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Landline

Rainbow Rowell

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Aug 16, 2014 Janina rated it really liked it

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I almost forgot to read the last ten pages of the book because I could not get over the fact that Cath and Levi from "Fangirl", my favorite Rainbow Rowell book to date, made cameos. I could not get past the fact that they were ENGAGED, too. The fangirl in me was squealing and jumping up and down for joy. I even Googled it to make sure it was really them, and sure enough, it was.

Okay, now onto "Landline". I'm pretty sure that Rainbow Rowell is just going to be that author that I read no matter w I almost forgot to read the last ten pages of the book because I could not get over the fact that Cath and Levi from "Fangirl", my favorite Rainbow Rowell book to date, made cameos. I could not get past the fact that they were ENGAGED, too. The fangirl in me was squealing and jumping up and down for joy. I even Googled it to make sure it was really them, and sure enough, it was.

Okay, now onto "Landline". I'm pretty sure that Rainbow Rowell is just going to be that author that I read no matter what the subject is. I just love her writing. I love her wit and her characters. While "Fangirl" is still my favorite, "Landline" is still a great book, though I must admit that there were times I didn't always necessarily like Neal for Georgie. In the beginning I really liked Seth for Georgie and there were plenty of times where I thought "That Seth is totes in love with her." But then, at the end, even when he was telling Georgie he loved her, he was still more in love with the magic they wove together with their writing than anything else. I think Seth loved her in the only way Seth knew how since he seemed rather shallow with moments of depth.

I figured that what I was supposed to take away - and what Georgie was supposed to take away - from the conversations with 1998 Neal was that he would never hate her, even when he seemed to. He would never give up on her, even when it seemed he had. It seemed that perhaps largely these things were in Georgie's head, but wasn't actually the reality. Yes, Neal got annoyed. Yes, he wanted her to think of him and the kids, but he also knew that her work was important to her and would not ask her to give that up.

I was left sort of feeling that I needed more to flesh it all out and make it feel concluded. I felt like maybe I needed a little more from Neal. More assurance. But I had gotten used to Georgie's voice who was largely unsure about everything but her love for Neal.

All in all, I really did enjoy this book. And did I mention that Cath and Levi make an appearance?! ...more

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