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When I first started on goodreads, I gave lots of my books 5 stars, but I'm a bit of a harder grader now. The word "amazing" is what did it to me. How many books have I read that are truly "amazing"? Not many.
I really, really enjoyed The Ten-Year Nap. It was a great classic novel, full of lots of background and character development--not only of the four main women in the story, but also of their parents! I liked the way Wolitzer explored the internal battles and decision-making processes women ...more
I really, really enjoyed The Ten-Year Nap. It was a great classic novel, full of lots of background and character development--not only of the four main women in the story, but also of their parents! I liked the way Wolitzer explored the internal battles and decision-making processes women ...more
I read this a month or so ago, so my review isn't very fresh. But I found this book uninspired and never did really get into it. It tries to tell the story of several NYC career women who have kids and have either hung on to their jobs or not. I thought it would be an interesting read about the struggle to balance work and family life or the grass-is-always-greener view of the opposite lifestyle. But it was neither. I didn't find any of the characters particularly believable and didn't find the
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I found this a superficial look into the lives of stay-at-home moms. Everything was missing- deeper feelings,interesting dilemmas, thoughtful solutions. Show me something that makes living life meaningful and passionate. I just couldn't buy Meg Wolitzer's view.
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This book is loaded with relationships, one of my favorite things to read about in novels. The lives and friendship of four women are revealed in their everyday moments and converstions. The women all happen to be stay-at-home moms. The conversations among them, their children and husbands are very true-to-life. I remember a husband-wife discussion about batteries. I liked this novel because it reminds me of talking to my friends about ordinary things.
Jun 29, 2008
Monica
marked it as to-read
I keep picking this up, putting it down, reading in spurts. I really want to continue because the themes are important to me. The prose is so beautiful, each sentence so well-crafted; but the storyline thus far is painfully boring--I suspect it's intentionally so. Argh. I shall persevere.
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Apr 12, 2008
Chris
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Diana
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Katie
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Sasha
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Jennifer
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Jenna Leigh
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Joke
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