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Loved this story of an aging ad executive reliving her life in Manhattan by walking the streets of Manhattan on New Years Eve 1984. I lived in New York for time back in the 80's and remember how fun and fascinating the city was. Thanks to Russell of Ink and Paper blog for recommending this book- a joy to read.
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Amazing writing and main character, but I wasn't truly into this book. Still, it gets a solid 3 stars from me. Lillian is so smart and witty!
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Grade: B- | 3 stars
I had high hopes for this novel but ultimately I was left with mixed feelings. A novel about an old woman who had worked in advertising starting in the 1920s should have been right up my alley. And parts of it did work. The advertising bits were interesting. I appreciated Lillian’s wit and joie de vive. And I know others complained about the prose but I really enjoyed the writing.
But ultimately this novel is frustrating. Lillian reminisces more about her ex-husband than she d ...more
I had high hopes for this novel but ultimately I was left with mixed feelings. A novel about an old woman who had worked in advertising starting in the 1920s should have been right up my alley. And parts of it did work. The advertising bits were interesting. I appreciated Lillian’s wit and joie de vive. And I know others complained about the prose but I really enjoyed the writing.
But ultimately this novel is frustrating. Lillian reminisces more about her ex-husband than she d ...more
Thank goodness I finally finished this book! At 283 pages I figured it for two days at most, but Lillian Boxfish took a very loooong walk. I had heard such rave reviews about this book at was excited to pick it up. But what a disappointment! While there were some interesting exchanges in the book as Lillian encounters a variety of people on her walk, for the most part it was just boring. Lillian was not particularly likable and the sections in between the afore mentioned encounters just droned o
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3.5 but can’t bring up to a 4. I would love to drive the route Lillian walked in this book.
could not adore this book as much as I wanted to. Perhaps I will come back to it at a later time 🤩
3.5 stars
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