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Rise and Shine: A Novel
by Anna Quindlen

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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49501.Rise_and_Shine_A_Novel?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Rise and Shine: A Novel" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1170359911m/49501.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49501.Rise_and_Shine_A_Novel?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Rise and Shine: A Novel</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3500.Anna_Quindlen">Anna Quindlen</a><br/><br/>
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  rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>Was pleasantly surprised with this book--it was not as melodramatic as I expected and was a lot more, for lack of a better word, gritty.  The story essentially revolves around two sisters and their relationship with each other and the dichotomies in their personalities.  One sister, Meghan, is an morning talk show host who (I think) is meant to resemble Katie Couric.  She has a SNAFU on air--which the author reveals to be symptomatic of larger personal issues.  The other sister works as a Social Worker at an organization for impovershed women and seems to be at peace that her older sister is the shining star of the world, although not the shining star of people in their own circle of friends.  This book is screaming "Oprah's Book Club" circa the mid 1990s but I seriously found it more engaging that I anticipated--mainly because I found the relationship between the two sisters so compelling and relatable in reference to my own relationship with my sister.  It really explores the differences between an alpha and beta sibling.  I think the book had some unnecessary plotlines that added drama and suspense, but nothing to the overall message--but I, for the most part, found those to be enjoyable. 
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Was pleasantly surprised with this book--it was not as melodramatic as I expected and was a lot more, for lack of a better word, gritty. The story essentially revolves around two sisters and their relationship with each other and the dichotomies in their personalities. One sister, Meghan, is an morning talk show host who (I think) is meant to resemble Katie Couric. She has a SNAFU on air--which the author reveals to be symptomatic of larger personal issues. The other sister works as a Social Worker at an organization for impovershed women and seems to be at peace that her older sister is the shining star of the world, although not the shining star of people in their own circle of friends. This book is screaming "Oprah's Book Club" circa the mid 1990s but I seriously found it more engaging that I anticipated--mainly because I found the relationship between the two sisters so compelling and relatable in reference to my own relationship with my sister. It really explores t...more

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