The Nest in Crazy Challenge Connection

Mar 16, 2016 Chaitra rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ensemble, dysfunctional-family, literary-fiction, first-book, family, contemporary-fiction, first-world-problems, nyc-novel

I feel a little odd, since I normally don't rate a book that is a critical darling highly. Nor do I rate highly something that is popular on Goodreads (which this book is apparently not). But I liked it. I loved it, in fact.

It's not the most original book, but I have a soft spot for dysfunctional families. Especially with those whose denizens I like. And I did like the Plumb family. They all want a piece of The Nest - a trust fund that their father instituted so that they would have a small cush ...more

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Jan 20, 2017 GailW rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gen-fiction, 5-star, ch17, aut-debut

This did not turn out to be what I thought it would be and I'm sorry I didn't read it sooner. Great characterization, lovely storyline. I highly recommend. ...more

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Aug 19, 2016 Justme rated it liked it

This book can best be described as...
multiple personality disorder
If you read it, you will understand within one chapter.
If you like this sort of story, than I recommend it to you, but if this particular type of story is not your preferred read, I am positive you won't be won over by reading this. I wasn't.
It's not uninteresting. That's the absolutely best thing I have to say about it.
Sort of like an average life...not according to plan, disjointed, self-absorbed, bittersweet, somewhat sad & mo ...more

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May 06, 2020 Martha rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, lgbtqia-sexuality, read-2020, read-women-20, unreadshelf2020

This was an easy read about a set of siblings in their forties learning to overcome their incredible entitlement and/or self-absorption. I enjoyed it enough for it to keep my attention, though for some reason just could not reconcile them all being in their forties! Perhaps it's because they all behaved like children, but I basically had a Gossip Girl-esque set in my head and struggled to rid myself of it. It's one of those that I feel like was stuck between something that is truly escapist (and ...more

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Oct 09, 2016 Carroll rated it it was ok

Ho Hum! This book was not anything like I thought it would be. I don't understand why this book is getting so much hype! The story was not developed as well as it could have been and I was just not a satisfied reader at the end! ...more

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Dec 16, 2016 Alison (Lady Coffin) S rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club-to-reads, library-placer, family, siblings, 351-to-500-pages, set-in-north-america, beach-summer-read, 9-power-of-3, celebrate-1000-members, goal-summer-reading

A contemporary stand alone, that I would recommend to a lot of people. Especially those with siblings, it is so interesting to see the interaction between the ones in this story and how they all react differently to challenge.

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