrifically hip apartment for next to nothing. Especially not when that apartment is also ankle-deep with trucks, Legos, puzzles, balls, Play-Doh, and a million other unsightly kid things. I had just decided, instead of worrying about it, to turn off the part of my brain that cared about being stylish or impressing others with my decor. Given our circumstances these days, we just had to be frumpy.(pg 34)

It was so easy to come up with solutions to other people's problems. To watch them struggle through parenting in a self-satisfied way and believe that if you were in their shoes, you'd have it all figured out. With friends back home, I'd noticed it over and again. Observations like, "That child is so shy. His mother needs to get him some friends!" As if a few playdates would change a child's personality. As if better parenting could make something like shyness disappear.(pg 141)

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Jan 25, 2012 Amber rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Let me start out by saying that I have read very few books that, after finishing them, I feel I am a better person for having read them. This book made me feel that way. At the beginning, I wasn’t sure it was my kind of book. I didn’t really identify with the main character and I was reading it more because I don’t like to leave books unfinished. I am so glad I continued because as the story moves on it shows that it doesn’t matter what stage you’re at in you life or how accomplished you are, yo...more

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Oct 05, 2009 Colleen rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"I devoured Katherine Center's first book, The Bright Side of Disaster, but for some reason I just couldn't get into this book at all. I actually never finished it. Maybe its because I don't have kids and found it hard to relate to the main character. Her children's behavior was outrageous. I don't know that I would recommend this book to anyone which is sad because I recommended Center's first book to several friends. Save yourself the money and frustration. Skip this book."

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Apr 14, 2012 Ida rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was forever on my To Read list after I discovered her in Youtube! It piqued me that so many women were inspired by her. And its not a wonder.
Its such a beautiful book and I had to finish it in one seating. Even when I had more important things to do! But I just had to find out what happened to the character Lanie.
She's a likable character that takes everything in her stride. I loved how every chapter somehow ended in a light cliff hanger way that would make me keep on turning the pages...more

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Mar 08, 2011 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I was so surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. While I am not married or have 3 small kids, I could relate to her life seeming like a madhouse. Sometimes things happen and it seems like your life takes on a life of it's own and you have little control over it. It is only when you realize that in order to change things you have to make a conscious choice to do so.

I loved the craziness that was Elena's life with her kids. She is a great mom, picking her battles as needed, but her kid...more

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Nov 21, 2012 Marie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, women

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Everyone Is Beautiful is a sweet, easy read, about a Texan woman of Colombian origin who's transplanted to Boston because of her husband's job. She has three young boys who are extremely close together and full of mischief. She feels bereft at leaving behind her supportive parents in Houston. She hardly ever has any alone time with her husband, and she has no romance in her life.

When a stranger at the park supposes her to be pregnant, she decides she must...more

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Sep 10, 2009 Wendi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Perfect for : Personal reading, book club read, sharing with a good friend

In a nutshell: Its not often that I find myself enthusiastically nodding my head in agreement to something I'm reading in a fiction book, but there was just something about this book that made me do a double-take! Either the author has experienced life in a similar way that I have, or she has done her homework! Katherine Center has written a beautiful book that is full of life, and not just some fantasy life, but a real li...more Perfect for : Personal reading, book club read, sharing with a good friend

In a nutshell: Its not often that I find myself enthusiastically nodding my head in agreement to something I'm reading in a fiction book, but there was just something about this book that made me do a double-take! Either the author has experienced life in a similar way that I have, or she has done her homework! Katherine Center has written a beautiful book that is full of life, and not just some fantasy life, but a real life, and one that I can relate to, with the perfect amount of reality and humor! Any mom out there will appreciate this book, both for the challenges that children and family life provides, and for the way we see ourselves. This is a truly wonderful story of a woman who is first and foremost a wife and mom, and now she is trying to re-discover herself as well. Let this beautifully written story help you to re-evaluate life by taking a look into the life of Lanie, and learning to look at life from a beautiful perspective, and the fact that sometimes you have to take a step back and look at the special things in your life from another angle. Everyone is Beautiful should be read by. . . EVERYONE!

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Characters: With a friend like Amanda to periodically surprise her and challenge her thinking, Nora, the "mean witch" from the apartment below theirs, and a husband to love who just might be a little too focused at times, you will absolutely love Lanie Coates and the characters she interacts with. Lanie, Peter, the boys, Nora, Josh, Amanda . . . each person is beautiful in their own way.

Story-Line: Lanie seems to be a smart woman who has become derailed from herself. She lives for her husband and kids, and hasn't really taken the time to focus on herself. The family moves to support her husband's job, and she starts to find ways to re-focus on herself a little (going to the gym, enrolling in a photography class).

Readability: This book has the perfect mix of life (both the ups and the downs) and humor. Easy to read, and hard to put down!

