Lucy's review
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner (Goodreads author!)
Jennifer Weiner ventures a bit from her norm by making this a mystery but it still contains all of her large girl humor that I find so appealing. The main character of Goodnight Nobody is a harried mother of 3 under the age of 4 and feels like she doesn't compare with the mothers in her neighborhood. Nothing earth shattering there.
The book was well written but has a very disappointing ending. Come to think of it, most of Weiner's endings are bad. It's as if she sets herself up as a comedic author and then attempts to end each book with a depressing, unresolved, facts of life conundrum. Um....I think I'll stick to more proven authors if I want to read about messed up, complicated home lives.
I have obviously never met Jennifer Weiner but her protagonist in this book seems familiar. A smart, pretty but larger Jewish woman who always has a fantastic friend to lean on and a situation of unrequited like. Looking at her picture, her name and reading her bio, I'm going to venture a gu...more
The book was well written but has a very disappointing ending. Come to think of it, most of Weiner's endings are bad. It's as if she sets herself up as a comedic author and then attempts to end each book with a depressing, unresolved, facts of life conundrum. Um....I think I'll stick to more proven authors if I want to read about messed up, complicated home lives.
I have obviously never met Jennifer Weiner but her protagonist in this book seems familiar. A smart, pretty but larger Jewish woman who always has a fantastic friend to lean on and a situation of unrequited like. Looking at her picture, her name and reading her bio, I'm going to venture a gu...more
