Where'd You Go, Bernadette in Our Shared Shelf

Nov 22, 2012 Rachel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

At first this book seemed like just a trifle--funny but lightweight. Eventually, however it revealed itself as something deeper, shot through with melancholy and regret but also, too, optimism.
If you can get past the artifice of story structure (told primarily through e-mails, letters, etc--I had no problem with this, some may find it too gimmicky) you'll find a deeply rewarding story about love, loss and getting it all back. I absolutely loved Bernadette and all of her deeply flawed, occasional ...more

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Mar 15, 2013 Shannon rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013

I love hated this book. I can't stop thinking about it. I was pulled into it right away, resentful at feeling somehow manipulated into liking it so fast. Everything is all ultra-Seattle, which I guess is meant to be part of the satire, and it's rad. The commentary on Seattle parenting is what I was hoping for when I read POSER, and reading this reaffirmed my desire to avoid private schools and affluent neighborhood schools. I cannot handle the drama, and I can't blame Bernadette for not being ab ...more

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May 01, 2018 Rachel rated it really liked it

Funny and heart-warming. Started this years ago while on vacation and then got distracted by life. Glad I picked it back up and got to finish it before the movie comes out later this year.

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