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Sep 24, 2012
Ciara
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my friend bart said he has been following my review on goodreads & i am like jay on "the critic". every review can basically be summed up like this: "it STINKS!" i think that is a fair assessment of my goodreads page. but this book was actually pretty good! it reminded me of a kind of more grown-up version of special topics in calamity physics, which is one of my favorite novels. the plot is kind of complicated but i will try to summarize: bernadette is a former architect-turned-angry-housewife.
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Let me start by saying I finished this book in a day. One day. Yes...it's that good.
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this book up for grabs and, having seen it on multiple "must read" lists, I snatched it up even though it didn't sound like my normal cup of tea. I was so glad that I did! I found this book interestingly written (I love non-traditional formats) and kept laughing and waiting for the next suprise out of Bernadette and Bee. I was making so many comments and giggling so loudly, ...more
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this book up for grabs and, having seen it on multiple "must read" lists, I snatched it up even though it didn't sound like my normal cup of tea. I was so glad that I did! I found this book interestingly written (I love non-traditional formats) and kept laughing and waiting for the next suprise out of Bernadette and Bee. I was making so many comments and giggling so loudly, ...more
I am listening to the audio version of this book. I have both print and audio, but the library aide I talk to weekly said that most readers were preferring the audio, so that is what I selected.
I find Audrey so funny because I know women like that who that create drama and go to extremes to deal with others who are different than them.
Bernadette clearly loves her daughter a lot and her husband is such a stereotype of the suburbs and a major corporation. Sometimes I totally "get" her--that is a ...more
I find Audrey so funny because I know women like that who that create drama and go to extremes to deal with others who are different than them.
Bernadette clearly loves her daughter a lot and her husband is such a stereotype of the suburbs and a major corporation. Sometimes I totally "get" her--that is a ...more
My Reading Bingo choice for a Funny Book. It was a lot of fun to read. Gnats, what a word! I related to Bernadette a bit. : )
I would probably give this a 3.75. I enjoyed it. I wasn't blown away by it.
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Jul 16, 2014
Robin
marked it as to-read
Feb 11, 2015
Beth F
marked it as owned-and-unread
Jan 17, 2016
Marleah (marleah_a)
marked it as to-read
