Attachments in FINDING AUDREY READ-ALONG

May 15, 2014 Christina rated it really liked it

Shelves: physical-copy, read-in-2014, library, read-in-2018

Second Read in 2018: I still really love this book, but I noticed more flaws upon reading it a second time. The ending definitely needs some work, and a few things along the way made me shake my head. Nonetheless, this is my favorite Rainbow Rowell book.

Original Review:

I've wanted to read a book by Rainbow Rowell for several months now, as so many people praise her writing. Luckily, the Booksplosion Book of the Month for May was Attachments, so I decided to pick it up! I was able to get an eBoo Second Read in 2018: I still really love this book, but I noticed more flaws upon reading it a second time. The ending definitely needs some work, and a few things along the way made me shake my head. Nonetheless, this is my favorite Rainbow Rowell book.

Original Review:

I've wanted to read a book by Rainbow Rowell for several months now, as so many people praise her writing. Luckily, the Booksplosion Book of the Month for May was Attachments, so I decided to pick it up! I was able to get an eBook from the library, and raced through the book in just one day. I absolutely loved this adult fiction novel, and can't wait to share my thoughts on it with you!

Attachments takes place starting in 1999 when the internet was just taking off and Y2K was a giant threat to companies everywhere. Lincoln works in the IT department of a local newspaper, and part of his job is to oversee the email accounts in the office. If emails are being sent for inappropriate reasons, such as personal emails during the work day, Lincoln is supposed to report it. He soon notices that correspondence between two women, Beth and Jennifer, end up in his security inbox on a regular basis. The two women email each other during the work day all the time, and even though Lincoln is supposed to report them, he decides not to do so. Instead, he finds himself reading their emails, and even develops feelings for one of them.

The story is told in a unique way, with the reader being exposed to Lincoln's life in some chapters, and the emails between Beth and Jennifer in the others. I loved reading the emails, and found that they really helped to propel the story forward, as I wanted to find out what would happen next in the ongoing saga of Beth and Jennifer's lives. I also really enjoyed that we got to find out a lot about Lincoln's life. It was refreshing to have a contemporary story told from the male character's point-of-view. While Attachments does focus on a love story made possible through technology, it deals with several serious topics as well, and that helped me connect with the characters quite easily. Rowell does an amazing job at being both downright poignant while still bringing romance to the forefront.

I highly recommend Attachments, and gave it a full 5 star rating on Goodreads. It is a highly enjoyable and fast-paced novel, and I definitely want to read more of Rowell's books in the future. ...more

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May 13, 2014 Quinn Shipton rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Brilliant. I literally finished the book and just said to myself "Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit" (in a good way, in a wonderful way) That last line was just perfect.

I only gave it 4 stars because Fangirl just owns me now.

So lovely! I can't wait for Landline now! ...more

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