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My wife suggested I read this book, and I resisted for a while as my impression of it somehow was "not for me" - but I was wrong! I'm glad she finally convinced me, because it was fun and I couldn't put it down after I got ~20% in.
Bernadette moved to Seattle from LA, abandons her career as an architect to have kids, hates Seattle, and basically loses it over the course of the book. The book was fun and written a light, humorous tone - from making fun of Seattle and Microsoft, the obsession of pa ...more
Bernadette moved to Seattle from LA, abandons her career as an architect to have kids, hates Seattle, and basically loses it over the course of the book. The book was fun and written a light, humorous tone - from making fun of Seattle and Microsoft, the obsession of pa ...more
Really great. This book made my weekend.
I really liked this book. The author used a combination of documents to create the story, creating multiple perspectives and giving more insight into the credibility of each narrator.
The characters were also hilarious and sad.
The characters were also hilarious and sad.
Rediculously funny lighthearted and good :)
A wonderfully fun, humorous read. Its written in an unconventional style- using emails, letters, instant messages, itineraries, etc. to tell the story. I found myself caring deeply for the main characters- the precocious Bee and her agoraphobic, neurotic mother, Bernadette.
couldn't put this book down
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Oct 02, 2012
Jayme Pendergraft
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Apr 18, 2013
Hannah
marked it as to-read
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Erin
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