Gaston Library discussion
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Books mentioned in this topic
Funny Story (other topics)Little Fires Everywhere (other topics)
The Woman in Suite 11 (other topics)
Little Fires Everywhere (other topics)
The Woman in Suite 11 (other topics)
Funny Story by Emily Henry- The premise of this book definitely fits the title. It is a very funny story when two people, both whose significant others left them for the other's significant other, move in together out of necessity. Fake dating troupe begins as they are invited to their ex’s wedding and the story leads from there. The characters were likeable and the plot was cute. I loved that the main character was a librarian and really liked the parts that talked about her work. Overall it was a cute, fun, light hearted read.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng- This was a pretty good one. The story centers around an African American single mother who moves to the “perfect” community of Shaker Heights and rents from the Richardson's, the seemingly “perfect” family. It had some interesting commentary and some intrigue with figuring out what secrets who was keeping. The plot definitely kept me reading and the characters were interesting but I didn’t love the ending personally. The ending does fit the novel and the points I believe the author is trying to make leaving everything unresolved and unfinished. It just left me personally feeling unsatisfied since nothing felt resolved and many of the characters just seemed to be in the same place they started. Overall I did like it though.
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware- This is a sequel to The Woman In Cabin 10. The same lead character is at the forefront of the story again. It’s been about 10 years since the events on the Aurora that happened in the first book and Lo is looking to get back into journalism after writing a book about her experiences and having two boys. She gets an invite to a prestigious luxury resort and once she gets there it seems like ghosts from the past have followed her there. This was a fun mystery to read and I liked seeing the connections to the first one. I also was intrigued by the dynamic by the two central women in the story and really enjoyed it because of that. If you liked The Woman In Cabin 10, you’ll like this one too.
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Happy Reading!