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Plot holes galore

Revisado: 07-16-23

By the end, I stopped caring about the mystery bc literally nothing made sense. I still don’t know what happened or why.

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I can’t stand these people

Revisado: 07-05-23

I almost never give up on books, but from the get-goi wasn’t into this one. The characters had no warmth between them. Their friendships felt empty - they didn’t even seem to like each other. Everything felt corny and contrived, like the book was made of drywall instead of wood. What finally made me put it down, after two hours of listening, was one of many tiny errors that distracted me from the story too easily. The last straw was when a character misquoted “where the wild things are.” That just pushed me over the edge. I almost felt disrespected as a reader, that he cared so little. Obviously I’m in the minority here, the guy obviously has lots of fans. But he’s not for me.

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Kept me guessing and entertained

Revisado: 06-08-23

This was well-written and beautifully and affectingly read. The story is very of-the-moment as it comments on online scandals, #metoo, and the immediacy of information in our internet- and smartphone-fueled world. Just so good.

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Wow wow wow

Revisado: 01-04-23

My kid read this and told me I had to read it. He said the mom is “like so you, mom.” I just finished it and I’m not sure about that assessment … but this was a well-wrought story, sensitive and funny, performed to perfection by the author and two other actors. Full disclosure, I usually don’t like audible originals too much, so this was a very wonderful surprise.

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The first half is great…

Revisado: 01-03-23

This book started off really compelling with well-drawn characters and an engaging mystery. Then it goes off the rails as the plot turns to a complicated science fiction battle royale. I read to the end, but it was a bit of a trial. Thank goodness there were moments where it went back to the original story.

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Wonderful musings about becoming a grandparent

Revisado: 05-25-21

I always look forward to Ms Span’s missives in the New York Times. Her book is more of the same thoughtful, reassuring; real-life musings on what makes a family and how to go forward when things are changing - normal changes, like your child having a child of their own, and not-so-normal changes, like this pandemic. She is so measured and kind, you may find yourself wishing you had such a bubbe in your life. Well, I did, anyway. Highly recommended, excellent advice, and a lovely gift for any grandparent.

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There’s no pot at the end of this rainbow.

Revisado: 06-15-20

The author follows an interesting trail that doesn’t really reach a conclusion. In addition, she reads the book herself and she has a lisp, a trembly voice, and a midwestern accent that grated on me.

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Eerily similar look at the 1918 “Spanish flu”

Revisado: 06-12-20

Given current events, this book reads like a house on fire. The stories of medical fact-finding and mystery are well-told. The descriptions of entire towns full of corpses are as scary as any Stephen King novel. And the knowledge that we knew this was coming and did nothing is terrible.

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Intriguing all the way

Revisado: 03-28-20

A very satisfying read—clever and absorbing. The performers excel. And five more words required

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