Overall: The story is a life-affirming one, that will help you to re-focus on the things that are really important in life. I highly encourage you to get a copy of this book, and share it with the women in your life! Show them how beautiful they really are.(less)

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Sep 08, 2012 Alexandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Everyone is beautiful! Oh oh! That's what makes you beautiful! EVERYTIME I looked at the title, I got that One Direction song stuck in my head. I can't say the title out loud or in my head without singing that blasted tune. Ah well. Them's the breaks.

This book. I did not want to put it down.There was no chapter end that I could say, okay, I feel comfortable closing it for now, I'm content. I just wanted to keep going. I was fascinated by Lanie, a woman who is a mother of three children under fi...more

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Aug 19, 2009 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, parenting, read-in-2009

Very sweet book that I really enjoyed. Could probably fit into the "chick-lit" or "mommy-lit" kind of category, because it's a fun and easy read. But it's actually pretty well written and makes great observations about family life and relationships.

The main character is a wife and mother of 3 little boys who just moved across the country so her husband could go to grad school. In the midst of being overwhelmed with a move to a new city, her every minute taken over by her rowdy kids and baby, sh...more

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Feb 29, 2012 Bonnie Hopkinson rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was a quick read, but a struggle for me content wise. I am satisfied with the ending, and glad I stuck with it for that. Because it was recommended to me by a friend, I did have to make myself read it, until a bit over half way I could finally get into the story. I found parts funny and sweet, but mostly I stumbled through all the foul language that tainted the writing so much that I found it hard to get into the first half of the book. As far as the premise, I think any young mother,...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Serena rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Serena by: Anna

Everyone is Beautiful by Katherine Center begins when Lanie Coates and her family move from Houston to Cambridge, Mass., into a smaller home with their rambunctious boys who clearly need more space to run. From daily visits to the park and the struggle to make friends, Lanie is losing her grip on herself and what’s important.

Even before her family makes the move, she feels adrift from the painter and person she was when she met her husband Peter in college, and even more so, when she learns that...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Jennifer Walker rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kathereine Center has a wonderful voice, telling the story with a mixture of humour and regret. Not only mothers, but many women will be able to relate to Lanie in her struggles to find the person she used to be. When I approached the end of the book, I was reading in the bath…and I was a complete prune by the time I got out, because I HAD to finish!

What truly impressed me about Everyone is Beautiful is that it inspired me to want to look at my own life to see if I am doing everything I want to...more

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Mar 18, 2009 Jlawton rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fluffy-female-reads

Katherine Center's writing style allowed me to laugh easily and often. I found myself rooting for her and wanting the happy ending. ALthough it did occur, I was then a little disappointed at how happily ever after the story ended. The boys falling in the creek chasing after frogs, escaping the gated playroom and the daily, desturctive mischief the toddlers encoutered reaffirms all the my furture fun. Overall, I identified with trying to "find yourself" in the midst of family and the delicate bal...more

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Aug 12, 2010 Megan Culkin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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May 27, 2012 Ashley Deniz rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a book club book and I have to say it was my favorite of all the ones we have read, not sure if that's a complement or not as the others were really really not my fave. However, I did find the characters extremely relate-able and the story pretty true to real life. I did get confused a bit as the story seems to be written like a journal at times with comments like "I would find that would later," thrown in there. I totally get the whole just saying you are pregnant thing even if your no...more

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Apr 24, 2009 Andrea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: stay at home moms or moms in general

Shelves: parenting, chick-lit, drama, 2009

It took a while to get into this book, but the general idea is a stay at home mother of three young boys is forced to move to a new city and deal with the lonliness of being a stay at home parent. Now, I'm not having a pity party, but only other mothers who have stayed at home for any length of time with their children can understand how one loses oneself in filling the needs of everyone else. I can relate. I know that it is fortunate that we are able to afford this for our children. It will mak...more

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Katherine Center is the author of four novels about love and family: The Bright Side of Disaster, Everyone Is Beautiful, Get Lucky, and The Lost Husband. Her books and essays have appeared in Redbook, People, USA Today, Vanity Fair, and Real Simple—as well as the anthologies Because I Love Her, CRUSH, and My Parents Were Awesome. People magazine calls Katherine’s first novel, “cleverly told and un...more

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“Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.” — 35 people liked it

“There is no better people-watching than at the airport: the whole world packed into such a tight space, moving fast with all their essentials in their rolling bags. And what caught my attention, as I took a few breaths and lay my eyes on the crowds, were all the imperfections. Everybody had them. Every single person that walked past me had some kind of flaw. Bushy eyebrows, moles, flared nostrils, crooked teeth, crows'-feet, hunched backs, dowagers' humps, double chins, floppy earlobes, nose hairs, potbellies, scars, nicotine stains, upper arm fat, trick knees, saddlebags, collapsed arches, bruises, warts, puffy eyes, pimples. Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craning their necks. Everybody had marks on their bodies from years of living - a trail of life left on them, evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they were.

In that moment, I suddenly loved us all the more for our flaws, for being broken and human, for being embarrassed and lonely, for being hopeful or tired or disappointed or sick or brave or angry. For being who we were, for making the world interesting. It was a good reminder that the human condition is imperfection. And that's how it's supposed to be.” — 31 people liked it

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